NEWS ANALYSIS: SA’s food producers squeezed on all sides
It is proving challenging to recover higher input costs through price increases
25 April 2022 - 05:00
The average South African eats less in winter as they spend more on heating, which is a frightening statistic but explains why food producer stocks are performing poorly.
Independent financial analyst Anthony Clark, who has covered food stocks for years, says there is generally a decline in food sales in winter. “It has been that way for decades in SA.”..
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