South African guidelines on use of agricultural safeguard provisions under the EU trade agreement According to the South African International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC), the EU has declined in relative importance both as an export d... 05/08/2013
Import tariff discussions In Barbados include discussions on increased local procurement It has been announced in the Barbados press that consultations between the Barbados government and fast food establishments such as Subway and Burg... 15/07/2013
Poultry policy debate in SACU intensifies According to reports in South Africa’s business press, Astral Foods, South Africa’s leading poultry company, announced an increase of 3% in revenue... 01/07/2013
Better information sought on retailer plans to boost sector development The CEO of the Barbados Agricultural Society has called for new entrant restaurant franchise operators, such as Burger King and Subway, to provide... 18/05/2013
Regional expansion of poultry companies intensifies trade policy debates in Namibia According to press reports in March 2013, the Namibian Cabinet “is in the process of finalising negotiations to grant Infant Industry Protection (I... 12/05/2013
EU poultry sector developments and prospects According to the EC’s report, ‘Prospects for agricultural markets and income in the EU 2012–2020’ published in December 2012, EU poultry production... 22/04/2013
South African poultry sector problems compounded by rising EU exports At the end of January, USDA published a report on supply and demand for broiler meat in South Africa. According to the report, poultry production g... 15/04/2013
South Africa defuses WTO poultry dispute with Brazil According to press reports, ‘the South African government has decided not to impose additional duties on the import of Brazilian chickens.’ In resp... 18/02/2013
Growing concerns over poultry imports into PNG In November 2012, the Poultry Industry Association (PIA) of Papua New Guinea (PNG) argued that the local poultry industry could meet domestic poult... 02/02/2013
Use of policy tools to protect SACU poultry sectors raises trade policy issues According to poultry industry press sources, following the establishment by Namibian Poultry Industries (NPI) of a large-scale poultry facility 30... 13/01/2013