| INSIDE THIS ISSUE General News Broiler Master Class Chicken Nutrition Book Big Data Format User Group Protease Workshop 4 Feed Form of Broiler Diets 6 Protein and Energy Levels of Layer Diets |
Welcome to the second edition of the SPESFEED News for 2013. It has been a busy year with plenty of changes occurring in our industry. Some of the smaller producers have stopped trading, while some more established players have sold their businesses to the National Government and empowerment consortiums. The weakness of the Rand, coupled with higher protein prices have meant that there will be little chance of cheap feed ingredients for a while. The talk of the Government adding duty to imported poultry products is promising, but perhaps the weakening Rand will resolve the issue to some extent. The report carried by Carte Blanche only demonstrated just how complex the whole issue is. |
