Representatives from the food processing company explained that the new plant, which is added to the current two with modern infrastructure and equipment, required an investment of $40 million.

Alfredo Vélez, vice president of Corporate Affairs, told Elnuevodiario.com.ni that "... the project will be completed by the end of September. 'We are going to have one of the best bird processing plants in the region, if not the continent.  It is a very large plant, in which we are joining the two plants we have today, with the modernities and requirements to be able to compete in the next 10 to 15 years, in light of the opening of CAFTA''. 

See also: "Agroindustry Statistics in Nicaragua"

"... Vélez also announced yesterday that in April of this year Cargill finished a shrimp feed processing plant, something that he believes is very important, given that shrimp is an export product."

Source: elnuevodiario.com.ni

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