South Africa Must Follow Through on its Poultry Concessions, Lawmakers Say
The South African government and poultry industry must still take “several actions” to implement a recent deal to end antidumping duties on U.S. poultry, said Sens. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Chris Coons, D-Del., on Aug. 7. The two lawmakers issued…
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a statement following the public hearing portion of the U.S. Trade Representative’s out-of-cycle review of South African beneficiary status in the African Growth and Opportunity Act. “We will continue to work with USTR to ensure those requirements are met,” said the statement, noting the AD duties have virtually cut U.S. exporters out of that market (here). In comments before the hearing, U.S. poultry producers warned South Africa against falling short on the deal, saying U.S. industry is waiting to see actual exports of their products into South Africa (see 1508070021). The two countries brokered the agreement in Paris in June (see 1506050062). South Africa will cut duties on 65,000 metric tons of U.S. poultry exports, said U.S. industry during the review.