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Trump tariffs – Francois Article Business Day
The recent US Supreme Court ruling that struck down Trump's 30% "reciprocal" tariffs under the IEEPA might seem like good news for South Africa, but the relief is likely temporary. Trump has already rolled out a new 15% global tariff using different legislation, and...
Farmer’s Weekly: Poultry master plan investments are starting to pay off
South Africa’s broiler industry has improved sharply in global competitiveness, driven by major post-2019 investment and strong efficiency gains — including leading feed-to-meat performance — even while facing load-shedding, drought, and avian flu disruptions. Source:...
SAPA CALLS FOR VAT REMOVAL ON CHICKEN TO SUPPORT LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
02 December 2025 MEDIA STATEMENT SAPA CALLS FOR VAT REMOVAL ON CHICKEN TO SUPPORT LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) has submitted a formal request to National Treasury to remove the 15% value-added tax (VAT) from chicken, proposing...
WHEN YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU PLAN TO FAIL: SA’s POULTRY SECTOR MASTER PLANSTORY
22 September 2025 MEDIA STATEMENT WHEN YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU PLAN TO FAIL: SA’s POULTRY SECTOR MASTER PLAN South Africa’s Poultry Sector Master Plan (the PSMP, signed in November 2019), promised to stabilise an industry hammered by dumped imports. It undertook to grow...
Newzroom Africa – Call for SA government to change its political posture
SOUTH AFRICAN POULTRY INDUSTRY CALLS FOR CLARITY AND URGENT REVOCATION OF U.S. IMPORT QUOTA
30 July 2025 MEDIA STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICAN POULTRY INDUSTRY CALLS FOR CLARITY AND URGENT REVOCATION OF U.S. IMPORT QUOTA The South African poultry industry notes with concern the media release issued by Minister Tau on 29 July 2025, titled “Minister Tau reaffirms...
Farmer’s Weekly SA Interview: How SA’s poultry industry is navigating new outbreaks and the vaccination roll-out
Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in North West and Mpumalanga have once again placed South Africa’s poultry industry on high alert. In response, a major development has been the issuing of a permit to Astral Foods to begin vaccinating its...
THE GOVERNMENT MUST DEFEND SOUTH AFRICA’S POULTRY INDUSTRY AND PROTECTITS FOOD SECURITY
25 June 2025 MEDIA STATEMENT THE GOVERNMENT MUST DEFEND SOUTH AFRICA’S POULTRY INDUSTRY AND PROTECT ITS FOOD SECURITY by Izaak Breitenbach, CEO of SAPA’s Broiler Organisation The South African poultry industry has asked the government to withdraw the “concession”...
IT IS SAFE TO CONSUME EGGS
12 June 2025 MEDIA STATEMENT Released by the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) Egg Organisation. IT IS SAFE TO CONSUME EGGS We take note of the circulating social media posts on Salmonella cases in California in the United States of America. We confirm that...
GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS START OF HPAI VACCINATION STRATEGY AT AVI AFRICA 2025
10 June 2025 MEDIA STATEMENT GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS START OF HPAI VACCINATION STRATEGY AT AVI AFRICA 2025 In a significant development for South Africa’s agricultural sector, the Deputy Director-General for Agricultural Production, Biosecurity, and Natural Resources...