JBS, one of the largest food companies in the world, will invest R$216 million in four Seara units in Santa Catarina. The announcement was made this week by the company's president, João Campos. The investments will result in the creation of 278 direct jobs in the state.
Posted on May 09 ,00:10

The resources will be allocated to the modernization and expansion of the pork processing unit in Itapiranga, a poultry farm in Bom Retiro and the poultry processing units in Itaiópolis and Nova Veneza.

With an investment of R$98 million, the Itapiranga unit will have its processing capacity increased by 600 pigs per day. In Bom Retiro, R$89 million will be invested in the construction of a new farm for the production of breeding stock.

At the Itaiópolis unit, Seara will invest R$15 million in the modernization of the poultry plant, with a focus on improving the production mix. In Nova Veneza, the poultry unit will receive R$14 million to increase processing speed, increasing capacity by 38,000 birds per day.

The announcement was made at an event with the state governor, Jorginho Mello, about the policy of incentives for the industry implemented by the state government. “It is a great pleasure to be here, to be part of the development, job creation and extremely important work. The state of Santa Catarina is already a very important state for Seara's operations and this project helps us to continue investing even more in the state,” said João Campos.