Red Meat Prices Spiral As Cattle Farmers Rebuild Herds: Prepare to fork out more for your favourite cuts of beef, or go without. This is the word from analysts who predict beef prices will soar beyond 30% this year, as hard-hit livestock farmers battle the effects of a three-year drought while attempting to rebuild their herds. According to Agri Eastern Cape analyst and … [Read more...] about Red Meat Prices Spiral As Cattle Farmers Rebuild Herds
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Red meat prices spiral as EC cattle farmers rebuild herds
Red meat prices spiral as EC cattle farmers rebuild herds: BEEFED UP PRICES: Agri Eastern Cape analyst and national vice-chairman of the Red Meat Producers Organisation, Pieter Prinsloo, says beef prices are expected to soar as farmers rebuild drought-hit herds Photo: Supplied (Port Elizabeth) – Prepare to fork out more for your favourite cuts of beef, or go without. This is … [Read more...] about Red meat prices spiral as EC cattle farmers rebuild herds
New: Cattle dying in South Africa as drought deepens
Cattle dying in South Africa as drought deepens "We're looking at a scenario where we'll have to import," said Arno Van Vuuren, a senior official of the farmers' association in the North West. Prices of maize are going up, according to farmers and government. Five of the country's nine provinces ... Read more on Phys.Org This North West South … [Read more...] about New: Cattle dying in South Africa as drought deepens
Cattle parasite study points to possible way to fight malaria
This April 13, 2011 file photo shows cows at a Karan Beef farm outside Heidelberg, south-east of Johannesburg, South Africa. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko LONDON, March 20 – Herds of African cattle may hold the secret to new ways of fighting parasitic diseases like malaria, which kills some 600,000 people a year, scientists said on Friday. Read the full article by here: … [Read more...] about Cattle parasite study points to possible way to fight malaria
