The third quarter (July 2016 and September 2016) saw a further decline of 36 per cent, with US bone-in poultry imports coming in at only 3,262 tons.
The US would have had a market share of 21 per cent, if the quota to date, was fully filled. However, the market share for the US currently stands at 8 per cent, having only used 37 per cent of the possible imports under the quota.
Meanwhile, it appears the EU (72 per cent) and Brazil (17 per cent) have steadfastly held on to their market share of South African bone-in poultry imports.