/ 26 March 2021

Lockdown chomps chicken profits

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Entrepreneur: Small-scale chicken farmers such as Busi Maya are likely to suffer if they have to match the price of cheap imports, but importers say their tariffs are unfairly high. (Madelene Cronjé)
Tightened belts meant South Africans ate 19% less chicken last year, and local farmers say dumped imports and the hard lockdown have hurt their businesses

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