How African Swine Fever is driving up pork prices in South Africa

AS SOUTH Africa continues the fight against Foot-and-Mouth Disease, another animal disease African Swine Fever is expected to cause the price of pork to rise.

- YOGASHEN PILLAY

AS SOUTH Africa continues the fight against Foot-and-Mouth Disease, another animal disease African Swine Fever is expected to cause the price of pork to rise.

Eskort said that South African consumers and retailers can expect further increases in pork prices in the coming months as the impact of African swine fever (ASF) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks tightens supply across the formal market. “This follows recent communication to the trade from the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO), detailing the extent of disease outbreaks affecting commercial piggeries in the Free State, North West, KwaZulu-Natal and northeast of Pretoria”

Arnold Prinsloo, CEO of Eskort - South Africa’s leading antibiotic-free pork producer ~ says the pork market is highly sensitive to even small supply disruptions.