WATCH | Blackouts...a 'clucking' crisis

JOHANNESBURG - Food security in the country is being threatened by rolling blackouts.

Already, 10 million 1-day-old chicks have been culled over the past six weeks.

READ : SA’s electricity crisis | 10 million chicks culled in six weeks

This is as abattoirs battle to keep up with their slaughter schedules.

The ripple effect not only affects farmers but restaurants and fast-food outlets.

It will also soon affect your pocket as poultry prices will rise.

eNCA reporter Ayesha Ismail has the details in the video above.