Mato Grosso do Sul will increase the number of sows by 50% in three years
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In the next three years, with expansion projects announced by existing companies and new ventures, the number of sows in the state should increase by 49.2%, rising from 101.8 thousand to 152 thousand.
Current projects include a piglet breeding plant owned by the Alpha cooperative from Santa Catarina with a capacity of 12,000 pigs; expanding Seara/JBS pig slaughter capacity to 10,000 pigs per day in Dorados; an increase in slaughter from 3.2 thousand to 5.5 thousand heads per day at the Avrora MEAT processing plant in San Gabriel do Oeste.