# Warning over chicken supplies in South Africa – BusinessTech

> Astral Foods warned that production has been severely hampered by rising load shedding and the worst bird flu outbreak the country has seen. In a voluntary trading statement for the year ended September 2023, the group said it will record a significant headline loss and that poultry stock in the country will come under severe strain. Load-shedding costs for the year are estimated at about R1.9 billion, including diesel generator costs of R45 million per month.

- Date: 2023-09-21 · published 2023-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34250-warning-over-chicken-supplies-in-south-africa-businesstech
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Constrained poultry output from disease and power outages tightens chicken supply in South Africa, supporting higher chicken prices and imports.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- businesstech.co.za: https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/719990/warning-over-chicken-supplies-in-south-africa/

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