November 4, 2013
Mexico to invest US$233,000 in poultry infrastructure next year
In a bid to modernise the country's production and processing infrastructure, Mexico's poultry sector will invest more than MXN3 million (US$232,913) next year.
The investment would provide modern infrastructure for the Mexican poultry industry, improving food safety and adding value to exports, according to the head of the National Poultry Union (UNA) Jorge García de la Cadena Romero, during his speech at the country's National Poultry Congress 2013, held in Baja California Sur.
Romero stressed the importance of poultry production to Mexico, as the industry employed more than 200,000 people and contributed to 0.7% of the gross domestic product. He added that for every 10 kilogrammes of animal protein consumed by Mexicans, six kilogrammes were egg and chicken.
Opening the congress, general coordinator of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), Francisco Gurría Treviño, said that Mexico's poultry sector was "exemplary" in its organisation, which had enabled it to overcome challenges in the past.
He also highlighted the work that SAGARPA was doing with the industry, such as the partnership formed with Mexico's National Health Service, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA) and the UNA to fight avian influenza in Jalisco last year.