In our upcoming podcast, we talk to Paul Matthew, CEO of the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters, to investigate the possibility of chicken imports plugging the gap with chicken shortages.

It’s not only South Africans who are tightening their belts this Christmas, it’s a global economic crisis. In the UK, austerity measures are looming.  In the US, it is record inflation.  China is being hampered by a fresh outbreak of COVID.  The EU is facing power shortages.  And in South Africa - well at least there will still be a chicken on the braai.

In the first episode of our ChickenBytes podcast season 2, we talk to financial journalist Simon Brown, about the ability of South Africans to enjoy Christmas, no matter what.  Join us for a very entertaining podcast, which covers petrol shortages, Eskom, the price of chicken - and the strange phenomenon of buying lipstick!

In Season 2 we are really going to get to grips with some issues. There is a different mood in the country, people are becoming impatient with promises, and they are taking their future into their own hands. Loadshedding, water shortages, civil unrest, poor service delivery... these things might sound really important, but what is even more important is how they affect food security.

Researcher & host Niki Moore will be back discussing the wider impact of South Africa’s favourite and most affordable protein. 

So stay tuned for Bytes size facts. Bytes size information & Bytes size conversations.

Donald Mackay, director at XA Global Trade Advisors, is always good value for money.  In this lively and informative podcast he unpacks the ITAC investigation and the implications of the tariff suspension.

Niki Moore chats to Donald MacKay in this fascinating interview.

The African Farmers' Association of South Africa (AFASA) has withdrawn from the Poultry Master Plan.  Why?  

Chair Kobedi Pilane tells us that the transformation agenda in the Poultry Master Plan is an afterthought, whereas it should be front and centre.

South African poultry needs export to create new markets for our chicken.  This has been a hard nut to crack.  But Seymour Talpert of the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters tells us that initiatives are underway to open up this lucrative market.

For our poultry industry to grow, our country needs a reliable and stable source of chicken feed.  Up till now, we have been forced to import.  But GrainSA tells us that these days might be over.

ABPA, the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein producers, is distressed by this perception and would like to set the record straight.

As part of our ChickenFacts investigation into the ITAC application, we interviewed Donald MacKay, director of XA International Trade Advisors.  We discovered some extremely interesting facts that were not widely known.  Listen to Donald as he unpacks some problematic aspects of the South African poultry industry.

ChickenFacts speaks to Kobedi Pilane, leader of AFASA (African Farmers Association of South Africa) who explains how transformation – properly done - can create economic expansion and contribute towards food security.... and secure the future of chicken as South Africa’s most affordable protein. However, according to Kobedi Pilane South African local producers are not following these protocols effectively.