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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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Business Development
Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
General
A number of farmers reduced their stock during lockdown due to a sharp drop in carcass price. This led to a slight
decrease in the number of sows, and some of the farmers are battling to re-build their herds.
Transfer Industry Knowledge
Farm visits are back to normal with however a few farms still reluctant to have visitors on their farms. Following the
farmers' weekly article hat was publishe in June, there has been an increasing interest in SAPPO assiting other African
countries, especially Ghana and Uganda.
Pig Producer Visits per Province Inventory based on Last Visit
Number of Survey's Number of Units
Boars 559
122
117 Sows 6 266
112
90
72 Gilts
60 63 1 067
66 68
54
38
17 Weaners/Growers
Mar 2020 May 2020 Jul 2020 23 203
Unique Units Visited per Province (Feb-Aug)
89
77 74
44
38
31
24
12
1
KwaZulu Natal North West Gauteng Mpumalanga Western Cape Eastern Cape Free State Limpopo Northern Cape
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