Agriculture
DTI welcomes US/SA chicken deal─── 14:00 Mon, 08 Jun 2015
Bloemfontein - The Department of Trade and Industry is scheduled to give further feedback on US/SA chicken deal that it says will secure the continued participation of South Africa in the reauthorised 2015 Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa).
The SA Poultry Association (Sapa) has been involved in negotiations with its US counterpart for months now to find a compromise for the removal of anti-dumping duties that will still ensure the continued survival of the local poultry industry.
According to an article in IOL’s Business Report, SAPA and the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council reached an agreement following a two-day meeting in Paris, France, last week. The agreement would see the return of exports to South Africa of US bone-in chicken, with the US initially authorised to export 65 000 tons per year.
South Africa’s special envoy on Agoa, Faizel Ismail, was scheduled to provide further details on the agreement SA’s involvement in Agoa during a briefing in Cape Town on Monday afternoon.
