Author Archives: SAPPO

Making Pork Fashionable

Glenneis Kriel and the Pig Site* While pork consumption has been relatively stagnant in most ...

20
Jun
Listeriosis: A wake-up call?

By Dr Lucia Anelich* The foodborne disease, listeriosis, caused by ingesting food contaminated with infectious ...

20
Jun
You Should Know About These Diseases

By Dr Peter Evans, SAPPO This article serves to inform the reader of the basic ...

20
Jun
Pig Manure: From Waste to Asset

Pig manure is not a waste product; it is a valuable source of plant nutrients ...

20
Jun
SA Agricultural Employment Down

The Quarterly Labour Force Survey conducted by Statistics South Africa showed a 3% y/y decline ...

20
Jun
Sober debate on land welcomed, but uncertainty regarding compensation persists

“Agri SA welcomes the in-depth and sober debate on the land issue that took place ...

20
Jun
Pork Dialogue

Dear SAPPO member Since our previous update early in May the trade has reported a ...

20
Jun
PORCUS May-June 2018

01
Jun
The Economy the Past Week

Johan Willemse, Agricultural Economist After steadily increasing by 13.1% over five consecutive months (from July ...

17
May
Cape Times: Listeriosis: Meat sector bleeds

Durban – South Africa’s processed meat industry has shed about 2000 jobs while bleeding R800 ...

17
May
Cape Times: Listeriosis: Meat sector bleeds

Durban – South Africa’s processed meat industry has shed about 2000 jobs while bleeding R800 ...

17
May
SABC News: 2 000 jobs lost in pork industry since Listeria outbreak

CEO of the South African Pork Producers Organisation, Johann Kotze, says when the Health Minister ...

13
Apr