POULTRY NEWS- 29th September to 3rd October 2014 LOCAL NEWS PAZ PREPARES TO CELEBRATE THE WORLD EGG DAY IN STYLE th The World Egg Day celebration falls on the 10 October 2014 which is next week Friday. In an effort to create awareness and ensure an increase in consumption of eggs in Zambia, Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) secretariat has lined up a number of activities which among them include the following; th 1. Radio Discussion Interview on ZNBC radio 2 and Radio Christian voice on the 10 October 2014. 2. Essay Competitions at Northmead Primary School on the importance of eggs in our nutrition targeting grade 6 pupils. 3. Pop up banners will be mounted at Arcades, Levy Junction, Makeni Mall and Manda hill. 4. Donation of Eggs table to Mother Theresa in Mtendere and Kondwa Orphanage Centre in Ngombe The donation will take place at ZNFU offices in the showground and this will be followed by sampling of eggs prepared by Silva Catering Services. Come and be part of this year’s celebration and please look out for this day and remember to eat at least an egg every day. INTERNATIONAL NEWS German Supermarket Giants Demand Return to GMO-Free Fed Poultry It was announced last Thursday that the German supermarkets, with a broad consensus, recently demanded from the German Poultry Association (ZDG) to stop using GMO feed for both egg and poultry meat production, starting from 1st January 2015. That is the date when the retailers want to receive GMO-free fed products again, meaning poultry suppliers will have to rush to get their feed supply chains free from GMO feed once more. In February this year, the ZDG unilaterally declared that it was stopping using GM-free animal feed, following similar moves by other associations in England and Denmark. The reasons provided for the step after over a decade of GMO-free feeding were an alleged shortage of GMO-free soya, the risk of contamination, and the associated legal uncertainty. However, following close consultation with Brazilian authorities, the German supermarkets have realized that the reasons given by ZDG do not stand up: There is clearly enough Brazilian GMO-free feed in the system to supply Europe’s needs. “By taking a stand against the biotech and poultry industries, German supermarkets have proven that it’s possible to respond to consumer demand for poultry that is fed non-GMO feed and in doing so, force significant changes to the supply chain despite pressure from Monsanto and industry trade associations,” said Ronnie Cummins, international director of the Organic Consumers Association. (Source: www.gmofreeglobal.org) POULTRY ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA WWW.PAOZ.ORG Page 1 South African Poultry Makes Concessions for US South African (SA) poultry producers are considering granting concessions on the access of US chickens into the local market in order to help secure the renewal of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). US poultry producers have threatened to block the renewal of the Act in the US Congress if SA does not allow some of their products to enter the domestic market, reports Business Day. SA applies anti-dumping duties on the import of US bone-in chicken portions and while these will remain in place in future, there was scope to allow a specified quantity of chicken leg quarters from the US to enter the country, CEO of the South African Poultry Association Kevin Lovell said on Friday. AGOA provides SA with duty-free access into the US and it is due to expire on 30 September 2015. US President Barack Obama and the US administration both support the extension of the AGOA ACT and South Africa’s continued inclusion in it, but the ultimate decision is for the US Congress to take. Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies discussed the US poultry association’s concerns when he went to Washington DC in August and has assisted in getting the associations from the two countries to the negotiating table. According to Business Day any decision would have to undergo administrative processes, which Mr. Lovell hoped would be concluded before Congress. "Any concessions we might make would be dependent on AGOA being renewed. If the renewal fails, then the concession will fall away." While the talks have been friendly, the issue is a delicate one for local producers who have been engaged in ongoing battles to protect their industry against cheap imports. (Source: www.worldpoultry.com) DOMESTIC POULTRY PRICES AVERAGE DAY OLD CHICK PRICES The graph below shows average prices of day old chicks for selected towns. The price of day old chicks in all towns displayed has been stable during the course of the week with Choma and Livingstone posting the highest price for Hybrid day old chicks at ZMW5 per chick while Lusaka Kabwe, Mufulira and Chingola are posting the lowest price for the Hybrid day old chicks at ZMW4.75. Lusaka, Kabwe and Livingstone are posting lowest price for the Tiger day old chick at ZMW4.5 per chick. Mansa is posting highest price for the Ross in Lusaka, Chingola and Livingstone where it is going for ZMW4.5. However the Bokomo day old chick is going for ZMW4.8 in Mufulira and ZMW4.75 in Kabwe. Further the graph shows that some brands are not being supplied in some districts, for instance Mongu only has Hybrid and Tiger day old chicks being supplied in the district. POULTRY ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA WWW.PAOZ.ORG Page 2 Averege Day Old Prices-29th September to 3rd October 2014 5.1 5 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 HYBRID ROSS BOKOMO TIGER Source: Poultry Association of Zambia AVERAGE LIVE BIRDS PRICES The graph2 below shows the average live bird prices in Lusaka, Choma, Kabwe, Chipata, Mongu Mansa, Mufulira, Chingola and Livingstone. Compared to last week the average price of Broilers in Lusaka and Mufulira has slightly reduced from ZMW28.33 to ZMW27.92 in Lusaka and from ZMW36.5 to ZMW35 in Mufulira representing 1.4% and 4% price reduction respectively. No significant price changes have been recorded for layers except in Mongu where the average price has declined from 28 to 26.5 representing 5.3% price reduction. The price of village chicken in Mongu has also declined from 40 to 36.5 representing 8.7% price reduction. On the other hand Mansa has experienced an average increase in the price of village chicken from ZMW40 to ZMW47.5 representing 18% price increase. Prices in the rest of the towns have been stable during the course of the week. Graph 2 on the other hand shows the national average price trends for broilers, layers and village chickens. The Graph shows that price of broilers has been declining steadily since week 10 and has continued to do so in week 15. The price live broiler bird which was at ZMW33.7 in week 10 is now at ZMW31.34 in week 15. It further shows that the price of layers which has moved from being below that of broilers in the first two months and then going above the price of broilers in the third month is now going for almost the same price as that of broilers. The graph also shows that the price of village chickens which has been significantly higher than the price of broiler and layers throughout the period being considered. POULTRY ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA WWW.PAOZ.ORG Page 3 Graph1: Average Chicken Prices- 29th September to 3rd October 2014 Graph2: National Average live bird prices JuneSeptember 2014 55 70 65 50 prices in ZMW 60 45 55 40 50 45 BROILERS 35 40 35 LAYERS 25 30 25 20 30 VILLAGE CHICKEN 20 BROILERS LAYERS VILLAGE CHICKEN Source: Poultry Association of Zambia AVERAGE EGG PRICES Graph1 below shows average retail prices of table eggs in selected provincial centres around the country. Compared to last week the average retail price of eggs has declined in Mansa, Mongu, Mufulira and Lusaka. The price has dropped from ZMW26 to ZMW23 in Mansa, from ZMW24 to ZMW23.5 in Mongu, from ZMW23 to ZMW22.5 in Mufulira and from ZMW19.17 to ZMW19 in Lusaka. Prices in other towns have remained static during the course of the week. Graph 2 shows the price trend for eggs over a period of three months from mid-June to September 2014. The graph shows that the average retail price of eggs has been declining every week since week 12 when the average price was ZMW24.23. The national average price of eggs is now at ZMW23.13 in week 15 as can be seen from the graph. The reduction in prices has fundamentally has to do with the supply of table eggs as more and more players coming on the market. Graph2: National Average Egg prices June to October 2014 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 24.5 24 Average price per tray Zw per Tray Graph1: Average Egg Prices per Tray - 29th September to 3rd October 2014 23.5 23 22.5 22 21.5 Source: Poultry Association of Zambia AVERAGE WHOLE DRESSED CHICKEN PRICES Graph1 below shows average prices of whole frozen chickens in the three chain stores around in Lusaka. Compared to last week the average price of whole dressed frozen chickens in all three stores has been stable, POULTRY ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA WWW.PAOZ.ORG Page 4 with Spar maintaining the highest average price among the three stores at ZMW17.65 per kg. The highest priced chicken in Spar is going at ZMW20 per kg while the lowest is going at ZMW15.30 per kg. The average price of frozen whole chickens in Shoprite is ZMW17.54 per kg with the lowest going at ZMW14.79 per kg while the highest is going with the highest going for ZMW19.90 per kg. The lowest priced chicken in Pick n’ Pay is going for ZMW13.49 while the highest is going for ZMW17.50 per kg. The average price in Pick n’ Pay ZMW15.5 per kg. Graph 2 shows the average price trend for whole frozen dressed chicken from mid -June – September 2014. The graph shows that average price has declined from ZMW19.93 per Kg in week 10 to ZMW16.89 per kg in week 15. However, lowest price obtained during the three month period was ZMW15.72 per kg in week 8 while the highest was ZMW19.93 per kg in week 10. Graph2: Average prices for dressed whole frozen chicken in Lusaka June to October 2014 Graph1: Average whole frozen chicken-29th September to 3rd October 2014 22 20 19.5 18 19 16 18.5 17.65 15 wk15 15.5 wk14 17.54 wk13 Average wk12 20 wk11 17.5 wk9 19.9 wk10 Highest 16 15.5 wk8 15.3 wk7 Spar 13.49 wk6 PicknPay 14.79 wk5 Shoprite Lowest 17 16.5 wk4 10 wk3 12 18 17.5 wk2 14 wk1 ZMW per Kg Price/Kg 20 Source: Poultry Association of Zambia AVERAGE FEED PRICES The average feed prices have remained relatively stable the past three months. The graph below shows the average poultry stock feed prices with Lusaka posting the lowest prices in terms of feed compared to other towns. Kasama is posting the highest prices for all broiler feeds. The graph further shows that pullet feeds are generally lower than broiler feeds. No price statistics for pullet feeds have been captured for Kabwe while only layer mash prices were captured in Chipata. POULTRY ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA WWW.PAOZ.ORG Page 5 Average Feed Prices-September 29th September to 3rd October 2014 180 170 160 ZMW/50Kg 150 STARTER GROWER 140 FINISHER 130 PULLET STARTER 120 PULLET GROWER 110 PULLET DEVELOPER 100 LAYER MASH Source: Poultry Association of Zambia Note: All prices in this update are retail prices. POULTRY ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA WWW.PAOZ.ORG Page 6