Commission zooms in on poultry products, bread prices in latest EFPM
The Competition Commission notes in its latest ‘Essential Food Pricing Monitoring (EFPM)’ report for 2021 and 2022 that maize meal, sunflower oil and white and brown bread had seen opportunistic and unjustified price increases over the last two years. Commission zooms...
read moreCalls for Motsoaledi to deal with border post delays
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has called on the government to urgently intervene to resolve systemic delays that are causing massive truck congestion at the country’s border posts at Oshoek and Lebombo. Calls for Motsoaledi to deal with border post delays |...
read moreSouth Africa moves to a more carefully considered trade policy – Yay!
e are seeing a move towards a more considered trade policy, which is a very good thing. There are three events from the last year which support my view. The first was the decision of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (Minister of Trade) to suspend the...
read morePhilippines and South Africa will explore areas of cooperation in agriculture
THE Philippines and South Africa will explore areas of cooperation in agriculture that help both countries increase food production. This, as Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and South African Ambassador to the Philippines...
read moreSupply chain holds out for container price rebound
Most global industry professionals expect container prices to revive in the coming months, according the latest report released by logistics container firm, Container xChange which has seen a positive trend in recent months. Supply chain holds out for container price...
read moreStill no movement for high cube containers
A meeting to explore formalising the use of high cube containers to meet international trends and avoid insurance issues has still not been held between the National Department of Transport (NDoT), Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and the Road Freight Association (RFA)....
read moreTyson Foods to shut two US chicken plants with nearly 1,700 workers
CHICAGO, March 14 (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N) will close two U.S. chicken plants with almost 1,700 employees on May 12, the company said on Tuesday. The closures show the biggest U.S. meat company by sales is still trying to figure out how to improve its...
read moreAlternative strategies to control salmonella infection in poultry
Salmonella infection is a grave public health problem around the globe, with diarrhoea, fever and abdominal pain as its main symptoms. One of the main sources of infection for the human population is through poultry products, such as meat and eggs. It is therefore...
read moreArgentine poultry out of global trade, China bans Brazil’s beef
Argentina is now out of international poultry markets following the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry flocks. The country exports 185,000 metric tons of poultry meat annually and, while this may small compared to...
read moreLoadshedding, EU rules threaten citrus jobs
The Citrus Growers’ Association has again written to Minister Ebrahim Patel asking him to urgently convene a World Trade Organization panel to adjudicate on the new False Coddling Moth (FCM) regulation that governs the import of South African oranges to the European...
read moreSupply chain collaboration needed to tackle hunger and climate change
Animal health company, Elanco, has released its ‘Changing the World One Animal at a Time’ environmental, social and governance report outlining the company’s approach to working across the supply chain to help farmers produce healthy and affordable food while tackling...
read moreSA-US trade relationship under review
South Africa’s recent hosting of military exercises with the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on the first anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine could come back to bite where it hurts most – in the trade and investment relationship...
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