LETTER: EU continues to dump poultry in SA

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Europe’s trade bloc is a bully when it comes to poultry

The EU can be, and has been, a good friend to SA. It is just a pity that when it comes to poultry, its nasty side is often on display. Worse, it looks like that will not change.

Except for poultry. The first trade deal in 2000 started a flood of duty-free chicken imports into SA. Local producers were hammered as unfair predatory imports took market share. Businesses contracted or closed, and thousands of jobs were lost. Trade deals gave EU producers unrestricted access to these markets, with only a few limits. Dumping could be countered by anti-dumping duties. Safeguard duties could protect industries against a sudden surge of imports. Both measures have been used, but with little effect.

 

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