Tag: Avian flu
Egg shortage is “not a crisis”
By Sue Segar
THE shortage of eggs in South Africa due to the avian flu outbreak is expected to carry on until December, while the...
Feathers raffled as the avian flu spread threatens domestic eggs supplies
Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business
The latest news on the poultry industry indicates a potential supply crunch due to the outbreak and spread...
Western Cape has lost R800 million thanks to avian flu
Western Cape minister of economic opportunities Alan Winde said yesterday that his province had suffered the most with reported cases of avian influenza in...
South Africa’s poultry industry is hurting as avian flu worsens
The outbreak of avian influenza in the Western Cape has led to the culling of more than 300 000 chickens in the past two...
Bird flu outbreak threatens local poultry industry
With reported cases of Avian Influenza within South Africa’s borders, the local commercial poultry industry is at high risk of the outbreak turning into...