South Africa's largest chicken producer, Astral Foods, faces ongoing bird flu risk due to delayed vaccination rollout.

South Africa's largest chicken producer, Astral Foods, warns of ongoing bird flu risk due to delayed vaccination rollout. The country lost 9.5M chickens last year amid its worst bird flu outbreak. Strict biosecurity standards and monitoring protocols hinder vaccination efforts; no company has met these requirements. Despite this, Astral Foods reported a 472% profit increase in the first half of its financial year.