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Monday, October 16, 2023
Association still determining avian flu's impact on South Africa's poultry sector
The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) said it was still counting the cost of the recent avian flu on South Africa's poultry industry.
Monday, October 9, 2023
South Africa considers rebate on poultry meat duties as country suffers worst bird flu outbreak
South Africa is considering a temporary rebate on poultry meat import duties to mitigate the country's worst-ever bird flu outbreak, but this has elicited a warning from the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) that it could be the &quo ...
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Namibia stops poultry imports from South Africa following HPAI outbreak
Namibia has suspended imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from South Africa following the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the neighbouring country.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Major South African poultry producer says fat-chicken crisis is getting worse
Astral Foods, the largest poultry producer in South Africa, said that the shortage of small-sized chicken portions for the fast-food industry had worsened due to ongoing electricity outages since December, resulting in a backlog of large li ...
Thursday, January 26, 2023
South African poultry processor Astral Foods expects 90% plunge in mid-year profit
Astral Foods, one of South Africa's largest poultry companies, said it expects a 90% drop in mid-year profits due to rolling power cuts in the country that have affected production and increased input costs, IOL reported.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
CERSA and WPSA co-organise second Pan-African Poultry Conference
The Regional Center of Excellence for Poultry Science (CERSA), University of Lome, and World Poultry Science Association (WPSA-Togo branch) are co-organising the second edition of the Pan-African Poultry Conference (PPC) on May 16-18, 2023.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
South African meat association urges review on poultry import duties
The South African Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (Amie) has urged the government to review its poultry import tariffs, as the association said the duties add additional burden to consumers, Moneyweb reported.
Friday, September 2, 2022
South Africa poultry sector expects to see increase in dumped imported chicken
The South African poultry industry anticipates an increase in dumping of imported chicken in the coming months, especially from Brazil, after receiving a "licence" from the country's Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition Eb ...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Poultry association urges South Africa to renew anti-dumping duties
The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) is calling on South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry, Ebrahim Patel, to renew anti-dumping duties.
Monday, June 27, 2022
South Africa's poultry and egg prices could rise due to bird flu outbreak
Prices of poultry and eggs in South Africa could rise as chicken farmers in the country are coping with a H5N1 bird flu outbreak, with the Western Cape province worst affected, Independent Online reported.
Monday, June 13, 2022
South African poultry master plan stalled due to conflict between producers and importers
The South African poultry master plan signed by the domestic industry in 2019 to level the playing field and chart a growth path appears to have stalled, with little progress due to a conflict between producers and importers, IOL reported.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
South Africa's poultry sector misses export opportunity due to failure to meet standards, says meat trade association
The South African poultry industry is "missing a massive opportunity" to export products as a result of it not meeting the health and safety standards required by trade blocs such as the European Union (EU), said the South African ...
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
South Africa's FairPlay calls for removing VAT on poultry prices
South Africa's FairPlay trade movement has called for the removal of value added tax (VAT) imposed on individual quick frozen chicken parts to ease the impact of soaring food and fuel prices on consumers, IOL South Africa reported.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
South African poultry prices soaring due to inflation and Russian-Ukraine conflict
Poultry prices in South Africa are soaring due to escalating food price inflation, the implementation of chicken anti-dumping tariffs, and the Russian-Ukraine conflict, as the domestic poultry sector looks to expand to reduce its reliant on ...
Thursday, February 24, 2022
South African poultry sector makes improvements to alleviate domestic issues
The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) said it has made improvements to alleviate issues in the domestic poultry sector, such as chicken dumping, illegal imports, avian influenza, and lockdowns related to the pandemic, Engineering New ...

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