Press Release 5 September 2022 Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak & Surveilance update Report 1. Introduction and summary South Africa currently has 142 open Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks in the previous FMD free zone.  The outbreaks affected the Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State and KwaZulu Natal Provinces of South Africa.  In order to halt the spread of FMD, the movement of cattle in the whole country was temporarily suspended on 18 August 2022 Read Now ..read more

SAPPO Bi-Weekly Update 18 October 2022 Consumer assurance National pig health in the spotlight SAPPO’s last National Pig Health Monitoring Committee (NPHMC) meeting for 2022 was held in Week 41 under the able chairmanship of Charl Braak. Topics under discussion included African swine fever (ASF), foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), passive surveillance, biosecurity auditing, trade and exports, and the Pork 360 programme. SAPPO would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the NPHMC for their guidance and inputs during 2022. Read more.. Read Now As not all ..read more

RPO BULLETIN OCTOBER 2022 Welcome to the RPO's Red Meat Bulletin Latest FMD situation South Africa currently has 146 open foot and mouth diseases (FMD) outbreaks in the previous FMD free zone, comprised of three outbreak events, according to the directorate animal health of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. The outbreaks affect Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Free State and Kwazulu-Natal. The movement of cattle in the whole country was suspended on 18 August 2022, but the ban was amended on 8 September 2022 to include sheep and goats and is lim ..read more

SAPPO NEWS September 2022 SAPPO celebrates World Animal (Welfare) Day World Animal Day is celebrated annually on 4 October and is aimed at celebrating and advancing animal welfare. We encourage SAPPO members to use the day to self-evaluate the welfare conditions on their farms, to highlight to their personnel that welfare considerations are non-negotiable. We should ask ourselves the following question: “Are we managing welfare based on the universally accepted five freedoms? Read more… Read Now ..read more

RPO BULLETIN SEPTEMER 2022 Welcome to the RPO's Red Meat Bulletin RPO reacts on the an on the movement of cattle The RPO took note of the announcement by the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza on 16 August that all movement of cattle is suspended for an initial period of 21 days with the option to extend it. The announcement has a very serious impact on the red meat value chain. However, it must be remembered that a turnaround strategy is needed, which probably became necessary due to the fact that in the last two weeks there were 15 new outbreaks ..read more

SAPPO Bi-Weekly Update Week 27 (2022) A word from the CEO Letting go of the past certainties With October on the horizon and 2022 entering its last mile, there is a notable level of despondence and frustration among multiple agricultural industries and ordinary citizens. Many of the institutions that contributed to our past successes, economic stability, and growth, are either decaying or are simply not geared to adapt to the fluidity of the post-pandemic economy. The predictability of past days is now a vanished era and the current emotion on show is indicative of the pain we will h ..read more

SAPPO NEWS Aug 2022 AGM: Holding two opposing truths On the 8th of September, as you leave SAPPO’s AGM + EXPO, you should feel that the pig industry’s strategy is going to effectively respond to the expected discomfort of the decade ahead. Equally, you should feel incredibly unsettled by the state of the entire South African livestock industry – specifically the pig industry. Ironically, this may seem like two opposing outcomes, but should rather highlight the fact that all of us should be truthful and realistic about the state of affairs and accept that collectively we can mitigate risks ..read more

SAPPO Bi-Weekly Update Week of 25 August (2022) A word from the CEO AGM: Owing our industry’s mirroring reflection The annual agricultural outlook by the Bureau for Food and Agriculture Policy (BFAP) recently highlighted the The all-time low point of profitability in the South African pork industry. This alarming situation is affirmed by the recent depopulation of many piggeries of various sizes. With SAPPO’s annual general meeting (AGM) around the corner, we should prepare to critically reflect on the state of the industry and our collective response to ensure the sus ..read more

SAPPO Bi-Weekly Update Week of 15-19 August (2022) A word from the CEO Hope is not a strategy We should not be under any illusion that our business environment is going to get any easier. On the contrary, as decay and poverty settle in over rural and peripheral urban areas, the risks of animal diseasing spreading are only going to get higher. The idea that high-end, large-scale segments of the meat value chain can safeguard themselves from more informal, disease-prone supply chains, often perceived as disconnected from their own operations, was proven to be fiction in recent weeks. So, th ..read more

RPO BULLETIN August 2022 Welcome to the RPO's Red Meat Bulletin Meat product names protected The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development said in a letter that it has become aware of the fact that various meat analogues are currently presented for sale on the local market using the product names prescribed for processed meat products. Read more … Read Now ..read more