Broiler protection under spotlight
Protection for the broiler industry in Namibia came under scrutiny recently.
A public consultation session was recently held in Windhoek to discuss the statutory protection of the Namibian poultry industry.
It was arranged by the trade ministry in a bid to evaluate protection for the industry in a changing economic landscape.
About 120 people attended and both importers and local producers were well represented.
The executive manager of the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU), Roelie Venter and the chairman of the Poultry Producers Association (PPA) René Werner, were also present.
According to the NAU the potential of the local poultry industry is remarkable, but it is currently hampered by high volumes and cheap imports of poultry.
“Local development of the industry is imperative to safeguard the country from price shocks and to prevent interruptions in the supply of chicken.
“However, to develop any intensive industry, similar to the current situation in the dairy industry, policy security, security measures against the dumping of cheap foreign products are needed.”
The NAU says importers, on the other hand, believe that they have created significant jobs in Namibia and contributed to infrastructure. Their proposal is to increase the quotas for imports of chicken products and adjust them quarterly.
The way forward is that all representatives have one month to submit a written submission to the Namibian Trade Forum (NTF), which will then be handed over to the trade ministry for consideration and decision-making.
Local broilers and egg producers who would like to provide input on the submission that the PPA will submit, can send it to the NAU office (Rina Hough) [email protected] before 1 October.
In other news the Swakara auction that took place during September in Copenhagen, Denmark, experienced a sharp decline in average pelt price.
This was mainly caused by the drop in sales during the previous season.
According to the NAU 100% of the pelts offered were sold and the biggest buyer was from Greece, followed by a buyer from England. The average price for the 21 172 pelts was N$378, a decrease of 16% compared to the March auction.
The offer consisted of 13 028 black, 6 220 white, 1 695 spotted and 229 diverse pelts.
The black top lot was sold for N$2 757 per pelt and the white top lot at N$2 536 per pelts.
The Namibian producer with more than 250 pelts was Lovedale Farming, and they achieved an average price of N$560 for their 343 pelts.
South African producers still could not participate due to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.
The next auction will be held on 22 April next year and the closing date at branches is 27 January 2020, and in Windhoek, on 3 February 2020.
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It was arranged by the trade ministry in a bid to evaluate protection for the industry in a changing economic landscape.
About 120 people attended and both importers and local producers were well represented.
The executive manager of the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU), Roelie Venter and the chairman of the Poultry Producers Association (PPA) René Werner, were also present.
According to the NAU the potential of the local poultry industry is remarkable, but it is currently hampered by high volumes and cheap imports of poultry.
“Local development of the industry is imperative to safeguard the country from price shocks and to prevent interruptions in the supply of chicken.
“However, to develop any intensive industry, similar to the current situation in the dairy industry, policy security, security measures against the dumping of cheap foreign products are needed.”
The NAU says importers, on the other hand, believe that they have created significant jobs in Namibia and contributed to infrastructure. Their proposal is to increase the quotas for imports of chicken products and adjust them quarterly.
The way forward is that all representatives have one month to submit a written submission to the Namibian Trade Forum (NTF), which will then be handed over to the trade ministry for consideration and decision-making.
Local broilers and egg producers who would like to provide input on the submission that the PPA will submit, can send it to the NAU office (Rina Hough) [email protected] before 1 October.
In other news the Swakara auction that took place during September in Copenhagen, Denmark, experienced a sharp decline in average pelt price.
This was mainly caused by the drop in sales during the previous season.
According to the NAU 100% of the pelts offered were sold and the biggest buyer was from Greece, followed by a buyer from England. The average price for the 21 172 pelts was N$378, a decrease of 16% compared to the March auction.
The offer consisted of 13 028 black, 6 220 white, 1 695 spotted and 229 diverse pelts.
The black top lot was sold for N$2 757 per pelt and the white top lot at N$2 536 per pelts.
The Namibian producer with more than 250 pelts was Lovedale Farming, and they achieved an average price of N$560 for their 343 pelts.
South African producers still could not participate due to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.
The next auction will be held on 22 April next year and the closing date at branches is 27 January 2020, and in Windhoek, on 3 February 2020.
STAFF REPORTER
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