R1m diesel a day: Astral coughs up as power crisis leaves trail of chunky chickens, wasted eggs | Business

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Astral Foods CEO Chris Schutte says the poultry industry is in the worst crisis he has seen due to load shedding, and SA’s largest chicken producer is burning about R1 million a day in diesel to cope.

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Just put the price of chicken up. Let the ANC voters pay for their actions...

Why did the executives of astral did not do basic cost accounting and invest in solar years ago ? Blinded by short term ?

What happens when the country’s cheapest, most consumed source of protein becomes unaffordable because of ever increasing operating costs? We’re headed for an Arab Spring

Did the idea of installing solar never occur to this lot?

CoruscaKhaya IPP’s should be able to show their worth in this crisis!

Hallelujah 🙃

They are keeping quiet about this. It's time private companies take this up with this corrupt ANC.

No subscription but I wanted to find out how much a day compared to electricity?

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