Unrest in South Africa: Pig sector suffers losses

Published 2021년 7월 26일

Tridge summary

Rioters in South Africa, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal, have disrupted food security by destroying infrastructure and businesses, including transport routes and abattoirs. The pig industry has suffered a 7% capacity loss due to looting and abattoir closures, resulting in overcrowding and feed shortages. The unavailability of animal feed and essential raw materials, such as diesel and maize, due to highway closures and the outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease further exacerbates the crisis. Pig farmers are forced to restructure diets and operate under backlog conditions, with some experiencing challenges in obtaining necessary macro mineral premixes. The disruption has led to behavioral and physical changes in pigs, underscoring the severe impact on the industry.

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The unrest in parts of the country, particularly across KwaZulu-Natal, followed the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma for contempt of court on 7 July and sparked the looting and destruction of public infrastructure and private businesses. “The looting of shops, stoning of cars, blocking of roads, burning of trucks and crops as well as theft of livestock are posing a serious threat to food security,” said Christo van der Rheede, executive director of Agri SA, the country’s biggest federation of agricultural organisations in South Africa. “It has severely affected the pig industry in the province due to road closures, abattoirs that are all closed, and feed that could not be delivered,” said Dr Edgar Ortmann from the Howick Veterinary Clinic, adding that semen deliveries as well as the transport of necessary medical supplies were also disrupted. Overcrowding another knock after FMD With 15.7% of South Africa’s sow herd in KwaZulu-Natal, the CEO of the South African Pork ...

Source: Pigprogress