Tag: meat industry
Response to calls for a zero VAT rating of IQF chicken
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The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) are currently asking for individual quick frozen (IQF) chicken...
Brahman meat quality: A review
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The Brahman Cattle Breeders’ Society is privileged to be investigating Brahman meat quality. As stated before, this is a priority...
Top nutritionist says SA must prioritise meat consumption
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Renowned nutritionist, Prof Hettie Schönfeldt, says that South Africans generally need to consume more animal products due to significant...
SAMIC announces appointment of executive director
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The South African Meat Industry Company (SAMIC) recently announced that Tom Westphal has been appointed as executive director of...
Wagyu seeks a larger market
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The Wagyu Society of South Africa recently held its 2023 Wagyu Conference and annual meeting at the Allée Bleue...
The downstream economic implications of predation in the red meat industry
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Livestock losses due to predation is not new in South African livestock producers.
Predation usually becomes problematic where there is...
Why the South African meat classification system needs to change
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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...
