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South Africa faces a meat supply crisis after the Brazilian chicken import ban, the collapse of Daybreak Foods into business rescue after culling 350,000 chicks, and a foot-and-mouth diagnosis on Karan Beef feedlots. Industry players warn that meat prices could spike over winter.
Combined protein supply losses in South Africa raise domestic meat prices and could increase demand for substitute proteins, though the effect on global feed commodity prices is limited.
citizen.co.zaMarizka CoetzerJun 6, 2025Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 148 past bullish disease events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.5% to +1.2%), and +1.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
