Tag: meat industry
Absa Agribusiness carefully optimistic about sector’s economic prospects
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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
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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...
2020 Feedlot Challenge: Students take the bull by the horns
The 2020 Onderstepoort Feedlot Challenge is creating quite a stir at the Onderstepoort veterinary campus of the University of Pretoria. This annual competition offers...
