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Namibian piglet producers still find it profitable to sell piglets to South Africa due to Namibia’s relatively unfavourable climate and high input costs.
The export volume of live cattle in June this year increased by 39.09% compared with the same period last year.
According to the Livestock and Livestock Products Board’s (LLPB) monthly market watch, live exports fell by 0.71% from 17,485 cattle exported in May to 17,361 cattle exported in June this year.
A whopping 96.33% of exported cattle (mainly calves) went to South Africa.
Popular Destinations
The majority of cattle exported to South Africa are sent to feedlots (90.73%), while the remainder is exported to other SADC countries such as Angola and Botswana for agricultural (breeding) purposes.
The LLPB added that the auction price of young pigs increased by N1.30/kg from N23.61/kg in May to N24.91/kg in June.
The auction price of piglets increased by 6.09% from N23.48/kg in June 2023 to N24.91/kg in June 2024.
“On a monthly basis, prices for young pig auctions south of the veterinary cordon rose by 5.51% in June 2024.”
The report said producer prices for all categories fell on average in June 2024 from a year earlier.
However, the monthly growth rates for Class B and Class C increased slightly.
Yellow corn
According to LLPB, the price of yellow corn fell by 2.51% in June 2024 from the previous month.
“Throughout 2024, the SAFEX yellow maize feed price continued to hover below N5,000/tonne, with the price dropping by 2.51% to N3,936.15/kg in June 2024 from N4,037.35/kg in May 2024.”
Yellow maize prices fell slightly due to a good harvest and good stock levels in the South African market, LLPB said.
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