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SA poultry sector demands urgent revocation of US import quota

Agro-processing

SA poultry sector demands urgent revocation of US import quota

1 Aug 2025

Rainbow’s Wouter de Wet shares value chain insights at Market Access Africa 2025

FMCG

Rainbow’s Wouter de Wet shares value chain insights at Market Access Africa 2025

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 10 Jun 2025

Feathered crisis: How avian influenza is reshaping chicken prices in South Africa

Agriculture

Feathered crisis: How avian influenza is reshaping chicken prices in South Africa

Thulani Ningi and Moses Lubinga 28 Mar 2025

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Agriculture

Avian influenza, rising costs weigh on SA poultry industry, Sapa says

29 Jan 2025

Astral Foods CEO, Chris Schutte to retire in 2025

Retail

Astral Foods CEO, Chris Schutte to retire in 2025

14 Aug 2024

Agriculture

South African poultry industry calls for urgent vaccination strategy amid Avian Influenza crisis

14 May 2024

SA poultry reacts to ITAC's rebates on select imported chickens

Agro-processing

SA poultry reacts to ITAC's rebates on select imported chickens

12 Mar 2024

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

19 Dec 2023

Food, Water & Energy Security

South African poultry industry in crisis: Urgent appeal for importation of HPAI vaccines

29 Sep 2023

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Agro-processing

SA poultry grows 15% in gross volume

Susan Marais 10 Mar 2023

Power cuts damaging to SA's poultry industry

Agro-processing

Power cuts damaging to SA's poultry industry

18 Jul 2022

FairPlay welcomes provisional anti-dumping duties on chicken imports

Agro-processing

FairPlay welcomes provisional anti-dumping duties on chicken imports

23 Dec 2021

Is localisation a cure for avian woes?

Agro-processing

Is localisation a cure for avian woes?

22 Sep 2021

Have your say on draft guidelines for the poultry industry

Agro-processing

Have your say on draft guidelines for the poultry industry

19 Mar 2021

Local poultry production shows moderate growth

Agro-processing

Local poultry production shows moderate growth

15 Sep 2020

No-deal Brexit and its impact on South African poultry

Import/Export

No-deal Brexit and its impact on South African poultry

22 Mar 2019

Govt support for poultry industry must translate into policy and action - FairPlay

FMCG

Govt support for poultry industry must translate into policy and action - FairPlay

12 Mar 2019

Sovereign Foods, Cultiver enter BEE empowerment deal

Agribusiness

Sovereign Foods, Cultiver enter BEE empowerment deal

31 Aug 2018

NWK considering to sell Opti Agri after R290m offer

Agriculture

NWK considering to sell Opti Agri after R290m offer

8 May 2018

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Agriculture

Poultry farmers urged to watch out for avian flu

Bekezela Phakathi 27 Mar 2018

Agro-processing

Scientists to turn chicken feathers into socks

23 Mar 2018

Poultry producer Astral wants chicken to be VAT free

Agribusiness

Poultry producer Astral wants chicken to be VAT free

Robert Laing 16 Mar 2018

A chicken in every pot for Astral Foods

Agribusiness

A chicken in every pot for Astral Foods

Marc Hasenfuss 7 Mar 2018

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Agriculture

FAWU to protest job losses in sugar and poultry industries

5 Mar 2018

#Budget2018: Efficient use of public funds essential to optimise SA's agricultural output

Agriculture

#Budget2018: Efficient use of public funds essential to optimise SA's agricultural output

Wessel Lemmer 20 Feb 2018

Agriculture

Bird flu wipes out R954m, SA turns to imports

15 Feb 2018

Attack on chicken import limits revived

Commodities & Fairtrade

Attack on chicken import limits revived

Werner Menges 18 Jan 2018

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Agriculture

Spread of avian influenza in WC poultry sector halted

10 Jan 2018

Commodities & Fairtrade

Festive season will see higher egg prices due to avian flu

8 Dec 2017

Commodities & Fairtrade

SAPA calls for investigation into Brazil's chicken producers

7 Dec 2017

MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

Agriculture

MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

6 Dec 2017

Western Cape set to get poultry sector going again

Agribusiness

Western Cape set to get poultry sector going again

27 Nov 2017

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Agriculture

No new avian influenza infections in the Western Cape

9 Nov 2017

Agribusiness

Avian flu hits egg supply

Shaun Gillham 1 Nov 2017

Department working to control avian flu outbreak

Agriculture

Department working to control avian flu outbreak

24 Oct 2017

Policy interventions essential to optimise South Africa's agricultural output

Agriculture

Policy interventions essential to optimise South Africa's agricultural output

Wessel Lemmer 24 Oct 2017

Agribusiness

Afgri heads back to poultry business

Neels Blom 19 Oct 2017

Agriculture

Bird flu outbreak sees egg shortage, hefty price increases on the cards for SA

18 Oct 2017

Province-wide plan for avian influenza outbreak

Agriculture

Province-wide plan for avian influenza outbreak

4 Oct 2017

Agriculture

Spread of bird flu ruffles Quantum Foods' feathers

Robert Laing 3 Oct 2017

American poultry expert shares gold standard for avian flu control

Agriculture

American poultry expert shares gold standard for avian flu control

21 Sep 2017

Avian flu hits two Quantum Foods farms

Agribusiness

Avian flu hits two Quantum Foods farms

Andries Mahlangu 20 Sep 2017

Agribusiness

Farmers to bear costs of culled poultry

Bekezela Phakathi 15 Sep 2017

SA agricultural sector slowly recovering from drought

Agriculture

SA agricultural sector slowly recovering from drought

6 Sep 2017

Government affirms support for poultry industry

Agriculture

Government affirms support for poultry industry

4 Sep 2017

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Agriculture

New bird flu cases reported

29 Aug 2017

Avian influenza detected on a cape poultry farm

Agriculture

Avian influenza detected on a cape poultry farm

28 Aug 2017

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Agribusiness

Shares in Astral Foods suffer after it warns that bird flu costs have risen

Robert Laing 25 Aug 2017

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Agro-processing

Zim, SA lose one million chickens to bird flu

Elita Chikwati 8 Aug 2017

RCL Foods confirms bird flu outbreak at breeder facility

Agriculture

RCL Foods confirms bird flu outbreak at breeder facility

8 Aug 2017