Informal markets ‘require support to aid food safety’ Informal markets provide 85-95 per cent of animal food products eaten in Africa. 10/03/2015
Ghana to ban Nigerian poultry imports Ghana is considering a temporal ban of Nigerian poultry products from following reports of rising cases of avian flu in the neighbouring country. 10/03/2015
Major trends in global poultry sector reviewed According to a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) review of the global poultry sector, world poultry production and consumption are exp... 28/09/2014
South Africa’s experience of managing poultry sector trade policy South Africa’s poultry sectorPoultry meat consumption in South Africa grew by 70% between 2000 and 2010, prompting growth in South African poultry... 04/09/2014
Lessons from EU poultry sector trade policy The context of EU poultry sector tariff policyTrade policy is the principal policy tool used by the EU to manage the poultry sector and involves a... 04/09/2014
South Africa imposes preliminary anti-dumping duties on specific EU member states’ frozen poultry cuts Following an investigation by the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) into claims of dumping of frozen poultry parts by German, Du... 17/08/2014
The WTO and animal welfare-related trade restrictions Animal welfare concerns were raised at the International Meat Secretariat Veal Committee meeting in mid June 2014 over the possible implication for... 17/08/2014
Review of Ghana’s poultry sector trade policy under way In May 2014, the President of Ghana made a commitment to poultry farmers that the government would use a combination of production support measures... 22/06/2014
Reciprocity may be the price required to maintain South Africa’s access to AGOA benefits Press reports in May 2014 indicated that the South African government “will consider giving some US producers the same access to the local market a... 22/06/2014
FAO 2014 outlook for global poultry sector developments According to FAO’s May 2014 Food Outlook, global poultry production, “after limited growth in 2013”, is “anticipated to rise by 1.6% to 108.7 milli... 15/06/2014