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Live sheep exporter to buy directly from farmers

Al Mawashi South Africa (AMSA), the country’s largest buyer of live sheep for Middle Eastern markets, has announced that it intends to procure livestock directly from South African red meat producers and farmers in the future.

It had already begun awarding offtake agreements

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