South Africa: Challenges in an isolated industry

São Paulo alone consumes nearly twice South Africa’s annual pork production. However as much as that puts the size of South Africa’s pork industry into perspective, the country has good development perspectives. Unlike the global trend, where pork is the most consumed of all meat products, the South African pork industry is tiny compared to chicken and beef markets (see Figure 1). If the South African pork industry is to grow and compete within a global context, it is necessary to understa