SA's electricity crisis | Millions of chickens culled

JOHANNESBURG - The poultry industry has had to cull millions of chickens because of power cuts.

Chicken suppliers are struggling to keep fridges running and abattoir machinery working.

READ: Consumers struggling to afford eggs, producers say

Meanwhile, the agriculture sector said it is being hard hit by the electricity crisis.

Rolling blackouts are putting farmers between a rock and a hard place, says AgriSA.

They'll soon be choosing whether to close businesses or retrench workers.