A caged hen feeds at an egg farm in San Diego County in this picture taken July 29, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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Chicken Tarriffs: US Senators threaten to attack SA’s access to AGOA
Under AGOA, which is up for renewal in late 2015, as much as 90 percent of SA's exports enter the United States duty-free. They are now under threat.
A caged hen feeds at an egg farm in San Diego County in this picture taken July 29, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake
By Mfuneko Toyana
"We have been attempting to find a solution to that matter through dialogue," Davies told Reuters.
Since 1994, the popularity of chicken among South Africans has soared, while local producers, strained by the high cost of feed, fuel and electricity have struggled to meet demand.
South Africans consumed 1.9 million tonnes of chicken in 2012, more than any other African country.