SA industry divided on fear poultry ban will spark food insecurity
Statements about a food crisis are ‘alarmist’, says Izaak Breitenbach, head of the broiler organisation at Sapa
03 June 2025 - 11:18
The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) has warned of a national food and economic crisis following the government’s blanket ban on poultry imports from Brazil, but the SA Poultry Association (Sapa) is not so sure.
The department of agriculture, land reform and rural development imposed the ban in May after a highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state...
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