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Expanded vaccination to ~750,000 broiler breeders across five farms (~30% of breeding stock); H1 FY2026 earnings recovered sharply
On June 3, 2026, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen amended the Animal Diseases Act to permit poultry vaccination against bird flu. The change ends the mandatory mass-culling rule that destroyed more than 8.5 million birds in 2023 and cost Astral Foods a R621 million operating loss.
Updated Jun 4
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