DAAR IS LIG AAN DIE EINDE VAN DIE TONNEL / THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
DAAR IS LIG AAN DIE EINDE VAN DIE TONNEL
Die rooivleisbedryf is tans onder druk weens die bek-en-klouseer-situasie sowel as ander uitdagings, volgens Angus Willamson, voorsitter van die KwaZulu-Natal RPO.
Hy het gesê die droogte-situasie in sekere dele van die land lei daartoe dat produsente hul speenkalwers op ‘n ligter gewig van die hand sit, nie net in KwaZulu-Natal nie, maar ook in die noorde van die land. Dit plaas groot druk op die speenkalfprys.
Verder is die hoë mielieprys tot voordeel van die graanboere, maar dit plaas baie druk op voerkraalprodusente aangesien dit beteken dat winsmarges heelwat kleiner is.
Daar is egter lig aan die einde van die tonnel, hoofsaaklik weens die feit dat uitvoere besig is om momentum te kry. Dit uitvoerinisiatief sal nie oornag die gewenste vlakke bereik nie, maar dit sal oor tyd wel gebeur. Die rooivleisbedryf moet seker maak naspeurbaarheid en biosekuriteit is in plek, terwyl produsente moet seker maak hul voldoen aan die verwagtinge van die lande wat die Suid-Afrikaanse produk invoer.
Hy het rooivleisprodusente aangemoedig om aan te hou om te doen wat hulle die beste doen, aangesien die gety wel sal draai.
THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
The red meat industry is currently under pressure due to the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) situation as well as a lot of other challenges, according to Angus Williamson, chairman of the KwaZulu-Natal RPO.
He said due to the drought situation in parts of the country, producers are offloading their weaners at a lighter weight, not only in KwaZulu-Natal, but also in the north of the country. This puts a lot of pressure on the weaner price.
Furthermore, although the high maize prices are to the benefit of grain producers, it puts a lot of pressure on feedlot producers because it means that margins are a lot slimmer.
However, there is light at the end of the tunnel, mainly due to the fact that exports are gaining momentum. The export initiative will not reach the desirable levels overnight, but it will happen in time. The red meat industry must ensure that traceability and biosecurity are in place. Producers must ensure they meet the expectations of the countries importing the South African product.
He encouraged red meat producers to continue doing what they do best, as the tide will turn.
