JBS invests in a new feed plant in Rio Grande do Sul to double local pork production
With the increase in feed supply, the outgrowers will be able to double their pig production by the end of 2023, making the region the main producer of pig farming in the state. Located on the same plot of land as the Seberi industrial plant, the new feed factory occupies a total area of 63,000 square meters (m²), of which 48,000 m² are built area, and will have the capacity to produce 50,000 tons of raw material per month. The plant will supply more than 300 pork producing families integrated with Seara.
JBS is betting on the potential of the Seberi region to expand Seara's pork processing in Rio Grande do Sul. Currently, the company has more than 40 feed mills in operation in the South, Southeast and Midwest regions of the country.
The construction of this new feed factory is part of the investments announced by JBS in April 2021, of R$ 1.7 billion, in Rio Grande do Sul. The contributions made in the 2021-2023 period include expansion and improvements in units in seven cities, including Seberi, expanding the production of in natura protein and prepared foods to meet the demands of the foreign and domestic markets.
Pork exports totaled 272,141 metric tons (mt) in November, up 5% from a year ago, while export va...
Revenue generated by shipments reached US$ 238.2 million in 2024, a balance 0.8% lower compared t...
A record was also recorded with export revenues between January and December 2024, reaching US$ 9...
