Izaak Breitenbach

Chief Executive Officer, SAPA Broiler Organisation, South African Poultry Association

Izaak Breitenbach is Chief Executive Officer, SAPA Broiler Organisation of South African Poultry Association, in the role since January 2019.

The South African Poultry Association, established in 1904, represents the country's poultry producers, and its Broiler Organisation speaks for chicken producers. Breitenbach has pressed the government on chicken import prices, avian influenza vaccination and export access.

In the job

  1. Breitenbach told a webinar that avian influenza vaccination and exports were central to the second poultry master plan, a day after the agriculture minister announced a shift to allow vaccination. Source

  2. The association called for an investigation into chicken import prices. Source

Career before

  1. Roles in other agricultural industries, including international poultry companies

Sources

  1. sapoultry.co.za
  2. dailymaverick.co.za
  3. engineeringnews.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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