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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, October 5, 2023
South Africa culls 7.5 million chickens to combat avian influenza outbreaks
In a bid to curb the threat posed by dozens of avian influenza outbreaks, South Africa has culled approximately 7.5 million chickens to prevent potential shortages of eggs and poultry, an issue for both the government and the national poult ...
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.
Monday, September 25, 2023
Tight supplies of chicken, egg in South Africa expected as farmers face worst bird flu outbreak
South African poultry farmers have warned of possible chicken and egg shortages as they battle what the industry said is the worst bird flu outbreak ever to hit the country.
Monday, September 25, 2023
Hamlet Protein delivers keynote in South Africa
Hamlet Protein recently delivered a keynote at the Animal Feed Manufacturers Association of South Africa (AFMA) Forum in South Africa.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Nearly 3.8 million birds in South Africa dead due to new HPAI strain
South Africa's chicken industry has lost over 3,787,000 birds since the start of June due to a new, deadly strain of highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), according to a poultry industry official quoted in a South African agriculture pu ...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
South Africa forecasts 5.7% increase in corn harvest for 2022/2023 season
Data from South Africa's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) showed that South African farmers are projected to achieve a 5.7% boost in corn production for the upcoming 2022/2023 season compared to the previous season, MoneyWeb reported.
Monday, June 26, 2023
Cobb Europe and Sovereign Foods expand distribution of Cobb500 in South Africa
Cobb Europe and Sovereign Foods, one of the largest broiler integrators in South Africa, have signed a multiplier agreement to expand the distribution of Cobb500 products in the country as well as in Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini.
Monday, June 5, 2023
550,000 chickens culled in bird flu outbreak at Western Cape, South Africa
Izaak Breitenbach, general manager of the South African Poultry Association (Sapa), said that the latest highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in the Western Cape resulted in 550 000 chickens culled and many eggs destroyed to co ...
Thursday, May 18, 2023
South Africa's livestock farmers dismayed by lack of critical vaccines
Livestock farmers, meat producers and politicians in South Africa are in uproar over the shortage of strategic vaccines caused by ongoing challenges at the state-owned animal vaccine manufacturing company, Onderstepoort Biological Products ...
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
China looks to South Africa to reduce grain reliance on US, Ukraine
China's COFCO Group, the country's largest food processor, manufacturer, and trader, has imported its first shipload of South African feed corn as Beijing looks to friendly nations to lower its grain reliance on the US and war-torn Ukraine, ...
Thursday, April 27, 2023
South African egg farmers face rising production costs, association says
The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) warned it is becoming increasingly more expensive for farmers in South Africa to produce eggs.
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 ...
Friday, March 3, 2023
High losses of jobs in South Africa's agriculture sector raise concerns
South African agricultural organisation Agri SA said on February 28 that it was distressed by a drop of 12,000 jobs in South Africa's agriculture sector.
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.

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