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SAPPO’s Board met in Pretoria this week. According to CEO Johann Kotzé, SAPPO’s financial matters were discussed among others. “The focus of the meeting however was to determine focus areas for all the SAPPO divisions. We did this successfully,” he said.
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Will Moody’s be satisfied that sufficient structural changes will be implemented to curb the growing government debt relative to GDP and will the economy start to grow, or will they downgrade our credit rating to junk status? The risk remains that we will be downgraded. Read Prof Johan Willemse’s latest column on the economy.
There was mixed feelings about minister Tito Mboweni’s Budget Speech. Read what FNB, Standard Bank, Agri SA, Agbiz and TAU SA said in reaction.
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Congratulations to PIC who is again the winner of last month’s CS Vet’s Pic of the Month. The photographer was Eben Wepener. A cash prize of R500 sponsored by CS Vet, as well as a goody bag from SAPPO, is on its way. Send your entries for our next issue to derick@greenpepper.biz.
Humphries Boerdery buite Bella Bella, het in Januarie saam met ‘n vennoot, Penzorn Familietrust, ‘n wegneemrestaurant vir varkvleis in Randburg oopgemaak wat smullekker varkvleisdisse verkoop.
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“Keeping fresh pork in the minds and on the dinner plates of consumers as often as possible is the crux of SAPPO’s participation in retail promotions,” says Marieta Human, SAPPO’s marketing manager. “Aggressive price specials are big attractions to entice consumers into supermarkets and butcheries.” Read more
Plans are progressing well for SAPPO’s launch function of its competition for food influencers, including journalists, TV foodies and bloggers to be launched in May this year. The aim is to motivate them to keep SA PORK in the hearts and minds of consumers on a constant basis.
SAPPO will present a farmers’ day at the University of Pretoria’s Onderstepoort veterinary facility on 25 March 2020. The topic will be “Let’s market pork”. Topics include marketing options, abattoir requirements and information on the carcass competition.
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A record amount of 144 people attended SAPPO’s farmers’ day at Elsenburg last week. Many topical issues were on the agenda.
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In the latest Porcus you can read about:
Why compartmentalisation for the SA pork industry? * Africa’s renewable revolution * Bek-en-klou wys op kritieke tekort aan veeartse * Lesse uit die land met die “groen” hoenders, and more.
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SAPPO’s vision of a sustainable pork industry, as well as the organisation’s mission to serve the pig industry by providing clarity and direction, were some the topics discussed during this week’s staff workshop in Pretoria. Marieta Human, SAPPO’s marketing manager, was the facilitator.
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The Danish Pig Research Centre (DPRC) has developed and implemented a sophisticated data-based model in the DanBred Breeding Programme to minimise the risk of chromosomal defects.
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PIC’s second boar station, Kleinfontein, was officialy opened on 24 February. Kleinfontein is located about 50 km outside Middelburg. The new boar station will house more than 200 boars that are expected early April
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The Animal Feed Manufacturers Association of South Africa (AFMA) introduced an e-learning platform for training in the feed milling industry. It took seven years to develop the platform.
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The Animal Feed Manufacturers Association of South Africa (AFMA) introduced an e-learning platform for training in the feed milling industry. It took seven years to develop the platform.
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The British meat industry has offered a harsh criticism of the Government’s new immigration policy. The policy would introduce a point-based system for immigrants.
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Russia may introduce turnover-based fines for the unscrupulous meat processors accepting pork with African Swine Fever (ASF), was announced at a press conference.
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African Swine Fever (ASF) is a devastating disease occurring for the first time in certain eastern areas of the European Union (EU), according to EFSA (European Food Safety Authority).
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China’s second largest pig farmer, Muyuan Foods Co Ltd, reported on Wednesday that full-year profits for 2019 jumped more than 1,000% to $869.8 million due to record hog prices caused by a drop in supply from the devastating ASF outbreak. The company sold more than 10 million pigs last year, benefiting from a 140% increase in hog prices in 2019, after ASF wiped out the pork supply and left many breeding farms empty, Reuters reports.
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We enter 2020 with a host of unusual and unpredictable events. In other words, there is huge opportunity for those who can read the signs of the times.
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Opens: South Africa (653), USA (24), UK (16), Mozambique (6), the Netherlands (4), Australia, Germany and Ireland (2), Finland and Nabibia (1)
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