Since last month, the agriculture department has granted 115 permits for fertilised eggs and 2 406 for poultry meat.
The department said on Thursday that it was working with all stakeholders in the poultry industry following the outbreak of bird flu.is doing everything possible to contain the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza plaguing not only South Africa but other parts of the world as well.Ngcobo said since the 1st of September 2023, it has granted 115 permits for fertilised eggs, 48 for egg powder, 2 406 for poultry meat and 24 permits for table eggs.
“These are 34 511 metric tons of poultry meat, 1.9 million eggs and 5 840 day-old chicks on their way. About 930 000 travelled by road from OR Tambo International Airport to“Due to the shortage caused by the avian flu, we need to prioritise the use of availablility that meet our standards of food safety and quality for Woolies products made with eggs.