South Africa Egg Shortage 2025. South africa is currently experiencing a shortage of poultry and eggs due to an outbreak of the h7 bird flu, resulting in producers culling large percentages of their birds. The egg shortage in the country has the south african poultry association (sapa) calling on the government to open the borders to enable imports from zimbabwe, namibia, angola and malawi.

This move was called to ensure eggs will be available during the festive season. Last month, the department of agriculture, land reform, and rural development said it was looking to import broiler eggs to address the egg shortage in south africa.