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A recent FairPlay Movement webinar examined the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, (AGOA) US tariff policy and the implications for South African citrus and poultry exporters that came as US President Donald Trump recently signed into extension AGOA to December 2028.
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AGOA uncertainty leaves South African exporters planning for a tougher US trade environment

A FairPlay webinar has warned that South African exporters face continued uncertainty in the US market as tariffs, AGOA’s limited renewal and the prospect of policy changes after…

  • Yogashen Pillay
3 min read
South Africa’s poultry industry says removing tariffs on chicken imports would undermine its recovery, threaten jobs and weaken food security. Importers argue the duties are no longer necessary.
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Removing chicken tariffs could threaten South African producers, industry warns

South Africa’s poultry industry says removing tariffs on chicken imports would undermine its recovery, threaten jobs and weaken food security. Importers argue the duties are no…

  • Francois Baird
5 min read
A selection of the many food brands produced and sold by RCL Foods’ headline earnings per share (HEPS) fell 32.8% in the year to end June. The group is facing tough trading conditions in the sugar industry, while overall consumer demand is also weak.
POULTRY

Sugar imports and pet-food disruptions cut RCL Foods’ full-year HEPS by 32.8%

Despite the challenges faced during the year, RCL remained aligned to a strategy of building a better-balanced, more branded foods business.

  • Tawanda Karombo
3 min read
Higher sales volumes at Rainbow Chicken, an optimal product mix, firm front-end pricing and lower commodity input costs underpinned revenue growth and earnings for the year to June 28, 2026.
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Rainbow Chicken expects festive-season demand to support poultry prices

Rainbow Chicken expects seasonal demand and improved consumer spending to support poultry prices after headline earnings rose sharply in the year to 28 June 2026.

  • Tawanda Karombo
3 min read