Power Outages and Bird Flu Outbreak Devastate South Africa's Poultry Industry
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Frequent power outages in South Africa have increased costs for businesses including poultry producers like Astral Foods.
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Astral Foods expects major financial losses this year due to higher electricity costs and impacts of a bird flu outbreak.
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The bird flu outbreak has already led to egg shortages and could soon cause chicken meat shortages.
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Eskom's aging coal power plants are unable to provide consistent electricity due to lack of maintenance.
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Load shedding forces Astral Foods to spend 45 million rand monthly to power operations with diesel generators.