Tag: meat industry
The downstream economic implications of predation in the red meat industry
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
Livestock losses due to predation is not new in South African livestock producers.
Predation usually becomes problematic where there is...
Absa Agribusiness carefully optimistic about sector’s economic prospects
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Absa Agribusiness’ latest market report indicates that there is slight reason for optimism regarding agricultural export produce, such as...
Why the South African meat classification system needs to change
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
There are two ‘material’ profit drivers in the production of beef in South Africa, namely quality and quantity.
The quality...
The South African cattle and sheep market – Part 2: Demand
In the first part of this series we looked at the supply of sheep and cattle in South Africa and concluded that it decreased...
New grading system assures quality for consumers
With money becoming scarcer by the day in South Africa, consumers are becoming more and more concerned about price. This is one side of...
2020 Feedlot Challenge: Students beef up their skills
During February, the fifth-year veterinary science students who are participating in the 2020 Feedlot Challenge visited Beefcor, a fully integrated beef company. As one...
