BFF-07 China imposes anti-dumping tariffs on Brazilian chicken

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China imposes anti-dumping tariffs on Brazilian chicken

BEIJING, Feb 15, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – China announced anti-dumping duties on
Brazilian chicken Friday, saying investigations had revealed that poultry
imports had done “substantive damage” to the domestic broiler industry.

The tariffs — ranging from 17.8 percent to 32.4 percent — will take
effect from February 17 and remain in place for five years, the commerce
ministry said.

Some companies that have pledged to import at not lower than an agreed
minimum price will be exempt, it added.

Brazil is the largest source of frozen chicken meat in China, accounting
for nearly 85 percent of all imports in 2017, according to China industry
consultancy Zhiyan.

The tariffs result from a probe on poultry imports which started in August
2017.

China’s move on Brazilian chicken comes as the United States pushes for
greater access to Chinese agriculture and poultry markets amid ongoing trade
talks in Beijing.

The Chinese market has been closed to American poultry products since 2015
due to an outbreak of avian flu in the US.

Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, last year lost market share
in China to imports from Thailand, Argentina and Chile, according to Zhiyan.

BSS/AFP/RY/10:15 hrs