SA dairy numbers rise slightly

Elizabeth Anderson
Updated March 22 2019 - 6:27pm, first published 6:32am
REGISTERED FIGURES: The number of dairies in SA has decreased by about 27pc since 2008-09. In the same period, the number of cows has dropped from 106,000 to 75,000.
REGISTERED FIGURES: The number of dairies in SA has decreased by about 27pc since 2008-09. In the same period, the number of cows has dropped from 106,000 to 75,000.

DESPITE reports of dairyfarmers exiting the industry in recent months, the number of registered dairies in SA has increased slightly on 2017-18 figures.

Elizabeth Anderson

Editor of Stock Journal.

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