The Pretoria High Court today delivered its ruling on the constitutionality of the AARTO Acts. OUTA challenged the constitutional validity of AARTO and the AARTO Amendment Act, and asked the court in October 2021 to declare both the main act and the amendment act...

Concerns around outbreaks of bird flu have created uncertainty for poultry market prospects, according to Bord Bia.   Bird flu concerns create uncertainty for poultry market -...

Most vaccines to protect South African livestock from disease are produced at a state-owned enterprise, Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP). Industry sources and leading vets say there is a critical shortage of many of these vaccines and point to governance issues...

US President Joe Biden and his deputy, Kamala Harris, have launched a US$1 billion action plan to reduce the power of a handful of large companies that have been controlling the American meat and poultry supply chains. PoultryWorld - Biden takes action to create a...

The case set out in this article attempts to show how pervasive economic policies in a highly industrialised economy such as the US can gain traction in developing countries. Where a natural predisposition towards statism exists, such as in SA, it is even harder to...

First it was Japan. Now, a fried chicken shortage is hitting consumers Down Under. In sad news for lovers of deep-fried poultry, KFC said it is cutting items on its menus across Australia due to Covid-19-driven staff shortages at its suppliers. The fast-food giant...

Catalonia has intensified the surveillance and protection of the Highly Pathogenicity Avian Influence (HPAI), H5N1, after confirming the presence of the virus in five wild birds located in Lerida. 4 swans and a stork were found dead last month in the area. Lab results...

We know that it can be hard to tap into international trade when you are new to all of the logistics language and processes. Twill | 5 things you need to know before shipping...

Red meat producers will look to foreign markets to get the best price and most sustainable income for their products in 2022 and beyond. Livestock farmers look abroad for better prices...

Sea Intelligence has warned that container availability is severely impacted across the globe because of double-time holdups on certain trade lines, an assessment that is generally shared by ocean freight concerns across the spectrum. Container shipments taking twice...

The government’s current policy stance will likely discourage SA innovators, plant breeders and agricultural businesses from using the new advances in plant-breeding methods due to cumbersome regulations with expensive risk-analysis processes. Government stance will...

Increased cargo volumes, Covid-19 absenteeism, and employees’ festive season leave had led to the long delays in the Durban port over the past week, according to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT). It said in a statement on Friday morning, in response to Freight...