South Africa: The Outbreak of Avian Influenza and Anti-dumping Tariffs Will Increase Poultry Meat Prices in South Africa
The recent outbreak of Avian Influenza in Europe, coupled with anti-dumping duties and the recent rise in the import tariffs of broiler meat will escalate local poultry meat consumer prices in South Africa. Broiler meat is the most important protein source in the diet of the majority of South Africans, including the poor. For the past 12 months, South Africa imported almost 360 thousand tons of broiler meat with imports from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, representing 40 percent of imports. An anti-dumping duty keeps United States broiler meat out of the South African market.
