December 2024 Review

South African Poultry Industry Outlook 2025

South Africa’s poultry sector faces a pivotal year in 2025, with efforts focused on increasing local production, expanding exports, and improving consumer affordability. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) Poultry Master Plan outlines these objectives, which aim to address persistent challenges while bolstering food security and economic growth.

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South African Poultry Industry Outlook 2025

Poultry Industry 2024: A Year in Review

“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past.” - Niccolo Machiavelli In 2024, South Africa experienced significant political and socio-economic events. Politically, the African National Congress (ANC) lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years during the May elections, reflecting widespread frustration over corruption, unemployment, and energy crises. This shift brought opposition parties like the …

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Poultry Industry 2024: A Year in Review

Podcast: Balancing Act – Local Producers and Poultry Imports

Episode 3 of the podcast series with Dr. Gustav Brink, a mercantile law lecturer at the University of Pretoria and anti-dumping expert, in which we explore local poultry production, poultry imports, exports, and trade policies. In this Episode, Dr Brink highlights the challenges presented between domestic poultry supply and poultry imports.

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Podcast: Balancing Act – Local Producers and Poultry Imports

Bilateral Trade: Friend or Foe?

Bilateral trade agreements play a central role in South Africa's poultry industry, influencing production, consumption, imports, and exports. These agreements–which aim to eliminate trade barriers–have opened new opportunities for economic growth. They also ensure access to essential feeds such as maize and soybeans, critical for cost-effective poultry production.

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Bilateral Trade: Friend or Foe?

Poultry Analysis - 4 December 2024

Market Access

Lifted Trade Restrictions on Poultry Imports

• Denmark • Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Countries Currently Open for Trade...

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Poultry Analysis - 4 December 2024