# Chicken and egg prices set to soar ahead of festive season

> 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.

- Date: 2023-10-01 · published 2023-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34248-chicken-and-egg-prices-set-to-soar-ahead-of-festive-season
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Bird flu culls reduce broiler supply, pushing up chicken prices and increasing reliance on imports, which supports demand for imported poultry in the region.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/chicken-and-egg-prices-set-to-soar-ahead-of-festive-season/

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