by Paul Matthew | Mar 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
France has confirmed twice as many outbreaks on poultry farms to date during the 2021-2022 season as it did during the previous season, and the geographical spread is wider. So far for the 2021-2022 season, total confirmed HPAI outbreaks on French farms have reached... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
In 1963, as decolonisation swept through Africa, politicians heady with pan-African ideals called for a common continental market. They saw it as a way to transcend colonial economic models based upon extracting and exporting natural resources. Sadly there has been... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Wens Foodstuff Group, one of China’s largest pig farming companies, turned gains into losses last year due to falling hog prices and rising feed costs. The agricultural company reported CNY13.3 billion (USD2.1 billion) in net loss in 2021, according to the Guangdong... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Before the war started on February 24, our primary focus in the global grains and oilseeds market was on production conditions in South America and Indonesia, where maize, soybeans and palm oil were negatively affected by dryness. The possible lower yields in these... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
The 2022 Index of Economic Freedom, released by the Heritage Foundation, has found a worldwide decline in economic freedom – with the largest decline in average scores ever measured. The Index uses a scale from 0 to 100 and 12 categories to rank 177 countries. Add New... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Statistics South Africa has published its latest consumer price index, showing that annual headline inflation held steady at 5.7% in February 2022, unchanged from the same figure in January. However, rising food and transport prices continued to put upward pressure on... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Food security is set to crumble in light of potential hyper-inflation caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to the boss of the UK’s largest poultry manufacturing company. Major chicken company warns of 15% inflation as feed prices soar – Poultry... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
kraine’s largest egg producer, Avangard, said that the Russian aggression caused significant losses in production capacity, with several key egg farms shut down and destroyed, while at some operational farms the birds were left without feed and “condemned to death”.... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Low business confidence is the single most important barrier to investment in South Africa, which has directly led to low employment growth, says the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME). In a presentation to parliament this week, the department... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza has released a statement citing that she has met with food processors and leaders in the food and grain industry to discuss the availability of food supplies in the... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chinese pork processing giant Henan Shuanghui apologised over food safety issues reported at one of its plants, according to a statement published on its website. Nanchang Shuanghui Food Co. Ltd, a unit of Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co 000895.SZ,... Read more
by Paul Matthew | Mar 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine will affect the global economy via three main channels: financial sanctions, commodities prices and supply-chain disruptions. The article presents forecasts for each of these areas and summarises the latest views on the impact... Read more