LETTER: Beef is back
The sector was badly affected by lockdowns and disease, but it is now on the way back to health
26 August 2020 - 15:05
Bekezela Phakathi correctly points out that some subsectors of SA agriculture are not in good shape, but he misses the point by highlighting the beef industry as one of these (“Beef industry faces uncertain future (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2020-08-25-news-analysis-beef-industry-faces-uncertain-future/)”, August 25).
It is true that when the country was in lockdown levels 5 and 4, reduced demand due to closure of restaurants weighed on the beef industry. But this was somewhat resolved as the economy started to reopen...
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