14/06/2026
The article explains how import tariffs are helping South Africa's poultry industry grow and lower its prices.
# # 📉 Hard Times for Local Farming
For over ten years, local chicken farmers faced big struggles.
* Foreign markets dumped cheap chicken into the country.
* Electricity blackouts stopped regular farm work.
* Severe droughts ruined farm profits.
# # 🐔 Unfair Foreign Trade
European companies kept premium white meat for themselves.
* They shipped unwanted bone-in pieces to South Africa.
* Labels often tricked buyers into thinking it was local.
* Poor freezing during shipping caused dangerous bacteria.
# # 🇿🇦 How New Tariffs Saved Jobs
The government added tax tariffs on foreign chicken imports.
* Bad foreign imports dropped fast.
* Local production increased and prices went down.
* Buying local chicken protects jobs for South Africans.
If you want, I can share more details on how these tariffs affected import numbers or explain the safety issues found with the imported meat.
https://www.africanfarming.com/2026/06/08/local-poultry-industry-proves-its-competitiveness-tariffs-and-production-growth-easing-prices/
The imposition of the tariffs on chicken imports and the substantial increase in the production of poultry in South Africa