Assessment of Cooperatives in the Poultry Industry - 2013.pdf - Seda

Research Report: Addressing the Needs, Opportunities and Challenges of Cooperatives
and Collectively Owned Enterprises in the Poultry and Related Industries
Figure 4-5: Proportion of Cooperative Business Type
3% 1% 4%
4%
16%
1%
4%
1%
5%
29%
Abbatoir
Broiler Production
Selling of Broilers
Selling of Eggs
Selling of hens
Selling of spent hens
Transport
Broiler Breeding
Hen Breeding
Cage cleaning
Egg Production
32%
Source: Urban-Econ Survey, 2013
Figure 4-5 above includes all responses provided, with the figure representing each business
function as a percentage of total responses. There is some overlap between responses with most of
the cooperatives who produce broilers also conducting the selling of broilers.
Of the cooperatives surveyed, the majority (85.7%) sell live
broilers, and only two of the cooperatives manage an abattoir.
This may be partly due to the health standards which exist in the
industry and which may prove to be difficult for cooperatives to
comply with. An additional factor affecting the low proportion
The majority (85.7%) of
co-ops surveyed sell live
broilers
of cooperatives running an abattoir is the level of technical skill required and the expense of
obtaining refrigeration equipment and trucks that are required for the operation of an abattoir.
Only two of the 28 cooperatives
surveyed operate an egg laying
business. This is a very low proportion
considering that within the South
African market, egg production makes
up one fifth of the total profit in the
poultry industry
There are several areas of business in which greater
opportunities exist for cooperatives to operate. Only
two of the 28 cooperatives surveyed operate an egg
laying business. This is a very low proportion,
considering that within the South African market egg
production makes up one fifth of the total profit in
the poultry industry. Additionally, when asked
whether broiler or egg production was a better
business for developing farmers, a DPFO
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