Nigerian-based agriculture company Agricorp International has announced investments in the country’s poultry sector.

South Africa’s poultry industry continues to grow and overcome challenges, yet it remains vigilant to threats both at home and from overseas.

Following publication of the company’s financial results for the year just ended, Astral Foods has warned that chicken prices will have to rise.

Despite recent challenges to its operations in the North West province, Country Bird Holdings has confirmed its commitment to retaining its facility in the area.

Miles Dally has announced his intent to retire as the CEO of RCL Foods, effective November 30, 2021. Paul Cruickshank has been selected to become the new CEO on December 1.

Recent mass mortality of seabirds off the coast of Western Cape have raised fears of a new wave of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in South Africa’s farmed poultry and ostriches.

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) built a modern egg laying farm with a total floor space of 198 square meters in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.

Over the past two weeks, South Africa’s veterinary agency has officially registered two further outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial birds.

South African poultry company Astral Foods is forecasting a significant drop in share earnings for the current financial year. However, a recent report on the country’s poultry sector forecasts an improving situation for the coming year.

In the Republic of Botswana in southern Africa, the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus has been detected for the first time.