Our Christmas chicken roast is assured, say poultry producers, while the price of eggs is set to come down and – with the predicted drop in petrol prices – South Africa looks set for a merry festive season. But nothing is ever all good, so there are some dark clouds ahead.
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Poultry producers assure customers that there will be chicken on the shelves – but at what price? Shortages always lead to price increases, say poultry importers.
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Prices are actually going up everywhere, says StatsSA. See their report here, But… one man’s meat is another man’s poison – the turmoil in South Africa’s poultry industry is good news for pilchard processors.
Industry News
Young people are urged to consider farming as a career opportunity, says the Agricultural Research Centre (ARC), with poultry being especially suited to small spaces.
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Despite the good news for consumers, poultry role-players are still in the dark around the differences between what government has promised as mitigation against the Avian Flu epidemic, and what has actually transpired.
