Author Archives: SAPPO

L-Glutamine as possible antibiotic replacement in weaner diets

Glutamine is an amino acid, therefore one of the building blocks of protein. It is ...

Exports to the East possible, but complicated negotiations involved





Johann Kotzé, CEO of SAPPO, visited Vietnam and Indonesia the past weeks to explore export ...

Stakeholders say their say about Tito’s budget

Agbiz TLU Agri SA NERPO

Pork profit drivers in the new year

Prof Johan Willemse The continuing drought and the economy not doing well, raise concerns among ...

DAFF graduates making a difference at Baynesfield Training Academy

The Baynesfield Training Academy (BTA) was opened in June 2012 with the purpose of transferring ...

US pork exports climb in August

A combination of emerging as well as traditional markets helped US pork exports skyrocket in ...

Will heavier pigs in China create opportunities for U.S. farmers?

High feeding margins in China are motivating Chinese pork producers to feed market hogs to ...

U.S. and China report conflicting pork sales to China

Chinese firms claim they have purchased 700,000 metric tons of pork from the U.S. this ...

How 3D printing, vertical farming, and materials science are overhauling food

Food. What we eat, and how we grow it, will be fundamentally transformed in the ...

Acidifiers: A piece of the AMR puzzle

Countries worldwide have developed new policies to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal production ...

Studying back fat quality while verifying the South African pork classification system

Rita Myburgh, Food Science Division, Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology at the University ...

The green economy as a sustainable development path

According to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), South Africa sees green economy as a ...