Notice of Trade Restrictions with Australia due to HPAI
30 May 2024, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Please note that DALRRD has notified the industry regarding an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Australia and the subsequent trade restrictions on the import of all live poultry, eggs and fresh and frozen poultry meat. Read more here.
BMA Stakeholder Engagement Session 14 May 2024
20 May, Johannesburg The Border Management Authority (BMA) stakeholder engagement took place on May 14th, 2024, in Pretoria. Background: The legal disputes between AMIE and BMA have resulted in BMA requesting a dialogue with the industry. In this meeting, the BMA aimed to discuss their operating model, services and fees, and relationship with other regulatory bodies. Items Discussed: […]
2024 Reefer Season – Citrus Season Letter KZN
15 May 2024, Transnet Transnet has released a letter regarding the 2024 Citrus reefer season in Kwazulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape. This is specifically regarding proactive measures to enhance Citrus reefer exports (for the period 15 May 2024 to 31 October 2024). Read more here.
Household Affordability Index for April 2024
24 April 2024, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group The Household Food Basket has been designed together with women living on low incomes in various areas and provinces throughout South Africa. It includes the foods and the volumes of these foods which women living in a family of seven members (an average low-income household size) […]
Avian Influenza: H5 and H7 outbreak update report (12 April 2024)
12 April 2024, DALRRD, Directorate: Animal Health Find updated, current H5 and H7 avian influenza outbreaks within South Africa are summarised in this report. Incidents are categorised according to pathogenicity (HPAI, LPAI or undefined). Read more here.
African swine fever outbreak and surveillance update report (30 April 2024)
30 April 2024, DALRRD, Directorate: Animal Health 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 more here.
Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Report (2 May 2024)
2 May 2024, DALRRD, Directorate: Animal Health The Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development released the latest Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak report on the 2nd of May. Read more here.
SA’s Trade Infrastructe and Trade Policy Space 2024
April 2024, Centre For Risk Analysis The Centre for Risk Analysis published its research paper on trade infrastructure and trade policy. The comprehensive study covers the following: Physical trade infrastructure: Rail, road, ports and electricity Trade Policy: Industrial policy, Administered prices, Licences, permits, and regulations Trade ecosystem: Economic complexity, Geopolitics Access the full report here.
US State of Texas Trade Restriction Notice
An outbreak of HPAI has occurred in the USA State of Texas (WOAH Follow-up reports 111: 05 April 2024) Please see the notice for the cut-off dates. Notice for Cut-off Dates
BFAP Brief on March 2024 SA Food Inflation Stats
South African year-on-year inflation on food and non-alcoholic beverages decreased by 1.0 percentage points from 6.1% in February 2024, to 5.1% in March 2024. Food inflation at a level lower than CPI headline inflation (5.3% in March 2024) last occurred more than two years ago. In March 2024, a four-member reference household had to spend R3 […]