RPO Archives - Agri Noord-Kaap
RPO stel beswaarskrif op teen OBP Landbou.com - Deur Johan Norval
Die kongres van die Noord-Kaapse RPO het in Kimberley sy kommer in ‘n beskrywingspunt uitgespreek oor die hoë prysstyging van OBP se entstof die afgelope jare, asook die beskikbaarheid daarvan.
Mnr. James Faber, Noord-Kaapse voorsitter van die RPO, sê die gesondheidstatus van die land se veestapel is in die gedrang indien ‘n siekte soos slenkdalkoors uitbreek en boere onverhoeds sonder die nodige entstof betrap. Die RPO gaan ook dr. Steven Cornelius, OBP se uitvoerende hoof, vir samesprekings nooi om skakeling met OBP te verbeter.
Dr. Koos Louw, voorsitter van die Noord-Kaapse Dieregesondheidsforum, sê leë beloftes van dienslewering deur OBP help nie produsente wat nie hulle diere “met slegs beloftes” kan ent nie.
Mnr. Kenneth Malahlela, nasionale verkoopsbestuurder van OBP, het in sy reaksie gesê die eerste besending van 400 000 dosisse van die entstof S19 teen brusellose sal na verwagting ná 10 Junie beskibaar wees ná ‘n lang toetstydperk om die gehalte daarvan te verseker. OBP beplan nog twee besendings vanjaar.
Volgens Malahlela sou OBP se eie bemarking van sy entstof van 1 April 2016 af ‘n afname van sowat 25% in die prysvlak teweeg bring. Beswaar uit die bedryf oor die bestaande voorraadvlakke het egter dié planne in die wiele gery.
RPO sketches drought scenarios for red meat industry
The Red Meat Producers Organisation (RPO) put forward two drought-related scenarios for the red meat industry: one if the drought is soon broken and one if the drought persists.
According to a RPO statement, the drought is the worst in 20 years and has severely impacted livestock numbers. Feed and water supply incurs high costs and farmers have been forced to scale down their herd sizes. It will take between three and four seasons for commercial producers to recover economically, even with normal rainfall levels.
The RPO has put forward the following two scenarios:
1. If the drought is broken and SA receives normal rainfall for the rest of the season, farmers will work hard to rebuild their herds. This will cause a supply deficit , which will influence meat prices in both the medium and longer term. Lambing and calving percentages will be lower, as female animals will not be in a good condition following the unfavourable conditions.
2. If the drought continues, more young female animals will be slaughtered, which could influence calving percentages going forward. Although producer prices will be somewhat lower, consumer prices will increase due to increased grain and feed prices and the lower supply of slaughter stock from farms.