Author Archives: SAPPO

Pork exports: How much does taste matter?

Source: Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 10 December 2020, photo credit: Cooking light When it ...

The ‘new normal’ behaviour driving SA’s retail environment

Source: Giuliana Dias, Bizcommunity, 9 December 2020, photo credit: IndustryWired The past few months have ...

Johann Kotzé, SAPPO CEO, talks to Grootplaas TV

SAPPO Weekly Update 15 December 2020, photo credit: Grootplaas Johann Kotzé, SAPPO CEO was a ...

Global food prices rise by 3.9%

Source: Bizcommunity, 3 December 2020, photo credit: Flickr CC/CalorieBee Global food commodity prices rose sharply ...

La Niña is likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter

Source: The International Research Institute for Climate and Society, 10 December 2020, photo credit: The ...

South African agriculture’s resilience will continue in 2021

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz e-newsletter. This essay first appeared on Business Day, 8 December, 2020, ...

China’s wonder: A rapid recovery of the pig sector

Pig Progress, Kees van Dooren, 2 December 2020, photo credit: Nucléus/Pig Progress China’s pork industry ...

France: Aujeszky’s disease outbreaks in wild boar and domestic pigs

Source: Pig333.com, 7 December 2020, photo credit: Counterpoint Research The French veterinary authorities have reported ...

Global agriculture trade remains steady through pandemic

Source: Jaclyn Krymowski , The Pig Site, 8 December 2020, photo credit:  Michael Morgenstern/The Economist ...

Covid-19 in SA: A critical assessment of the first 90 days

Source: Seán Mfundza Muller, The Conversation, 7 December 2020, photo credit: Hunterstock.com/Pharmaceutical Technology Senior Lecturer ...

Lighting considerations in preventing the post-wean fasting interval and weaning dip

Source: Gareth Salmond, Meadow Feeds, photo credit: Feed Navigator In addition to increased stress and ...

Covid-19 vaccine trials in Africa: what’s promising, and what’s problematic

Source: Benjamin Kagina, Bizcommunity, 2 December 2020, photo credit: The Scientist Scientists are working around ...