beef industry
Is the beef industry likely to rebound in 2024?
Farmers have reported a bumper harvest due to excellent rains. According to the South African Weather Service and other reports, persistent above-average rains in the 2022/2023 summer rainfall period led to very high soil moisture levels and full dams. This has led to estimations for the 2022/23 maize harvest[...]
2023 outlook: Beef industry facing headwinds, expects subdued growth
Consumers are feeling the pinch, and so are food producers. Despite upward cost pressures, Beefmaster Group is committed to not passing increases on to customers. Beefmaster Group, one of South Africa’s leading suppliers of specialist beef products to South Africa and beyond, says local beef producers and the agriculture[...]
Beef industry looks forward to gains from AfCFTA
By Roelie van Reenen, supply chain executive at Beefmaster Group There has been much fanfare recently around the highly anticipated African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which started at the beginning of the year. Touted to boost intra-African trade through reduced or zeroed tariffs, it is regarded as presenting[...]