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American Chicken threatens South African Poultry Market

March 30, 2016

American consumers prefer the light breast meat of the chicken, so American poultry producers send the dark meat to the South African market thanks to the new AGOA trade agreement.

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South African poultry farmers are not pleased.

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Video (streaming): Dispute over dark meat

Video (streaming): Dispute over dark meat

If Americans prefer the light meat of a chicken, where does all the dark meat go? South Africa, as a matter of fact. A new trade agreement, known as AGOA, makes the shipments possible - to the chagrin of South African poultry farmers.
March 30, 201602:52 min