February 1, 2008

New poultry feed mill of Pilgrim's Pride to open
 

Pilgrim's Pride new poultry feed mill in Louisiana, US, will be officially opened on Friday.

Construction commenced in January 2006 on a 250-acre site that was leased from the city of Natchitoches by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

The US$18 million feed mill contains large grain storage facilities to allow sizable purchases of local grain.

Officials estimate that the mill will purchase 3.5 million bushels of Louisiana-produced corn and soy per year. The mill will have a producing capacity of 6,000 tonnes of poultry feed per week.