South Africa: South Africa Claims its Poultry is More Competitive than US Poultry

A new report out of the South African research organization Bureau for Agriculture Policy claims that the South African poultry industry is more competitive than any other country except Brazil. Using its benchmark study from 2015, the report finds that South Africa has the lowest feed conversion ratio, which, along with other technical and economic factors, sets the industry up for growth into export markets. South Africa has long imposed high duties and tariffs on its trading partners to protect its poultry industry from what it claims to be "dumped" chicken meat, but this report suggests that trade conditions are changing.