SOUTH AFRICA RAISES POULTRY-IMPORT TARIFFS, DRAWING U.S. IRE
Local producers sought protection from flood of cheap imports, Tariffs increase to 62% for bone-in, 42% for boneless chicken. South Africa raised...
CORONAVIRUS REROUTES U.S. CHICKEN SHIPMENTS BOUND FOR CHINA
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ships carrying refrigerated cargo containers of chicken from the United States to China are being diverted to ports in Hong Kong,...
MAIZE PRICES UP DESPITE EASING OF IMPORTS
Market watchers said non-GM maize is not available from most producing countries, except Ukraine. The government in June this year allowed the import of...
ZIMBABWE: PRIVATE GRAIN IMPORTS NOW LEGAL – GOVT
Zimbabwean government has lifted the ban on private grain sales and granted the nod to individuals and corporate with free funds to import quantities...
CHINA BUYS MORE SOYA BEANS FROM US AHEAD OF TRADE TALKS NEXT MONTH
WASHINGTON - China bought an additional 204,000 tonnes of American soya beans on Friday (Sept 13) – a day after Chinese buyers bought 600,000...
SOUTH AFRICA, BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA, ESWATINI, LESOTHO AND MOZAMBIQUE MEET TO SECURE A TRADE DEAL...
Trade officials from South Africa, five other Southern African countries
and the UK are due to meet this week in Botswana to try...
POULTRY FEEDS PRODUCTION UP 44%
Poultry feeds
production increased by 44% to 111 231 tonnes in the first quarter of the year,
but the cost of raw materials continues...
TRADE RESPONSE FOR THE BIRDS – POULTRY FARMERS
Chicken, Turkey
and Egg producers say a big hit is coming and the federal government needs to
help them adapt. They’re facing increased imports...
SOYABEANS BOUNCE BACK ON HOPES OF US-CHINA TRADE TRUCE
Soyabean prices bounced back on Tuesday as traders continued to weigh the prospect of the US and China reaching a trade war truce at...
NAMIBIA’S BROILER INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES 0.71% TO GDP
Despite the uncertainty around the current legislation, Namibia’s broiler industry has performed exceptionally well, contributing 0.71% to Namibia’s overall Gross Domestic Product. This is...