# South African poultry group targets U.S. import quota | Reuters

> South Africa has imposed a tariff on bone-in poultry it says is exported by major producers, including the United States, at prices below production cost. The South African poultry group is now targeting a US import quota in response.

- Date: 2018-08-21 · published 2018-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63683-south-african-poultry-group-targets-u-s-import-quota-reuters
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Trade barriers on US poultry could reduce US chicken export volumes, pressuring chicken prices and weakening demand for feed ingredients tied to US poultry production.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/south-african-poultry-group-targets-us-import-quota-idUSKCN1L61GM/

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