Cargill opens new poultry plant in China
Cargill invested $48.8 million in opening the second poultry production facility in China. The plant will increase the company's poultry production in the country by 30%, according to Food Business News magazine.
The integrated facility incorporates chicken breeding, raising, feed production, hatching, primary and further processing. Additionally, the complex features two production lines for fully cooked poultry that will be able to produce 32,000 tons of chicken and other protein products every year, according to Cargill.
At this time, poultry is the second choice for animal protein consumed in China, after pork, but that may change as the Asian country is confronted with multiple African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks that are depleting fast the Chinese pig herd. According to China’s Statistics Bureau, annual per capita consumption of poultry in China’s cities increased from 1.0 kg in 1978 to 9.7 kg in 2017. Currently, chicken is the second most consumed meat in China representing 15% of total meat production. Cargill believes there is tremendous potential for growth.
"Chinese customers and consumers are critical to our protein business, as China has the largest protein market in the world.With this expansion, Cargill will be able to offer more unique and differentiated culinary options, menu solutions and innovative new products to our customers and consumers", explained Jackson Chan, managing director of Cargill Animal Protein in China.
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