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South Africa's trade commission cut import duties on chicken through temporary rebates of 25% to 30% after a bird flu outbreak. The commission estimates a 172,000-tonne shortfall in poultry products this year that imports should cover.
Port problems could limit how much cheaper chicken reaches consumers.
Lower import duties should pull in more foreign chicken and ease local shortages, which weighs on domestic chicken prices. Port delays could blunt that effect.
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