13 June 2026, Business Report
South Africa’s meat industry has warned that the country risks missing out on lucrative export opportunities unless longstanding regulatory and certification bottlenecks are urgently resolved.
The warning comes after Italy recently expressed significant interest in importing South African beef during discussions at the SA Italy Agriculture Business Forum in Cape Town.
While industry stakeholders welcomed the prospect of expanding exports into Europe, they cautioned that new opportunities mean little if existing export channels remain constrained.
