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Poultry Plant in Nicaragua

The Honduran firm Avinicsa has opened a chicken fattening farm in northern Mexico with an investment of $3.1 million and with capacity to produce 5.4 million kilos a year.

Monday, March 14, 2016

The company founded on Honduran Capital, Avinicsa, has announced the opening of a broiler farm in the municipality of Tipitapa (25 kilometers north of Managua) which will produce about 410,000 chickens a year. Roberto Suazo, president of the company, confirmed to Elnuevodiario.com.ni that the investment was $3.1 million.

See also: "Nicaragua: Poultry Plant Starts Operations"

Prensalibre.com reports that "... the new plant is a farm for fattening birds and produces 5.4 million kilos of chicken a year to meet demand from the US agribusiness giant Cargill, which has a refrigerated storage facility and distribution service in Nicaragua".

According Elnuevodiario.com.ni "... the farm has 10 sheds that will house 410,000 chickens. These are equipped with evaporative cooling technology and tunnel ventilation; and food and water bowls to ensure good development of the chicken. Each shed has an area of 2,400 square meters. "

Source: elnuevodiario.com.ni

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