Cargill Anhui poultry plant open for business

Cargill’s fully integrated poultry business is open for business in the city Lai’an, Anhui Province, China. An inauguration ceremony held Sept. 23 included dignitaries such as Gary Locke, ambassador of the United States of America to China; Chris Langholz, president of Cargill Animal Protein China; Stan Ryan, corporate vice president of Cargill and representatives from Chinese government agencies. The company initiated the project in 2009, and nearly four years later is celebrating the opening of a world-class poultry production complex that covers each stage of the poultry supply chain. The operation includes chicken breeding, raising, feed production, hatching, slaughtering and processing capabilities at a cost of $250 million.  Read More