As further cases are reported in poultry in Nigeria and South Africa, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been detected in Gabon for the first time.
Kenyan poultry farmers claim that an influx of cheaper Ugandan poultry exports is distorting the market and taking business away from local, Kenyan farmers.
Based on recent improvements in business performance, South African poultry integrator Astral Foods is forecasting significant year-on-year increases in share earnings.
Three West African states — Ghana, Niger, and Nigeria — and South Africa have registered new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry.
Cameroon has become the latest African nation to have a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry, including an affected layer flock of 12,000 hens.
While the first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry for several years is confirmed in Burkina Faso, further cases have reported in four other countries in western Africa.
The administrator of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service says Africa has a lot of potential as an export destination, but there are challenges to overcome.