The Decrease Of Poultry Production In Sub-Saharan Africa

We have all heard the old adage “Why did the chicken cross the road”. This saying has existed for year and apparently is true. The chicken has been crossing the road. Consequently, the road leads from the United States to Sub-Saharan Africa. The United States is the world’s leader in poultry exports to that region (Taha, 2016). Thus, the United States poultry industry is booming at $523.6 million dollars in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alone in 2014 (Taha, 2016). The poultry production in SSA however, is on the decline due to the surge of poultry imports from the United States. In international business, competition can be a health undertaking (Russell, 2015). However, when employment in your country is hindered and international business falters, action must be taken to ensure your countries success (Steyn, 2013). …show more content…
This action caused a drop of United States poultry exports from 25,027 tons the year prior to only 2,688 tons by 2001. However, due to a lack of poultry production this amount slowly increased to 31,705 by 2011. Hence, even though the United States saw an initial drop in revenue they slowly rose back to prominence in the region (Taha, 2016). However, in 2011 the amount of poultry shipment reduced again as even greater tariffs were instituted within in South Africa (Taha, 2016). The additional tariffs were created due to a drop in poultry production within the SSA (Steyn, 2013). Thus, a lack of the poultry product hindered jobs and created a need for tariffs in order to foster greater international business within the region. However, unlike the first tariff imposition in 1999, this time the poultry industry in the region did see