Calls for Tariff Hike on Brazilian Chicken Sold In South Africa
Feathers may fly after the SA Poultry Association lobbied the International Trade Commission of South Africa to increase import tariffs on chicken from Brazil to 82%. The Department of Trade and Industry has said it will announce a decision on the tariff issue by the end of August, 2019.
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