Infographic: US poultry industry expansion projects

The U.S. poultry industry continues to grow, as 33 companies announced expansion projects during the first 10 months of 2016.

Poultry companies have been busy with expansion projects in many states. | Jennifer Keller
Poultry companies have been busy with expansion projects in many states. | Jennifer Keller

The U.S. poultry industry continues to grow, as 33 companies announced expansion projects during the first 10 months of 2016.

Broiler, turkey and egg companies, as well as poultry genetics companies, have all revealed plans to expand their operations. The expansions include new construction projects, facility upgrades and renovations and acquisitions of existing facilities. Some come in the form of processing plants, while other growth projects include office space, hatcheries, feed mills and the addition of contract farms.

Companies to reveal plans for new projects so far in 2016 include:

Aviagen – Construction of new feed operation

Cargill – Expansion of egg processing facility; planned construction of new headquarters for North American Protein division

Central Valley Eggs – Construction of cage-free egg production facility

Tyson Foods – Planned expansion of cooked poultry facility; Construction of new incubation center; construction of new cooked poultry plant

Holly Poultry – Construction of further processing poultry plant

Rose Acre Farms – Construction of new corporate office

Allen Harim Foods – Renovation to poultry plant to accommodate consolidated operations; planned construction of hatchery

Hillandale Farms – Construction of cage-free egg barns

Pilgrim’s – Expansion at prepared foods plant and enhancement of existing lines; transitioning of another plant to an ‘improved mix of value-added products; proposed construction of new feed mill

Perdue Farms – Planned construction of soybean crush facility; expansion of poultry processing plant; opening of employee training center

Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch – Proposed feed mill and depot building; proposed construction of layer barns

Rembrandt Foods – Planned construction of cage-free egg production site

Foster Farms – Planned construction of organic feed mill

Bell & Evans – Construction of new hatchery

Vital Farms – Planned addition of egg grading facility

Cobb-Vantress – Planned construction of new feed mill

Mountaire Farms – Purchase and planned renovation of closed poultry plant

Sperry Farms – Egg complex expansion that includes a new layer house, a breeding facility and processing and packing facility

Butterball – Addition of new contract turkey farms

Wayne Farms – Addition of cold storage space to poultry complex

The Country Hen – Addition of three barns to increase organic egg production

Miller Poultry – Establishment of a breeder operation and addition of second shift at poultry plant

Koch Foods – Addition of another production line at poultry plant

Simply Essentials – Planned purchase and reopening of closed poultry plant

Simmons Foods – Leasing of storage space

OK Foods – Acquisition of fully-cooked poultry plant

Balady Farm – Conversion of existing building into a halal poultry processing plant

Valley of the Moon – Acquisition of turkey genetics operation

Handsome Brook Farm – Addition of new pasture-raised egg operation

Moyer’s Chicks – Construction of new hatchery

House of Raeford Farms – Construction of new hatchery

J.S. West – Increasing cage-free capacity, conversion of cage houses to cage-free houses

Lincoln Premium Poultry – Proposed construction of new poultry processing plant

Some growth projects are being done in response to the nationwide movement to produce more cage-free eggs, while others are being done to accommodate the increased demand for other niche markets such as antibiotic-free, organic or halal poultry.

This infographic offers a deeper look at the locations of expansion projects that are planned and have been reported on WATTAgNet.

The inforgraphic only includes projects in the United States. It also does not include expansion projects already in progress that were announced prior to 2016.

Expansion Projects In The Us Poultry Sector Infographic 1

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