SA’s biggest chicken producer Astral warns of earnings crash

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Article highlights:

  • Astral Foods says its earnings could fall by up to 92%, having said in January it expected “no more” than a 90% decline.
  • It has been wrestling with high input costs and load shedding, which it could not pass on to consumers.
  • Analysts say the update from SA’s biggest chicken producer shows how cyclical the poultry sector is.