by Paul Matthew | Aug 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chicken is an essential part of South African culture and the economy. A Google search beginning with “nearest …” often automatically offers choices such as “KFC”, “Nandos”, or “Chicken Licken”. South Africans have a... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Cash-strapped SA consumers are struggling to keep food on the table and meet monthly obligations as they battle through a weak, low-growth post-Covid-19 economy, and are now facing the additional burden of surging global and local inflation. PAUL MATTHEW: Chips,... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
While chicken importers applaud the suspension of anti-dumping duties, South African chicken farmers say it will hurt job creation, put the local industry at great risk, and could destroy it. SA chicken producers in a flap over suspension of anti-…... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Aug 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Surging inflation is forcing many to cut items from their baskets, with cooking oil volumes recently falling for the first time since the onset of the war in Ukraine SA consumers at ‘tipping point’ as food inflation soars, says NielsenIQ... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Aug 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has appealed to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to facilitate consultations with the EU regarding the sudden “drastic” and “protectionist” new rules governing the importation of citrus fruit from the country.... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Aug 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Households are already at the financial breaking point and, unfortunately, low-income families are more often the real victims of supply chain disruptions and blockages. In difficult times for the country, government and businesses urgently need to come... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
While farmers were able to manage the rising feed costs in the past two years to an extent, the current season has presented new challenges — a vast outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease as well as continued occurrences of swine flu and avian flu outbreaks. SA has had 91... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Jul 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Within a 10-kilometer radius of the outbreak, there are almost 300 farms with a total of around 195,000 pigs. Extending into a neighboring district, the exclusion zone prohibits the movement of pigs. Germany reports African swine fever on 2 more farms | Feed... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Jul 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
According to analysts, the epidemic of classical swine fever in Germany’s major pig farming areas has hit the sector seriously as major markets such as China are expected to maintain import bans for years. Gave. The outbreak on a farm in Emsland, Lower Saxony is the... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Jul 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Demand is strong, with most countries open after adopting ‘living with Covid’ strategies. This is pushing up poultry demand, while global pressure on spending power and high food prices are also leading consumers toward the lowest-priced meat protein: poultry. Poultry... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Jul 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery says it is satisfied with the clarification of how the R1 billion made available for flood disaster in KwaZulu Natal is being dispersed. This comes after the Ad Hoc Joint Committee held a meeting on... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Jun 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Empty container boxes crucial for Asia’s exporters are getting stuck in the port of Rotterdam as a growing backlog of undelivered goods at Europe’s export hub forces ocean carriers to prioritize shipments of filled boxes. Empty Container Boxes Stuck at Rotterdam Port... Read more
