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  • Poultry Analysis

    Poultry Analysis 5 December 2023

    / December 4, 2023

    Every December we present media predictions about rising prices ahead of year-end, that will place a further burden on consumers.

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  • Poultry Analysis

    Poultry Analysis 27 November 2023

    / November 27, 2023

    The news in South Africa at the  moment veers from bad to even worse, especially in terms of food security and food inflation.

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  • Poultry Analysis

    Poultry Analysis 20 November 2023

    / November 20, 2023

    Avian flu is no longer a crisis in South Africa, but there are still a number of related issues making headlines.

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  • A Closer Look

    The Insider’s Perspective – Consumers are Paying the Price

    / November 14, 2023

    The poultry industry has seen its ups and downs over the last decade with farmers and processors claiming losses due to various factors that include imports, utility hikes, load-shedding, rising labor costs and…

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  • Poultry Analysis

    Poultry Analysis 13 November 2023

    / November 13, 2023

    Thankfully the Avian Flu crisis in South Africa appears to have abated for now, with no new cases reported in the last few weeks.  However, we continue to deal with the fallout of…

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  • Poultry Analysis

    Poultry Analysis 7 November 2023

    / November 8, 2023

    From recent reports and statistics, it appears that the unprecedented Avian Flu outbreak, that resulted in the culling of around 8,5 million chickens, is dying down.  The attention therefore now shifts to the…

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  • Food security is the hot-button issue right now
    A Closer Look

    Alarm in the Hen House

    / October 31, 2023

    Food security is the hot-button issue right now, but observers could be forgiven for thinking that poultry industry role-players don’t know their eggs from their elbows.

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  • Poultry Analysis

    Poultry Analysis 30 October 2023

    / October 30, 2023

    After months of bad news for consumers and the poultry industry alike due to our unprecedented avian flu outbreak, there are, apparently,  glimmers of hope.

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  • Barometer

    Avian Flu Barometer

    / October 24, 2023

    In our Avian Flu Barometer, we will be keeping a record of cases to date, both globally and in South Africa. The purpose is to keep a running total as a resource for…

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  • Poultry Analysis

    Poultry Analysis 23 October 2023

    / October 23, 2023

    The announcement by Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza – that South Africa will import huge amounts of poultry and eggs to mitigate food shortages –  has mystified importers. Most markets are still closed to…

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  • Poultry Analysis

    Poultry Analysis 16 October 2023

    / October 16, 2023

    The avalanche of bad news about Avian Influenza, culling of birds and shortages of chicken and eggs is starting to abate

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  • Poultry Analysis

    Poultry Analysis

    / October 9, 2023

    The last few weeks have been a dizzying time for the poultry industry in South Africa.  It was a fast-moving news cycle that went from the first outbreaks of avian flu in May…

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Tracking the price of a basic food basket
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The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity group provides an interesting service – it tracks the value of a basic food basket through the prices that consumers actually pay at the till. This is extremely important to get insight into the buying patterns of the middle-to-lower income consumer – people who rely on social grants and state pensions. Mervyn Abrahams explains the vital role that the PMBEJD organisation plays in reflecting the lived experience of customers, as opposed to faceless CPI statistics.

Tracking the price of a basic food basket
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