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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.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
African swine fever continues to impact pork production in the Philippines, USDA says
The Philippines is expected to see a decrease in pork production due to the ongoing spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country's top-producing regions, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), BusinessWorld r ...
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
Market potential for US red meat exports lies in Africa: USMEF
The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) sees Africa as a promising destination for US red meat exports, but not without a number of supply chain challenges.
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.
Monday, March 20, 2023
Aviagen East Africa delivers first parent stock chick shipment
In recent months, Aviagen® East Africa delivered its first shipment of Ross® Parent Stock (PS) to Biyinzika Poultry International in Uganda and Harsho Milling Company Limited in Tanzania.
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 ...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Germany confirms eighth outbreak of African swine fever
Germany has confirmed its eight outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) this year on a farm in Brandenburg state, the European Food Agency reported.
Saturday, March 11, 2023
African swine fever detected in 14 regions in the Philippines
The Philippines' Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said African swine fever (ASF) cases in the country have been rising, with cases detected in 14 regions, The Philippine Star reported.
Monday, March 6, 2023
Aviagen appoints new business manager for Middle East and North Africa
Aviagen has appointed Bulent Tanyildizi as business manager for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Monday, March 6, 2023
Zoetis secures grant to advance sustainable livestock production in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zoetis has received a US$15.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to further develop and integrate innovative solutions to advance veterinary care and diagnostic services that will ultimately improve livestock health ...
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, March 2, 2023
Germany confirms another case of African swine fever
German authorities have confirmed another case of African swine fever (ASF) in a swine farm located in east Germany, Brandenburg state, Yahoo! News reported.

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