Two South African companies face charges over reportedly violating competition law in that market in relation to the supply of fruit juice byproducts for animal feed use.
South African broiler production faces challenges from high feed prices as country looks to import corn from the US and Latin America, says US Foreign Agricultural Service attaché.
South African group, Astral Foods, warns high feed costs, poultry imports and the weak consumer market have had a detrimental impact on its third quarter performance.
Nutreco’s ambitions for growth in Africa have set it on the asset trail again - this week sees it move to acquire Advit, a South African premix and feed additive company.
Cargill Animal Nutrition hopes to leverage the ever increasing demand for animal protein products in African markets as its new US$12.5 million South African feed premix facility, targeting the swine, poultry and ruminant sectors, goes operational.