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Industry groups and economists said South African shoppers will face higher chicken meat and egg prices as the country battles its worst highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak. The Sapa general manager said table egg shortages are already visible and chicken meat shortages could last into the festive season.
Authorities may allow imports of about 11.5 million fertilised eggs to offset broiler shortfalls.
Bird flu culls reduce broiler supply, pushing up chicken prices and increasing reliance on imports, which supports demand for imported poultry in the region.
moneyweb.co.zaAkhona MatshobaOct 1, 2023Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
