Retail chains in South Africa are threatened with a shortage of chicken

South Africa is on the cusp of a severe chicken meat shortage in the food market due to prolonged rolling blackouts across the country. The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) issued a warning on Thursday. "Producers have had to significantly reduce the supply of hens and chicks to slaughterhouses as they work with long interruptions due to power outages," local radio station Iuitnes quoted the association as saying. to the shelves because of the situation in the slaughterhouses." The association's leadership warned that the current situation risks leading to a serious shortage of chickens and chicken products in South African stores. South Africa has experienced rolling blackouts since March. Consumers are deprived of it up to 12 ...