Egg shortages persist after avian flu

SOUTH Africans might encounter sporadic shortages of eggs on shop shelves as the poultry industry recovers from last year’s outbreak of avian influenza.The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) says it’s aware of stock problems in some areas because the industry is still in the rebuilding phase of getting back to normal production.The association’s Dr Abongile Balarane said 30% of the industry was destroyed in the outbreak in several provinces in 2023, but there hasn’t been any avian flu this year.“It will take us about 17 months to recover that lost production. Normally we…