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Egg shortage in SA due to “deadliest bird flu outbreak”.
In the midst of the deadliest bird flu outbreak to ever hit the nation, South African poultry farmers are issuing warnings about potential shortages of chicken and eggs.
According to Quantum Foods, which released a statement on Friday, it had to get rid of about two million hens this year, totaling more than R100 million.
Kaya Biz presenter Gugulethu Mfuphi gave a bit of insight regarding the bird flu outbreak that has hit the nation on 959 Breakfast with Sizwe.
Listen to the full conversation here:
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The company claims that there is already a shortage of table eggs and that in the upcoming months, chicken meat may also become limited and pricey.
The company’s layer and breeding stock have been impacted by the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak to date, according to a statement from the organization.
“Shareholders are reminded that an HPAI outbreak also affected approximately 420 000 layer birds at the Lemoenkloof layer farm in the Western Cape in April 2023,”
“The impact of this further HPAI outbreak on the company’s operations to date appears to be confined to the northern parts of South Africa, and the company’s operations in the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape are currently unaffected,” said Quantum Foods,
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