Despite SAPA’s shrill voice in the press, there is no ‘battle’ over chicken imports, nor ‘rising tensions’…..
As ITAC has made clear, this is a temporary veterinary adjustment, not a trade issue. In fact, as our latest Import Fact Sheet shows, imports are nowhere near the 2018 levels which saw the local industry calling for protection.
Industry News
Small and emerging farmers continue to feel they are overlooked and under-represented.
Despite this, there are entrepreneurs who are working energetically towards empowering the new entrants in the sector.
Support Industry News
The new brooms at Daybreak Farms (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the PIC) are hoping that their reforms will soon start showing solid results.
Avian Flu
While the disease seems in some abeyance for now, the global industry can never become complacent as the virus returns to Africa.
Standard Bank has added its voice to the calls for government support for the industry after the devastation of last year’s outbreak.
