Power crisis pecks poultry industry to the bone
Astral CEO lists load-shedding, feed costs as major blows and says SA can’t compete on exports
28 May 2023 - 08:36
Astral Foods presented a doom-laden summing-up of its business this week, describing an industry crippled by load-shedding and unable to compete in the export market.
CEO Chris Schutte said at the company’s results presentation that turning more to the export market was not a viable option to improve the struggling bottom line. ..
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