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Uruguayan chicken distributors demanded a correction to imports

Uruguayan chicken distributors demanded a correction to imports

Distributors also projected a significant loss of jobs as a direct consequence of “entering the market of the Brazilian supreme below the cost of production and internal marketing in Brazil.”

It should be remembered that the government of Luis Lacalle Pou authorized, last March, to exceed the entry limit for imported poultry products that had been in force since 2010.

The Poultry Chain Coordinator clarified to the government authorities that they are willing to accept the importation of the entire product, because it does not affect Uruguayan competitiveness, but insisted on the damage caused by the entry of cut-up chicken, which, moreover, is not sold at a lower price to the consumer despite the fact that its production costs are low.

The “truckload” on Thursday, in which 60 trucks participated, was the first step in a plan of struggle that will include the convening of a general assembly of poultry operators to which representatives of the executive of Luis Lacalle Pou in case the MGAP does not deliver a response to the request.

Source: Ambito

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