Simulations predict a decline in pig production, increase in pork prices, and a slight decrease in per capita calorie availability in China. African swine fever (ASF) has spread into East...
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For pork, a slight increase in pork prices was observed this week attributed to a considerable increase in demand despite the increase in slaughter numbers during the second week of...
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The Farm-to-Retail-Price-Spread (FTRPS) is the difference between the farm price and the retail price of food, reflecting charges for processing, shipping, and retailing farm goods (also called the marketing spread)....
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The golden age for breeding organisations appears to have started. The Chinese pig industry will leave no stone unturned to get back to business, which was halved due to African...
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Since the start of the lockdown, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has measured price changes for “essential” goods that appear in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket. Stats SA is...
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If there's one thing Covid-19 has shown us, it's that the world can be shaken without notice. As a result of the country-wide lockdown, there has been an almost immediate...
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The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to drive an increased focus on localisation, rather than globalisation, in order to ensure countries are more self-sufficient, says agricultural organisation Agbiz president Francois Strydom. In...
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Interview with Walter Frey on Cape Talk. The outbreak of African Swine Flu in China, and its impact on the local market prices.
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The price of pork jumps 30% Pig Producers realised a more than 30% increase in pork prices in the last two weeks when prices went from R19.00 p/kg to more...
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