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South African poultry producers warn of price hike
12-05-2011 The South African poultry industry has warned that poultry prices are likely to escalate in the coming year, due to rising feed costs becoming consolidated in production.
South Africa suspends ostrich meat exports
15-04-2011 South Africa has suspended exports of ostrich meat to the European Union (EU) after H5N2 avian flu had been detected among birds in the Western Cape.
Astral Foods taken to court for short measure chicken products
07-04-2011 County Fair, a division of Astral Foods, has allegedly been selling short measure chicken products, the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) said and will be taken to...
EMKA Incubators continues expansion in Africa
05-04-2011 Avichick from South Africa has selected Emka Incubators for the complete refurbishment of their hatchery in the Johannesburg region.
People: Cobb Africa strengthens technical team
29-03-2011 Wierda, who will be based in South Africa, will be working for both Cobb Europe and Cobb Africa providing customers of both with technical support.
He has worked as a breeder/hatchery...
AA SA seminar focuses on poultry house ventilation
25-03-2011 The recent Arbor Acres South Africa (AA SA) 3rd annual customer seminar, held near Johannesburg, focused on poultry house environmental control and ventilation.
People: Technical Systems Group appoints sales representative
22-03-2011 Fei Zhuang has been appointed as sales representative for the Far and South Eastern region of the Technical Systems Group, an International company manufacturing poultry and pig feeding...
South African poultry firms consider antidumping case
21-02-2011 The South African Poultry Association is looking into bringing an anti-dumping case against Brazilian chicken imports, saying that some products are selling for a third of what they're...
South Africa’s Supreme Poultry refutes DAFF claims
11-02-2011 South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) yesterday issued a media release that contained serious allegations against Supreme Poultry. The company refutes these...
South Africa’s Supreme Poultry denies wrong-doing
10-01-2011 South Africa-based Supreme Poultry has denied claims made by former employee Johan Wilhelm Matthee that the company illegally "re-works" its chicken products.
South Africa facing recycled chicken scandal
30-12-2010 The South African health department is being urged to lead a probe into the recent revelations of the practice of recycling chicken past its sell by date, South African news agencies are...
South African poultry producer feels chicken price drop
21-09-2010 South African poultry producer, Astral Foods, has had a tough six months as weak consumer spending has caused retail prices of poultry meat to decline.
AFGRI acquisition of Rossgro chickens helps results
03-09-2010 AFGRI, the leading listed South African agricultural services group, has reported a 32% improvement in consolidated profit over the previous financial period.
Rossgro deal boosts Afgri chicken output
13-08-2010 The acquisition of Rossgro Chickens in South Africa will push the poultry production capacity of Afgri to more than a million chicks a week. According to the group, the purchase will enable...
Afgri buys minority interest in Midway Chix
09-08-2010 Afgri, the JSE listed agricultural business in South Africa, acquired a 35% interest in Midway Chix. Midway Chix is a breeder and supplier of day old chicks, with which Afgri has had a...
Zimbabwe bans ‘genetically modified’ chickens from South Africa
06-08-2010 Zimbabwe has banned chickens and all poultry from South Africa, accusing it of supplying genetically modified poultry. South Africa quickly dismissed the claim that chickens from there were...
Finase® EC approved for S. African poultry
07-07-2010 Finase® EC, a bacterial 6-phytase supplied by AB Vista, has gained official registration in South Africa. This registration follows the successful launch of Finase® EC across the EU...
S. Africa's Rainbow Chicken earnings get a lift
31-05-2010 South African poultry group Rainbow Chicken lifted diluted headline earnings per share from 109.6 cents to 119.7 cents for the year ended March.
S. Africa's Astral Foods confident in strong second half
18-05-2010 South African poultry and feeds integrator Astral Foods looks set for a strong second half, after a confident 12% hike in the interim dividend for the period ending March 2010.
SA poultry producers slam Zimbabwean import ban
21-04-2010 South African poultry producers are facing shrinking exports after the Zimbabwe government banned all poultry importation from South Africa, according to Supreme Poultry manager Izaak...
New South African hatchery wins major contract
14-04-2010 Cobb South Africa’s newest customer — Opti Chicks (Pty) — is now producing 500,000 chicks per week in the Lichtenburg hatchery in North West Province, South Africa.
Ross goes on the road in South Africa
12-04-2010 Following the launch of the International Ross 308 in South Africa in 2009, Aviagen and the local distributor Ross Poultry Breeders, organised a series of road shows as part of the ongoing...
South African poultry market weighs World Cup benefits
29-03-2010 The South African poultry industry could present a mixed view of sales during the World Cup as groups such as Astral Foods and Country Bird catered to differing markets, reports Business...
CobbAvian48 moves into South Africa
17-03-2010 Major South African poultry producer Tydstroom is introducing the CobbAvian48 broiler breeder to its integration. The breed will also be made available to other companies in the region.
Afgri aims to expand poultry business in S. Africa
01-03-2010 ...group Afgri intends to more strongly focus on Africa and expand its poultry business in South Africa. It will sell its Australian John Deere business, which supplies agricultural...
Heat claims 250 ostriches in S. Africa
11-02-2010 At least 250 ostriches have died from heat exposure in temperatures of more than 50°C in Oudtshoorn in the Klein Karoo, South Africa.
SA Poultry Association suspends Boskop Layer farm
09-09-2009 In response to this, the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) suspended the membership of Boskop Layer Chickens (BLC). This business belongs to Jan Serfontein, a former provincial...
Aviagen launches the Int'l Ross 308 in S. Africa
09-09-2009 ...announces that, for the first time, the International Ross 308 bird will be distributed through Ross Poultry Breeders (Pty) Ltd South Africa, Aviagen’s long-term partner in the market.
South Africa's Country Bird performing well
27-08-2009 Country Bird, South Africa’s third-largest poultry firm with a 9% market share, increased revenue to R2.24 bln, up from R1.69 bln, while attributable profit was up from R22.2 mln in 2008 to...
Feeding equipment specialist adds auger to product range
12-05-2008 ...key manufacturer and world-wide
distributor of livestock feeding equipment based in Cape Town, South Africa, is
introducing an unbreakable, fatigue-less Auger to its product
range.
South African ostrich market down
01-02-2007 The ban on export of ostrich meat together with
tanners cutting skin prices has put South African ostrich producers under severe
pressure. Many question whether they can afford to stay...
Culling birds quickly and humanely
28-11-2003 Neil Taylor is a broiler farm manager in South Africa and has spent a
considerable number of years researching culling techniques. As a result, he
developed a culling and catching tool...
