April 14, 2010

Industrias Bachoco, Mexico's largest producer and processor of poultry products, said its Mexicali table eggs operation was affected by the earthquake that hit Mexico's northwest early this month, according to reports.

No employees were injured during the earthquake and its feed mill and distribution channels were "practically undamaged," but the quake affected most of the farms in the region, said Cristobal Mondragon, Bachoco's CEO.

The company is currently supplying customers from other production complexes, according to Mondragon. "We are evaluating the damages to the facilities and production process to take the fastest alternatives and quickly recover the pace of our normal operations," he added.

The Mexicali operation represents about 9% of the company's production capacity for table eggs.