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Bloomberg reports that chicken producer Country Bird is to close one of its three abattoirs as the local industry struggles to compete with cheap European imports, which it argues amount to dumping.
The company said on Thursday that it would close its facility in Mahikeng in North West in the absence of increased government protection against the imports. CE Marthinus Stander said the company had notified employees last year about the planned closure. SA farmers and unions say the EU is selling chicken legs, thighs and wings at below cost, pushing the local industry to the brink of collapse. They have asked the government to increase protection. The EU has in turn accused SA of unfairly protecting its chicken industry. The SA Poultry Association told lawmakers this week that chicken imports should be reduced by at least half.
- A short report is at Business Report
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