American agribusiness company Cargill is constructing a$250m integrated broiler poultry project in Chuzhou city,Anhui province,China,in an effort to strengthen its presence in the country.
The integrated broiler facility,which is being built over an area of 350 hectares near the Yangtze river basin,will complement Cargill's current meat imports business.
It will feature 12 pullet and breeder farms,a feed mill,a hatchery and a primary processing plant.
Speaking at an industry event in Thailand,Cargill China animal protein business head Chris Langholz said that the construction is currently ongoing and the facility is expected to start operating by July 2013.
"We will raise 65 million birds a year and it will be one of the biggest integrated plants in China,"Langholz added.
China,which currently accounts for 50%of the world's pork production and consumption,has witnessed a rapid expansion in the poultry industry,which is growing at a rate of 5%to 6%every year.
In China,Cargill operates about 52 locations and is involved in various businesses including agriculture services,trade and processing of agricultural products,food ingredients,financial and risk management,and industrial.
