South african poultry association
Strong call for chicken to be zero-rated from VAT
Parliament’s Finance Committee is hearing responses to the recommendations made by the expert panel on zero-rated VAT items.
A report said thousands of workers in Brazil’s meat and poultry sectors were victims of forced labour and inhumane work conditions.
The SA Poultry Association says commercial egg production per day has dropped to 17 million from 20.4 million after an outbreak of the H5N8 virus was detected in June.
The South African Poultry Association says that retailers may already be struggling with supply.
Suppliers in SA are highly concerned that their livestock is in jeopardy following an outbreak of avian flu in Zimbabwe.
The South African Poultry Association says imports are causing job losses and are a threat to the long-term survival of the sector.
The local industry has been hit by a surge in imports from the EU and higher input costs.
The association’s CEO says the sector is in a crisis and needs tighter regulations on imports.
Fawu says poultry firms are considering retrenching workers because of the increased cost of production.
SA's poultry industry is battling for survival in the face of stiff price competition from producers.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says SA will benefit from Agoa for the next 10 years.
Listen as Cape Talk's Kieno Kammies chats to Senior Agri SA Economist Thabi Nkosi about whether the AGOA agreement will result in the collapse of the country’s local poultry industry.
The US president has officially set a new deadline for American poultry to be allowed into the country.
Rob Davies said agreements have been reached on quotas for chicken as well as poultry trade protocol.
An agreement has been signed with US veterinary authorities for South Africa to resume importing chicken.
Around 20,000 jobs can be created if govt minimises the importing of chickens.
Monday’s hike will most likely see an increase in chicken prices throughout the country.
Kevin Lovell said they lost 5,000 jobs in the last two years and could lose 20,000 this year.