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South Africa needs to revive its domestic vaccination manufacturing capability to keep foot-and-mouth disease under control. Photo: File
AVIAN FLU

SA food inflation rises again — but doesn’t shift the moderate outlook

Concerns over poultry and red meat supplies should not have a bearing in the long term

  • Wandile Sihlobo
3 min read
Imports from Brazil have been temporarily restricted as a result of an avian flu outbreak.
AGRICULTURE

Food price inflation should stay at comfortable levels this year

South Africa’s food inflation rose to 4.4% in May but this is expected to be temporary

  • Wandile Sihlobo
3 min read
South Africa has had cycles of foot-and-mouth disease in the cattle industry, multiple strains of avian influenza in poultry, and the African swine fever in the pig industry. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)
AFRICAN SWINE FLU

Rise in animal diseases a global problem 

South Africa must remain vigilant to prevent outbreaks which are costly to farmers and harm the export market

  • Wandile Sihlobo
3 min read
The supply of egg and poultry meat is steadily increasing following shortages triggered by a bird flu outbreak that began in April
POULTRY MEAT

Egg and poultry meat supply is steadily increasing after bird flu outbreak, says agriculture department

South Africa has been importing eggs and poultry meat to ease shortages

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AVIAN FLU

Patel asks for temporary rebate on poultry imports to avert shortages after bird flu outbreak

The country is grappling with the H5 and H7 variants of the disease, which were first recorded in the Western Cape in April but have spread to other provinces

  • Mandisa Ndlovu
2 min read