Source: Anna Flavia Rochas, MEATINGPLACE, 6/8/18


China's Ministry of Commerce announced Friday that it will impose temporary anti-dumping measures on Brazilian chicken meat imports, another setback in the recovery of the animal protein industry at the Latin American country.

Chinese importers of Brazilian chicken meat will have to pay to Chinese customs deposits ranging from 18.8 to 38.4 percent on purchases, effective this Saturday, according to China's official news agency, Xinhua. The measure is temporary and a final decision will be announced in August.

The anti-dumping measure could further delay the recovery of the Brazilian chicken meat industry this year, which is already facing restrictions on purchases by the European Union and losses related to a truckers' strike in May.

China has started an anti-dumping investigation related to Brazilian chicken meat in mid-2017, after complaints from the local industry that the Brazilian product was being sold below market value.

Brazil's poultry and pork meat industry association ABPA said in a statement that there is no causal link between Brazil's chicken exports and China's local market situation.

The association said the anti-dumping measure is “a step backwards in the good commercial relations built by Brazilians and Chinese throughout this decade,” as well as in the partnership aiming at guaranteeing China's food security.

Brazil exported about 391,400 metric tons of chicken meat to China in 2017, equivalent to 9.2 percent of the total volume shipped abroad by the Latin American country last year, according to ABPA.

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