S.Africa's Quantum Foods swings to loss on bird flu, 力/強力にする 削減(する)s

Dec 1 (Reuters) - South African poultry 生産者 Quantum Foods on Friday 報告(する)/憶測d a 35 million ランド ($1.86 million) loss in the year to end-September, after the country's worst bird flu 突発/発生 decimated its chicken flock and 力/強力にする 削減(する)s 強めるd.

The 事前の year the company 地位,任命するd a 37 million ランド 利益(をあげる).

South Africa has 戦う/戦いd an 突発/発生 of a high-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), a bird flu which spreads 速く in an 感染させるd flock 原因(となる)ing a high death 率, which resulted in the culling of about a third of its 国家の flock.

Although the 政府 has said the 突発/発生 was now under 支配(する)/統制する, poultry 生産者s such as Quantum, RCL Foods and Astral Foods have 苦しむd 抱擁する losses at a time the 産業 is 直面するing higher costs 予定 to South Africa's electricity 危機.

South Africa is experiencing daily electricity 削減(する)s as its ageing (n)艦隊/(a)素早い of coal-解雇する/砲火/射撃d 工場/植物s frequently break 負かす/撃墜する.

Quantum said it wrote off 資産s, such as 層 女/おっせかい屋s and 産む/飼育するing 在庫/株, 価値(がある) 155 million ランド during the 財政上の year 予定 to the bird flu 突発/発生. It also had 付加 costs from 料金d and eggs that had to be destroyed as part of 対策 to 戦闘 the avian flu.

The egg 生産者, which 要求するs 連続する electricity to 持続する ideal poultry 住宅 気温 and 確実にする the flow of 空気/公表する, water and 料金d, said it spent 52 million ランド on ディーゼル to run 発生させる人(物)s as 力/強力にする 削減(する)s 強めるd during the year.

Quantum also 投資するd a その上の 35 million ランド to 購入(する) 発生させる人(物)s.

($1 = 18.8350 ランド) (報告(する)/憶測ing by Nelson Banya; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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