“We’ve applied a 50% reduction in tariff payments on imports of raw material and machinery used to produce chicken and pork, as well as eggs, as a way to reduce production costs and maintain the local market prices on those mass consumption items," he said.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2010/2/26/34942/Customs-gives-Dominican-poultry-pig-farmers-a-50-imports-tax-cut