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AFMA e-Newsletter :: January 2017
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AFMA e-News :: January 2017

FROM THE AFMA OFFICE

As the new year begins, we want to take this opportunity to thank our members and all other industry role players for your support throughout the past 12 months.

2016 was certainly challenging for our industry but, thanks to you, AFMA has been able to continue to invest in and improve our services and solutions.

The various AFMA Committees are already in full swing, taking up key issues in the industry and as we look to the future we want to bring even more opportunities for members to share and exchange information that benefits the feed industry. Make sure to visit our website to stay informed!

FEED REGISTRATION

Registration approval process faces more challenges

Registration approval process faces more challenges

Ms Nomalanga Kubheka, Technical Advisor at the Farm Feeds division of Agriculture Inputs Control at DAFF, has resigned at the end of 2016. After almost two years at DAFF and making a significant contribution in the assessment of farm feed registration applications, she is trading the regulatory environment for a corporate one and will be joining a leading pet food manufacturer in January 2017. AFMA expects to feel the impact of this resignation on the registration approval process in the coming year, but wish Ms Kubheka all the best with her new venture.

POULTRY

SA Poultry Industry Crisis Meeting

SA Poultry Industry Crisis Meeting

AFMA and other directly affected interest parties attended an urgent meeting convened by the DTI on 17 January 2017 to discussed the current crisis experienced in the SA Poultry Industry mainly caused by the influx of dumped poultry reaching a record high of 540 000 tons in 2016. Present at the meeting were senior representatives from Government, Labour and Industry from which a working committee was established requested to holistically investigate and to consider immediate actions; short-term interventions and longer term strategic actions. The working committee was further tasked to immediately establish a programme of work as well to identify workgroups to support the process, of which AFMA will surely form part of.

ECONOMIC AND AGRIBUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

Update: South Africa’s food inflation accelerates

Update: South Africa’s food inflation accelerates

Agbiz e-Newsletter, 20 January 2017 – Recent Consumer Price Index data shows that food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation accelerated to 11.7% year-on-year (y/y) in December 2016 from 11.6% in November 2016. Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz economist, provides more information in the linked update.

South African fuel prices set to increase on 1 February 2017

South African fuel prices set to increase on 1 February 2017

Agbiz e-Newsletter, 20 January 2017 – Preliminary estimates from the Central Energy Fund suggest that petrol (95 ULP Inland) and diesel (0.05% Wholesale Inland) prices could increase by 44 cents per litre (c/l) and 38 c/l, respectively, on 1 February 2017. This could bring the retail price of petrol up to R13.77 per litre from the current level of R13.33 per litre. At the same time, wholesale diesel price could increase to R11.79 per litre from the current level of R11.41 per litre. Wandile Sihlobo reveals more in the linked update.

SA’s maize crop may help feed SADC

SA's maize crop may help feed SADC

Agbiz e-Newsletter, 20 January 2017 – "Regional developments ring alarm bells for SA – we need to turn the spotlight on our preparedness to contain outbreaks," wrote Wandile Sihlobo, in his Business Day column published on 19th January 2017.

"The 2016-17 summer crop production season started on a slightly positive note for Southern Africa's agricultural sector after emerging from a devastating drought in the 2015-16 season. For SA, there are already promising indications that the country could retain its status as a net exporter of maize." Read more...

INTERNATIONAL

AFMA attending 10th International Feed Regulators Meeting

AFMA attending 10th International Feed Regulators Meeting

AFMA is attending the 10th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) hosted in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 30 January – 1 February 2017. The meeting hosts different sessions discussing i.e. the latest developments on the International Regulatory front, International Feed Industry Policy issues, International Feed Technical issues, as well as Capacity Development Strategies and Programmes. During the session on Capacity Development, AFMA will be co-moderating the session with the FAO.

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