Local bird flu outbreaks raise concerns about food security.
The government intends to introduce a temporary rebate on import duties of chicken meat to combat a potential shortfall in the face of a number of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks.
He requested Itac to investigate a rebate on import duties “in an expedited manner”. Interested parties have been given two weeks to submit comments to the commission. Paul Matthew, CEO of the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters South Africa , has welcomed the announcement. Amie will be drafting its comments for Itac’s consideration. Matthew says it is still early days to discuss how the rebate could address the anticipated shortage.SA urges greater biosecurity on avian flu outbreakLocal chicken industry finally gets protection from dumping
He says the potential shortage is no more than around 30% if the culling is done, which has not happened yet. In the wake of the avian flu outbreak, there is a shortage of table eggs, with many stores, such as Woolworths at Morningside Shopping Centre in Joburg, running out of eggs. Image: Suren Naidoo/Moneyweb.Breitenbach says introducing anti-dumping duties against the four countries has not stopped all imports into the South African market.
The bird flu outbreaks have a material impact on the profitability of companies and their ability to survive, says Breitenbach.The damage suffered due to the outbreaks, with only three companies having published their financial results so far, amounts to more than R500 million.
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