Striking picture of the crisis playing out at Durban harbour to see all this ships (there were a lot more that didn’t fit in the frame) all waiting at sea. The cost to the economy must be extraordinary and all brought in by ANC government failure and with no plan to resolve it
#AMIE#meatimports#meatexports#trade#marketaccess#fairtrade
AMIE will be represented at the ANUGA Trade Fair in Germany in October. We invite our associate members to contact us to schedule a meet & greet. More about AMIE's activities & membership: https://t.co/24eKz32her
#tariffs#brics#traderelations#foodsecurity
Tariffs on chicken imports ahead of the Brics summit is not a smart move for South Africa - Read what Paul Matthew, AMIE CEO has to say:
https://t.co/f7WiCcuzfN
#foodsecurity#antidumping#sustainabletrade
AMIE calls on the South African government to carefully reconsider the decision to reinstate Anti-Dumping Duties (ADDs) on chicken imports from key partners. Read here: https://t.co/fMKuFjPIoH
#trade#restrictions#imports#development Imposing heavy-handed trade restrictions on SA’s most important partner puts development assistance at risk. Authorities must reconsider SA’s trade stance on poultry imports from the EU or it could face dire retaliatory consequences!
#traderelations#antidumping#foodsecurity
South Africa’s relations with key international partners are at risk – most recently, due to “neutrality” in the Russia-Ukraine war. Anti-dumping duties on poultry from US & EU will further strain these ties. Consider the consequences!
@AMIESouthAfrica@TutwaConsulting@rafeya April 23 to May 23 avrg cost of food in SA increased by R 17.96 (0.7% ) Household food basket in May is R 2 763.36!!
In Jan 2021 a 2kg quick-frozen chicken pack was R77.61. By December 2021 it was R82.89 – a 6.8% increase. Since the antidumping duties imposed in December 2021, prices surged by 13% between January 2022 and March 2023. #FoodSecurity#AntidumpingDuties#AffordableChicken