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South Africa
WORLD MARKETS
PET FOOD
Sales have grown every year since 2014,
including record $94.5 million in 2016
By Shem Oriere | petfoodprocessing@sosland.com
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South Africa's pet food industry has in recent months
defied constrained economic growth, a volatile local
currency, declining but stable grains sector and muted
political uncertainty to post growth and even attract investment from key manufacturers in the country.
Despite a drop in the production of wheat in recent
months on the back of reducing acreage under the crop
and liberalization of the wheat market, South Africa's
pet food industry has recorded an increase in sales since
2014 with the $94.5 million achieved in 2016 being the
highest in the last four years. The sales volumes were
higher than those of 2014 and 2015 when local manufacturers and importers sold $73.7 million and $89.7
million of pet food, respectively.
Although the 2018 data on the number of pets, particularly dogs and cats, was not immediately available,
South Africa is estimated to have had 9.1 million dogs
and 2.4 cats by 2014. These pet numbers are driving in-
crease in consumption of pet foods in the country where
the domestic pet food market is dominated by Martin
& Martin, Mars Africa Pty Ltd and RCL Foods and its
subsidiary Food Corp Pty Ltd, among others.
These manufacturers produce their own branded animal food products and also manage their own distribution network alongside other outlets such as retailers/
supermarkets, wholesalers and specialty pet food stores.
Currently, South Africa's pet food market comprises
of a mixture of imports and domestic products with
the country being a major gateway to regional pet food
markets, especially of members of the Southern African
Development Community (SADC), a 15-member nation
inter-governmental organization based in Gaborone, the
capital city of Botswana.
In 2016, South Africa's value of imported and exported pet foods was estimated at $40 million and $20
million, respectively, by the Global Trade Atlas, a global
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Pet Food Processing - September 2018
CONTENTS
OFF THE LEASH - Learning curve
TRENDS - Can appeal
PLANT PROFILE - capitalizing ON KIBBLE
SMALL BUSINESS PROFILE - the BUTCHER shop
EDUCATION - Extrusion Cooking 101
REGULATORY - International EXPORTS
FOOD SAFETY - COLD cure
INGREDIENTS - really CLEAN
WORLD MARKETS - South Africa PET FOOD
FORMULATION - balancing ACT
EQUIPMENT - the NEXT STEP
OPERATIONS - What could go WRONG?
PACKAGING - up and COMING
BEST IN SHOW
EVENTS
INDEX
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PET Food Processing - September 2018 - CONTENTS
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - OFF THE LEASH - Learning curve
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PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 10
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - TRENDS - Can appeal
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PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 13
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 14
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - PLANT PROFILE - capitalizing ON KIBBLE
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PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 25
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 26
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - SMALL BUSINESS PROFILE - the BUTCHER shop
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 28
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - EDUCATION - Extrusion Cooking 101
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 30
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 31
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 32
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - REGULATORY - International EXPORTS
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 34
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 35
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 36
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - FOOD SAFETY - COLD cure
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 38
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 39
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 40
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - INGREDIENTS - really CLEAN
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 42
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 43
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 44
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 45
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 46
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - WORLD MARKETS - South Africa PET FOOD
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PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 49
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 50
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 51
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 52
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - FORMULATION - balancing ACT
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 54
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 55
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 56
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 57
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 58
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - EQUIPMENT - the NEXT STEP
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 60
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 61
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 62
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - OPERATIONS - What could go WRONG?
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 64
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 65
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 66
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - PACKAGING - up and COMING
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - BEST IN SHOW
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PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 70
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 71
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - EVENTS
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - 73
PET Food Processing - September 2018 - INDEX
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