DISCUSSION | Blow to South Africa’s beef industry: Dr. Dirk Verwoerd and Thabile Nkunjana

DISCUSSION | Blow to South Africa’s beef industry: Dr. Dirk Verwoerd and Thabile Nkunjana



One of the biggest beef producers in South Africa, Karan Beef has confirmed a case of foot and mouth disease outbreak at their Heidelberg facility in Gauteng.

An immediate suspension of cattle intake and exportation of beef has been put in place as a measure to curb the spread of this highly contagious disease.

To unpack what this will mean to red meat production and our country’s economy, we are joined by Senior Feedlot Veterinarian at Karan Beef, Dr. Dirk Verwoerd, and Thabile Nkunjana Senior Agricultural Economist for Trade Research at the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC).

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34 thoughts on “DISCUSSION | Blow to South Africa’s beef industry: Dr. Dirk Verwoerd and Thabile Nkunjana

  1. When the borders are open obvious we and our animals will get sick. We have pol who never took vaccines in their lives coming to SA working in the farms.

  2. Well it was expected since SA has signed the WHO pandemic treaty. They need another reason to shut the beef industry. When will this all ebd?

  3. Whites are attacking the nation of South Africa with a new strategy because their white genocide agenda failed dismally. Wake up people of South Africa! We are being killed with unemployment and poverty. They are killing black South African systematically because their first world depends on the minerals, access and resources looted out of our country. South African sovereignty is what they are fighting against, they want us to be a dependent state forever begging them to survive. How can a rich country like ours beg countries with nothing? Time to stand up SA, there is no escaping the inevitable. The people who sacrificed their lives during the sharpeville massacre are the reason we’ve made progress in our fight for freedom and sovereignty. Let’s stand up and take action so that our descendants have something to inherit.

  4. Ask yourselves what happened to the Listeriosis outbreak a couple of years ago, over infected Pelony and Processed meats. A lot has to do with uncleanness and hygienic practices.😢

  5. Stock theft is out of control – how are stolen animal movements policed, when the police no longer respond to thefts?
    They do not even answer their phones.

  6. South Africans becarefull of eggs you eat this science you worship will kill you this not real eggs they are plastic, remember that issue of shortage of eggs and they became expensive and after some months price became normal,remove this white people in farming and sectors allow blacks to take control you will find this egss in the big shops,also check bananas and check eggs you eat you will come and comment it's man made white people are fighting back you will be a fool to think this white racist farmers care

  7. If you want traceability agenda you have to up the price for calves to the farmers. The weaner price is what it was in 2017. If you carry on with this you wont have any surplies left. If you dont up the weaner price farmers wont do traceability.

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