# Is South African poultry back on track?
						 | The Poultry Site

> South African poultry producers are cautiously optimistic about 2019 after three hard years of drought-driven maize price spikes, feed cost increases and job losses. The sector also absorbed its first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in 2017, and compensation for farmers remains uncertain.

- Date: 2019-11-27 · published 2019-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56071-is-south-african-poultry-back-on-track-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Feed cost swings from maize shortages hit broiler margins, and disease outbreaks cut poultry output, which together shape regional demand for feed grains and meal.

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/is-south-african-poultry-back-on-track

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