Tag: import
SA dairy exports doing well
Dairy imports for February were 4 110 tons at a cost of R172 million. South Africa imported mainly from France (28%) New Zealand (28%), Germany (13%), Poland (8%) and Ireland (4%). Dairy imports for this...
Support SA cattle farmers for a thriving beef economy
The last few months have not been easy for the South African beef industry, which has been hard hit by a high maize price,...
Soya bean update from around the globe
Escalating trade war issues between the world’s two largest superpowers has prompted China to shun United States (US) soya beans. Instead, there is clear...
EU short-term outlook for poultry remains strong
Poultry production in the European Union (EU) rose by nearly 4% in the first quarter of the year due to fewer outbreaks of avian...
Rapid changes in China’s pig industry
All About Feed recently featured an article on their website about rapid changes to China’s pig industry in the last few years. According to...
The latest maize export situation
With the largest South African maize crop ever reaching almost 17 million tons (2016/17 production season), it would be interesting to see how the...
Mauritius to import vegetables following heavy rainfall
Mauritius dealt with heavy rainfall in January 2018, affecting local vegetable production. Following a meeting with officers from the Food and Agriculture Research and...
Brazil and UK talk meat deal
Brazil wants to begin talks with Britain over plans to sell quality cut-price South American meat on UK supermarket shelves after Brexit. Officials from...