The Latest Food Security Report
In its latest Food Security Update, the World Bank highlights that domestic food price inflation remains high around the world. Inflation remains high in nearly all low- and middle-income countries, and the share of high-inflation high-income countries is rising...
read moreFull shelves, empty bellies
Financial services company Debt Rescue said people who earn between R20 000 and R25 000 are relying on credit cards, store cards, overdrafts and loans to buy food and get them through the month. Full shelves, empty bellies...
read moreSARS boss Kieswetter sends out strong tax message
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned officials and the public against defrauding the entity as action will be taken against those who engage in criminality. SARS boss Kieswetter sends out strong tax message...
read moreSouth Africans have a love affair with chicken. But higher prices are testing if they can afford it
Chicken is an essential part of South African culture and the economy. A Google search beginning with "nearest …" often automatically offers choices such as "KFC", "Nandos", or "Chicken Licken". South Africans have a love affair with chicken. But higher prices are...
read moreChips, chicken and tyres: time for a trade policy rethink?
Cash-strapped SA consumers are struggling to keep food on the table and meet monthly obligations as they battle through a weak, low-growth post-Covid-19 economy, and are now facing the additional burden of surging global and local inflation. PAUL MATTHEW: Chips,...
read moreSA chicken producers in a flap over suspension of anti-dumping duties on imported poultry
While chicken importers applaud the suspension of anti-dumping duties, South African chicken farmers say it will hurt job creation, put the local industry at great risk, and could destroy it. SA chicken producers in a flap over suspension of anti-......
read moreSowetan Live: Meat importers welcome move to suspend poultry anti-dumping duties
Meat importers welcome move to suspend poultry anti-dumping duties 01 August 2022 - 21:49 Shonisani Tshikalange Paul Matthew, CEO of AMIE SA, said the suspension of additional tariffs on imported chicken is a first step in the right direction. The Association of Meat...
read moreFin 24: South Africa suspends chicken tariffs to ease price pressures
South Africa suspends chicken tariffs to ease price pressures Monique Vanek South Africa has halted tariffs on poultry for 12 months as part of measures to ease food inflation. The government suspended duties on imports of the protein from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland,...
read moreSuspension of chicken tariffs a major win for SA consumers: Press release from the SA Meat Importers and Exporters Association (AMIE)
Press release from the SA Meat Importers and Exporters Association (AMIE) 1 August 2022 * A copy of the Gazette is available if needed. Suspension of chicken tariffs a major win for SA consumers Decision shows SA Gov’t is putting its citizens first Johannesburg, 1...
read more‘tipping point’ as food inflation soars, says NielsenIQ
Surging inflation is forcing many to cut items from their baskets, with cooking oil volumes recently falling for the first time since the onset of the war in Ukraine SA consumers at ‘tipping point’ as food inflation soars, says NielsenIQ...
read moreEU citrus rule dispute escalated to the WTO
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has appealed to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to facilitate consultations with the EU regarding the sudden “drastic” and “protectionist” new rules governing the importation of citrus fruit from the country....
read moreGOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 47156: NOTICE OF CONCLUSION OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGED DUMPING OF FROZEN BONE-IN PORTIONS , 1 August 2022
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION NOTICE 1179 OF 2022 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION NOTICE OF CONCLUSION OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGED DUMPING OF FROZEN BONE-IN PORTIONS OF FOWLS OF THE SPECIES GALLUS DOMESTICUS ORIGINATING IN OR...
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