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In our first Newsletter of September, ChickenFacts brings you an inside look at port delays and administrative backlogs impacting the price of critical poultry imports.
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We also bring you exciting news on the industry-first AMIE Academy. The Academy’s first Cohort is halfway through its curriculum, and is now taking applications for its second cohort of aspiring poultry farming entrepreneurs!
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September's Poultry Analysis looks at the recent lifting of import trade restrictions for Denmark, as well as the latest status of market access for import trade in South Africa.
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Lastly, we give you the latest Food Basket Barometer poultry inflation stats released in August 2024.
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ChickenFacts remains dedicated to providing fact-checked, educational news and statistics in the global and local poultry industry.
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ChickenFacts News – Port Delays Affecting Meat Importers and Consumers
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This year, meat and poultry importers have encountered significant logistical and procedural delays at our ports, with the Port of Durban being particularly affected. The primary issues contributing to these delays are the inconsistencies in the product release process and the protracted lead times for processing the necessary paperwork to release containers.
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ChickenBytes - AMIE Academy Breaking New Ground
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The AMIE Academy is an industry-first training programme aimed specifically at training and equipping previously disadvantaged individuals interested in meat and poultry trading.
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It is an in-depth 12-month programme that ensures the fundamental skills that an entrepreneur needs are transferred through an online curriculum with a business coach on stand-by.
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Poultry Analysis - 9 September 2024
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Lifting of Trade Restrictions
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A welcome notice on the lifting of trade restrictions on poultry and poultry products imported from Denmark was recently issued on August 1st, 2024.
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Countries Currently Open for Trade: Spain, Ireland, Argentina, Denmark, Netherlands, Open US States, Brazil (excluding the province of Rio Grande do Sul).
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Food Basket Barometer - 9 September 2024
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In July 2024, Poultry meat prices rose 1.7% because of robust import demand, especially from the Near East and North Africa. In the local market, poultry prices, particularly Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) pieces, continued its downward trend. After the spike in late 2023 caused by the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak, prices have been declining consistently…
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