Hy-Line International distributor expands in China

Hy-Line International, the world leader in layer poultry genetics, announces the further market growth of Hy-Line layers in the China market. Ningxia Xiaoming Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd, a Hy-Line distributor in China for the past sevenyears, is expanding hatchery capacity in its Henan Lankao location this year. The hatchery, outfitted with hatchers and setters imported from Europe with the most up-to-date technology, will increase its annual capacity by 30 million chicks. Currently, Xiaoming Agriculture hatches 50 million chicks annually. At full capacity, the company, as a whole, will produce 80 million female day-old chicks. This hatchery capacity is among the largest in the world.

“This expansion will enable us to meet the demands for high-quality day-old chicks and create value for our high-end customers,” said Mr. Wei XiaoMing, Chairman of Xiaoming Agriculture.

“It is our privilege to collaborate with Mr. Wei and Xiaoming Agriculture,” said Jonathan Cade, president of Hy-Line International. “We support and applaud Mr. Wei’s aggressive growth in the China market with the Hy-Line Brown. The new hatchery will assure day-old chicks of high quality to
the Chinese egg producers.”