Poultry prices to increase
Consumption has spiked in the country due to increases in the price of red meat, making poultry a cheaper source of protein.
Poultry products are expected to increase leading up to the December holiday season.
This is according to the Meat Board of Namibia, which said the country produces 62.7% of the 3 012 tons of poultry consumed each monthly.
The average monthly production of poultry by Namibia Poultry Industries (NPI) from October 2017 to September 2018 was 1 889 tons, while the average imports during the period was 948 tons per month.
From October 2016 to September 2017, production stood at 1 810 tons and imports at 764 tons, on average, per month.
The consumption therefore stood at an average of 2 837 tons per month for October 2017 to September 2018, up from 2 589 tons, the Meat Board.
This is an increase in consumption of 16.3% during the reporting period.
According to the Meat Board, an increase in the consumption of poultry was seen since October last year. Consumption has spiked due to increases in the price of red meat, making poultry a cheaper source of protein.
However, there was a strong downward trend observed in September this year, due to challenges experienced in chicken production.
Currently, the country's poultry scheme has 60 registered poultry importers, with an average of 36 companies applying for import quotas on a monthly basis. There is only one major local producer in the market, NPI, while more than 30 small producers are in existence.
However a large poultry farm is planned in the Otavi district by Hangana, the Meat Board said.
The poultry scheme initially made provision for the importing of a maximum of 600 tons of poultry products per month, which was increased to a maximum of 900 tons per month on 1 November 2013 and 1 500 tons on 15 May 2015. The available quota is determined bi-monthly, by evaluating supply and demand up to a maximum of 1 500 tons, as determined by the Government Gazette. The determination of the quota for August and June 2018 was 1 000 tons per month each, based on the expected supply and demand.
ELLANIE SMIT
This is according to the Meat Board of Namibia, which said the country produces 62.7% of the 3 012 tons of poultry consumed each monthly.
The average monthly production of poultry by Namibia Poultry Industries (NPI) from October 2017 to September 2018 was 1 889 tons, while the average imports during the period was 948 tons per month.
From October 2016 to September 2017, production stood at 1 810 tons and imports at 764 tons, on average, per month.
The consumption therefore stood at an average of 2 837 tons per month for October 2017 to September 2018, up from 2 589 tons, the Meat Board.
This is an increase in consumption of 16.3% during the reporting period.
According to the Meat Board, an increase in the consumption of poultry was seen since October last year. Consumption has spiked due to increases in the price of red meat, making poultry a cheaper source of protein.
However, there was a strong downward trend observed in September this year, due to challenges experienced in chicken production.
Currently, the country's poultry scheme has 60 registered poultry importers, with an average of 36 companies applying for import quotas on a monthly basis. There is only one major local producer in the market, NPI, while more than 30 small producers are in existence.
However a large poultry farm is planned in the Otavi district by Hangana, the Meat Board said.
The poultry scheme initially made provision for the importing of a maximum of 600 tons of poultry products per month, which was increased to a maximum of 900 tons per month on 1 November 2013 and 1 500 tons on 15 May 2015. The available quota is determined bi-monthly, by evaluating supply and demand up to a maximum of 1 500 tons, as determined by the Government Gazette. The determination of the quota for August and June 2018 was 1 000 tons per month each, based on the expected supply and demand.
ELLANIE SMIT
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