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Brazil meatpacker Aurora to invest $93mn in 2021, boosting poultry ops

  • CEO Neivor Canton said Aurora, a privately owned company that competes with Brazil-based heavyweights JBS SA and BRF SA, plans to expand its chicken processing capacity by 20% in two years.
Published February 10, 2021 Updated February 10, 2021 07:30pm
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SAO PAULO: Brazil's third largest meat processor, Cooperativa Central Aurora Alimentos, plans to invest 500 million reais ($93 million) this year mainly to grow its chicken processing capacity, the company's chief executive said in an interview.

CEO Neivor Canton said Aurora, a privately owned company that competes with Brazil-based heavyweights JBS SA and BRF SA, plans to expand its chicken processing capacity by 20% in two years.