The expected decline in imports is driven by strong local production and favourable domestic prices, particularly for soya bean processors. There has been an increase in demand for locally produced soya bean to meet increasing animal feed demand, which in turn has been stimulated by increases in the demand for high protein food, particularly poultry products.
South Africa’s per capita consumption of poultry meat almost doubled over the past 17 years, currently estimated at 41 kilogrammes, according to data from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
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