The United States is bullying South Africa into buying its cheap unwanted chicken - Quartz
Of the 40 sub-Saharan African countries that have benefitted from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) , South Africa tops the list. Through AGOA, South Africa has created 62 000 jobs, half of those in its automobile industry, and increased exports to the United States by 2. 7 times – thanks to exports like wine, citrus fruit, tree nuts and cars. Should South Africa cut its anti-dumping duties on US chicken –or continue to protect its domestic market–while standing to lose thousands of jobs and access to the US market. The Stalemate: Anti-dumping duties on US chicken In 1999–a year before the US Senate had signed AGOA into law–South Africa began imposing anti-dumping duties on US chicken after it argued the US was selling their chicken (particularly leg... Most US chicken imports are considered to be cheap “leftovers” – and since developed countries prefer breast meat – these are often dumped in developing countries. On the American front, two senators have been leading the charge to get South Africa to open up its poultry market: Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, and Johnny Isakson of Georgia, both co-chair the Senate Chicken caucus. Source: qz.com
