Weak demand, high costs continue for South African egg producers

摘要

As the country's egg producers confront constrained consumer purchasing and high input costs, some are exiting the industry.The contraction in South Africa's egg industry is thought to have continued this year as the sector continues to confront weakconsumer demand, volatile feed costs and rising labor costs.Data published midyear by the Egg Organisation Committee of the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) suggests that output will shrink by 5.5 percent to 380,000 cases per week this year, after reasonably stable output of 402,011 cases per week in 2013, when gross production was worth ZAR8.6 billion (US$810 million).