China launches a safeguard investigation into fresh and frozen beef
6 January 2025, XA Global Trade Advisors 25% of South African beef exports went to China in the last year (R290 million), making China our largest export destination for beef. All of this is at risk if safeguard duties are imposed. Follow the link below for more information. Read more here.
HPAI outbreak in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Mississippi states in the U.S.A
7 January 2025, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) DALRRD has published a notice on the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the USA states of Oklahoma, Tennessee and Mississippi. Please read the notice for more details regarding cut-off dates. Read more here.
Closure of the Veterinary Import Permit Office
20 December 2024, DALRRD ATTENTION ALL IMPORTERS The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) will close at 10.00 am on Tuesday, 24 December 2024. The Veterinary Import Permit office will reopen on Monday, 06 January 2025. CLIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COLLECT THEIR IMPORT PERMITS BEFORE CLOSURE. Read more here.
HPAI Outbreaks: Trade Restrictions for The Netherlands, New Zealand and Denmark
12 December 2024, DALRRD The Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) published notices on trade restrictions due to HPAI in the following countries: The Netherlands New Zealand Denmark Please click on each of the above links to read the full notice.
AMIE Academy Candidates Celebrate a Milestone
21 October 2024, AMIE Academy The AMIE Academy, the Association for Meat Importers and Exporters’ industry transformation initiative recently celebrated a milestone with the pilot group of candidates. Read more here.
AMIE on The Money Show with Stephen Grootes
9 October 2024, CapeTalk 567AM The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters says its members are facing difficulties in getting their meat products through ports due to the new border management system, which requires a veterinarian’s presence when seals are broken for inspections, leading to delays and frustrations. Stephen Grootes unpack the challenges with Imameleng Mothebe, […]
AMIE bemoans costly inefficiencies for meat import permits following BMA changes
10 October 2023, Engineering News The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) has raised concern about the significant delays in the issuance of meat import removal permits, stating that the process used to take two days but is now taking between eight and nine days, following revised requirements by the Border Management Agency (BMA). […]
Trade Restrictions with Denmark Lifted
5 August 2024, DALLRD Trade restrictions have been lifted on live poultry, meat and other products derived from poultry from Denmark to South Africa. Please note only poultry meat with a production date of 18 March 2024 and onwards will be accepted. Read the notice here.
Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak report 30 June 2024
30 June 2024, DALRRD South Africa had a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) free zone without vaccination prior to January 2019. Since January 2019, ten (10) outbreak events were reported in South Africa that compromised the status of the FMD free zone without vaccination. Five (5) of these FMD outbreak events were resolved and closed […]
African swine fever outbreak and surveillance update report 30 June 2024
30 June 2023, DALRRD South Africa currently has four open ASF outbreak events and one outbreak event which was resolved and closed with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). Read the updated report here.
