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25 Jan 2019

Izaak Breitenbach to head up SA Poultry’s broilers

Businessman Izaak Breitenbach, a well-known figure in poultry and agricultural circles, has joined the South African Poultry Association as general manager of the Broiler Organisation, taking over from Kevin Lovell who headed up the division for several years.

22 Oct 2018

EU Agricultural Safeguard will place unnecessary burden on hard-pressed SA consumers

The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AIME) raised concern regarding the latest gazetted Agricultural Safeguard levy of 35.3 per cent imposed on bone-in chicken cuts. Europe – South Africa’s largest trading partner and a particularly important importer of many of our own agricultural products – sees the Safeguard as a considerable blow to the...

02 Oct 2018

The status of egg production in South Africa

In the second half of 2017, the egg industry experienced its worst disease outbreak, with highly pathogenic avian influenza type H5N8 arriving in SA with migratory wild birds.  4.7 million hens or approximately 20 per cent of the national flock were culled under instruction of the state vet, with little compensation given to farmers affected....

03 Jan 2018

Brazil’s chicken producers should be inspected before SA imports their products

Following recent reports about the working conditions at some Brazilian poultry producers, the South African Poultry Association released a statement expressing its concern.

24 Oct 2017

Bird flu hits South Africa’s chicken flock

The outbreak of bird flu has already wiped out more than 15 per cent of South Africa’s layer hens with the prospect of hefty price increases due to the resultant shortage in table eggs.