With the rapid power crisis that South Africa has been facing recently, it may face severe chicken shortages as it affects the slaughtering of the chickens, a poultry association has warned.
The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) says it has had to reduce the number of chickens slaughtered with abattoirs unable to keep up because of the power cuts. Local media quote Sapa as saying that it also had to cull 10 million chicks in the past weeks.
Some franchises such as KFC are reportedly already feeling the impact, with the situation likely to get worse.
This comes as a warning that the issue could become a long-term problem, affecting retail and wholesale markets countrywide.
BBC
