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The ban on Brazilian chicken imports has eased competition for domestic producers and, according to the Minister of Industry and Commerce, there are already visible results.
Minister of Industry and Commerce Max Tonela says that the government has talked to poultry industry professionals to gauge the ability to respond and avoid speculation from stocks drying up, and surveys show an increase in sales of domestic chicken.
Producers from the Mozambican Poultry Association say that operators’ turnover in Tete province has increased 200 percent, in Sofala, 100 percent, and in Manica, 30 percent. “So we see that it is an opportunity that domestic producers have exploited in a good way,” Minister Tonela says.
In a market without one of its strongest competitors, a number of organizations in the chicken production chain have called the press to promise that they will be able to meet the deficit, estimated at around 5,000 tonnes per year, and ensure delivery of quality product to the market.
Chicken producers have promised that reduced competition will not increase prices. In fact, a reduction in the price of chicken feed may even reduce the price of chicken.
Mozambique consumes about 75,000 tons of chicken per year, of which 70,000 is produced domestically. The import of Brazilian chicken and beef was banned in March after complaints that some imports were unfit for consumption.
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