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Poultry Drama Unplucked: South Africa’s Reinstated Anti-dumping Duties

The South African government’s recent move to reinstate anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in chicken pieces from Brazil and several European

August 14, 2023

A new statuatoy levy will empower AMIE to further our vision of commitment to exceeding members’ expectations by providing strategic

July 31, 2023

The topic of interest this past week has been the launch of the AMIE Academy, which is anticipated to bring

July 31, 2023

There has always been a suspicion that people buying brined Individual Quick Frozen (IQF) are actually paying for a lot

July 30, 2023

It’s not quite a fox in the henhouse, but the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) and their lobbyist Fairplay are

July 17, 2023

Lobbyists for the poultry industry are once again using skewed statistics to try to convince Minister Patel to reinstate the

July 13, 2023

Last week the South African Poultry Association newsletter Fairplay made the startling claim that chicken imports had increased in the

July 3, 2023

FairPlay produced false statistics to push for higher tariffs on imported chicken. “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics,” said

June 28, 2023

Fake news spreads to mislead people into believing that the bird flu outbreak is a threat to human health. It’s

June 12, 2023

In our May round-up of poultry information, most of the news is not good. Most stories concentrated on the threats

May 29, 2023

‘Race to the bottom’ in food prices The overriding public issue this week was the relationship between Russia and SA,

May 15, 2023

Very few South African consumers have heard of AGOA, beyond perhaps a vague reference on the news. Most people –

May 8, 2023