Meat Market Report

The South African red meat industry makes a major contribution to the country's agricultural earnings. The industry reported mixed experiences over the past year, but is looking forward to a promising 2012. For more on the state of the industry, we spoke to the CEO of the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation, or RPO, Gerhard Schutte.

Source: http://www.rpo.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39:red-meat-producers-organisation

The Red Meat Producers' Organisation (RPO) is a service organisation that acts as a mouthpiece for South African commercial red meat producers, and promotes sustainability and the profitability of the red meat industry in South Africa.

It is an independent producers organisation that strives to dinamically promote the sustainability and the profitability of the red meat industry in South Africa.

Our mission, namely the promotion of a sustainable and profitable red meat industry in South Africa, is operationalised through our bargaining and consultation with government and other organisations in order to further the interests of the red meat producer, locally as well as internationally.

For more on the Red Meat Industry go to http://www.rpo.co.za