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Poultry producers on South Africa's JSE held up during the avian influenza outbreak, and their share prices rose. Astral Foods, the most affected, gained about 14.6 percent since late June.
Experts warned that continued spread could cause chicken shortages and higher prices.
Outbreaks in breeding flocks reduce future chicken supply, and warnings of shortages point to higher poultry prices. Tighter poultry output would support demand for feed grains and meals in South Africa.
iol.co.zaSandile MchunuAug 7, 2017
thepoultrysite.comGlobal Ag MediaAug 6, 2017Not 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.
