Times are tough, it’s going to get tougher: food items you are now paying more for
"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 together to...
read moreGazetted Notice: Consultation on the draft GAME MEAT Strategy for South Africa, 18 July 2022
Gazetted Notice: Consultation on the draft GAME MEAT Strategy for South Africa, 18 July 2022: The draft game meat strategy for South Africa, 22 formulates the approach and implementation plan to expand, differentiate and formalize the game meat industry in South...
read morePoultry farmers watch birds die, as Eskom’s power crisis hits storage, heating systems
Poultry farmers watch birds die, as Eskom's power crisis hits storage, heating systems: The poultry sector has been hugely affected by load shedding and load reduction. While bigger farmers and subsector players rely on generators during power outages, they are raking...
read moreRobobank: Global Poultry Quarterly Q3 2022
Global Poultry Quarterly Q3 2022 Bullish global markets- dealing with operational...
read moreSouth Africa’s livestock industry is constrained by biosecurity challenges
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 moreWOAH: Annual Report on Antimicrobial Agents Intended for Use in Animals – 6th edition
The OIE Annual Report on Antimicrobial Agents Intended for Use in Animals gathers data provided, on a voluntarily basis, by the Veterinary Services of OIE Members and non-OIE Members on the use of antimicrobial agents in animals. The present report has three main...
read moreGermany reports African swine fever on 2 more farms
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 moreSwine fever in North Germany raises fears
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 morePoultry Quarterly Q3 2022: Bullish Outlook With Strong Demand and Big Operational Challenges
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 moreAuditor general to file report on R1bn KZN flood disaster relief funds
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 moreAsia’s Shortage of Empty Containers May Worsen on Rotterdam Jam
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 morePETER BRUCE: Forget about ‘making’ industrialists, just get the basics right
The best bits of former Business Day editor Songezo Zibi’s new book, Manifesto, come in the closing paragraphs as he dreams of a government free from the pressures of patronage and factions. PETER BRUCE: Forget about ‘making’ industrialists, just get the basics right...
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