August 3, 2021

 

Brazilian agricultural cooperative to expand pig division

 

 

Frimesa has recently announced the Brazilian agricultural cooperative will substantially increase its pig division, which will grow to slaughter 23,300 animals per day.

 

According to Frimesa, it will be the largest pig operation in Latin America.

 

The company expects to achieve a production of 23,300 pigs/day in 2032 when the entire project will be finished. The main element of the swine division will be a new facility in Assis Chateaubriand city, Paraná state, Brazil. It has been under construction since 2017 and will be completed by the end of 2022, occupying 148,000m².

 

In the first stage of operation which will run from 2023 to 2025, the slaughter capacity will be increased by 3,700 head/day. For the second stage during 2026-28, the total additional capacity will increase to become 7,500 head/day, while for the third stage (2029-31), the additional slaughter capacity will grow to 11,200 head/day.

 

Elias José Zydenk, director of Frimesa, said: "Currently, Frimesa finishes 8,300 hogs per day. With the forecast of the fourth stage of the new facility scheduled to be concluded in 2032, 23,300 head will be slaughtered per day when including the existing operations of the units in Medianeira and Marechal Cândido Rondon."

 

Zydenk added that Frimesa's finishing capacity is likely to more than triple over the next decade. "Our plan aims to provide opportunities to producers. Pig farming will experience progress both technologically and health-wise, generating pork security for consumers and more income in the production chain."

 

The municipality of Assis Chateaubriand is located 150km from the Frimesa headquarters in Medianeira, Paraná state.

 

The expansion also includes investments in the expansion of feed plants, machinery and equipment.

 

Frimesa may increase the number of sows by 166% by 2030, jumping from its current 90,000 sows to 240,000.

 

"Our share in the Brazilian swine industry today is 6.6%. We intend to reach something between 13% and 14%," said Zydek.

  

- Pig Progress