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10 SaPPo newS New focus for promotions Pig health, welfare, important matters this year Pig health, promotions and welfare are of the important matters on SAPPO’s agenda this year. SAPPO’s portfolio committees are ready for 2012, says Simon Streicher, CEO of SAPPO. These nine committees deal with developing producers, promotions, research, pig health and welfare, quality assurance, statistics and information, audit, communica- Compartments: more producers should join Although SAPPO’s compartmentalisation system has been growing satisfactorily the past two years, more producers should join the system. SAPPO’s promotions committee has decided on a new focus for pork promotions this year, says Marieta Human, SAPPO’s promotions coordinator. Instore promotions in black areas by black promotion ladies, especially in areas where big supermarkets are located, are high on the promotion agenda this year. “We are looking at a definite repositioning of pork and a new look for pork will be the crux of the campaign. The campaign will however first be thoroughly research and tested among a consumer sample,” Human says. tions and industry protection. Streicher says as was the case last year with the Foot and Mouth disease outbreak, the pig industry started this year with another disease, African Swine Fever. “Animal health matters will again this year be high on SAPPO’s agenda.” “SAPPO again urges producers to ensure that basic biosecurity measures are in place on their farms and to join SAPPO’s compartment system. This is the only way to safeguard your herd. “SAPPO is looking forward to plans to give pork a new look and a new position in the market. There are exiting plans on the table to take the pig out of pork and to re-brand pork. We will supply you with detail in due course. “Animal welfare will remain a priority issue and SAPPO’s portfolio committee on health and welfare will continue to discuss topical issues with the National SPCA and other welfare organisations. “Prices are relatively high for this time of the year and indications are that 2012 will be a good year for the pig industry. All the best for 2012 from the office.” “There can be no doubt of the systems’ value in the light of the latest disease outbreaks,” he says. (See article on ASF on page 8) Dr Evans says that the marketing of the system will remain a priority of SAPPO’s health committee Training will be the focus of emerging farmer projects Training will be the focus of the Portfolio Committee for Emerging Farmers, and specifically of the government officials that have received training from SAPPO in the past. They will be encouraged to set up training sessions for developing farmers, says Qeda Nyoka who is responsible for SAPPO’s emerging farmer projects. “We are also looking forward to the kick-start of the training at the Baynesfield Training Academy in KwaZulu-Natal,” Nyoka says. “Piggery projects that are currently in our mentorship programme will be closely monitored in terms of their ability to follow the instructions given by our mentors. We will also again try to hold discussions with senior government officials about commercially viable piggery project models that they can apply for developing pig farmers around the country,” Nyoka says. Exciting research projects submitted for funding SAPPO’s research committee has been successful in the past few years in encouraging researchers in South Africa to conduct more research on pigs, to the extent that the budget allocated to this committee was fully committed last year, says Prof Rob Gous of the committee. “We will continue to encourage research that is to the benefit of the pig industry, and we already have a number of exciting projects that have been submitted for funding this year,” he says. this year. There will also again be a serological survey to prove South African herds free of the major pig diseases. Porcus Januarie/Februarie 2012
economy Macro economic outlook for 2011: What does this entail for the meat industry? By Divan van der Westhuizen of the Bureau of Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) The main focus during the previous two months was on rising international food prices, oil prices and domestic economic conditions. Although food inflation has remained relatively constant over the past few months, it is likely that the impact of macro-economic conditions on South African food markets will increase in the medium term. When considering macro-economic variables, the most relevant indicators in South Africa are the exchange rate, disposable income, oil prices and interest rates. The exchange rate remains a key driver for the profitability of the pork industry, affecting input and output prices. Although the movement of the exchange rate remains highly volatile and therefore uncertain, the general consensus in the market is that the exchange rate will remain strong. This implies imported meat will remain very competitive. At the same time, the impact of very high world maize prices will be dampened. Further increases in the price of soybean cake can be anticipated due to the increasing shortage of oil seeds on world markets. Oil prices are also increasing, which implies that a number of costs in the supply chain of pork will probably increase. These increases will have to be Varkvleisbedryf se winsgewendheid gaan verbeter in tweede deel van jaar, sê Ernst Janovsky Ernst Janovsky, hoofbestuurder van AgriBesigheid, Absa se besigheidsbank, sê dat hoewel varkvleisprodusente se winsgewendheid tans goed is, daar verwag word dat dit in die tweede helfte van die jaar nog beter kan wees. ‘n Tekort aan beesvleis weens ‘n kuddeboufase en Slenkdalkoors wat tot ‘n skaarste van lamsvleis aanleiding gegee het, is tot besliste voordeel van varkvleisprodusente. Pryse is tans dus relatief hoog en kan selfs verder styg. passed on to retail prices. Hence, disposable income of consumers will be a very important indicator of possible increases in meat prices. The low interest rates support disposable income levels and the most recent numbers that have been published by Statistics South Africa paint a positive picture about consumer spending. “Daar is egter ‘n paar moeilik voorspelbare faktore wat produsente se winsgewendheid in die eerste deel van die jaar kan beïnvloed. Ons glo dat die wisselkoers gaan versterk en meer invoere is daarom ‘n sterk moontlikheid. Teen die tweede deel van die jaar kan graanpryse laer wees as nou en behoort daar ‘n meer realistiese graan- tot vleisverhouding te wees,” sê Janovsky. Porcus January/February 2012 11
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