Chicken production cost now R2/kg above selling price due to load shedding, says Astral SA’s largest poultry producer Astral Foods warned on Wednesday that its half-year profit could plunge by up to 90% as it wasn't able to hike chicken prices to cover soaring feed...

KwaZulu-Natal’s largest mushroom farm, Denny Mushrooms, has retrenched all its staff, leaving hundreds of workers jobless after an alleged arson attack brought the operation to its knees last September. A well-placed source within JSE-listed Libstar Holdings, which...

In August last year, the Food Safety Agency seized vegan products that resembled meat products from retail stores. The high court temporarily halted the seizing of plant-based products last year, and the parties are set to argue before court again in May before a...

There are concerns that chicken shortages caused by load shedding at fast-food chains could spill over into the broader retail and wholesale markets. The industry has had to cull more than 10 million day-old chicks in the past six weeks due to disruptions to the...

The last bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in the Netherlands dated from November 21 last year. After that, there had only been an outbreak in ornamental waterfowl on 21 December. It seemed calm and outbreaks did not occur for a long time, perhaps thanks to farmer's...

DP World expects freight rates to fall another 15% to 20% in 2023, with weak demand leading to the worst, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Dubai-based global logistics company Yubrajnarayan, a person who Narayan said there were first signs of a...

The industry is calling for zero VAT on chicken to ease the burden of rising costs on consumers Poultry sector warns of rising prices due to load-shedding...

Poll results: 7 shipping companies have 80% of the global market share. Is that good or bad for producers & consumers? Poll Results: 7 shipping companies have 80% of the global market share. Is that good or bad for producers & consumers? |...

The current highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) epidemic in poultry and wild birds is the largest ever recorded in Europe. This is according to the latest review of the disease situation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). To show how the situation is...

Some of South Africa’s favourite fast-food chains are struggling with stock and being forced to close as load shedding hampers their operations. In December last year, KFC announced that load shedding had impacted the supply of some essential menu items. The company...

The year 2023 is arriving, and it comes with new challenges. According to the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA), the upcoming year will bring opportunities for Brazil to continue increasing its participation in international agricultural trade...

The World Bank slashed its growth forecasts for most countries and regions, and warned that new adverse shocks could tip the global economy into a recession. Global gross domestic product will probably increase 1.7% this year, about half the pace forecast in June, the...