South Africa: Poultry and Products Annual
Post forecasts that South Africa’s broiler meat imports will increase by eight percent in 2017 to 560,000 tons, driven mainly by increased demand and market excess of United States broiler bone-in meat. Currently, broiler production in South Africa is under pressure due to drought-related high feed prices. A severe drought hit the Southern Africa region in the 2015/16 summer season. As a result, post estimates that broiler meat imports will increase by almost 20 percent in 2016 to 520,000 tons. In 2015, South Africa imported 436,000 tons of broiler meat, up 18 percent from 2014, due to an eight percent increase in consumption. Affordability is an important consideration in a slower economy growth environment, hence the increase in broiler meat consumption in South Africa.
