Super Frango

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Next we were off to a chicken farm / processor called Super Frango. They have been in processing for 19 years and they process on average 220,000 / day.Currently they buy day old chicks.The day old chicks are sourced from 5 separate states of Brazil. These are sent directly to the contract growers. All of the feed is mixed and sent out in bulk to these growers and they go through 1000 t/day, made up of Corn and SoyabeanThe trucks delivering the grain are all automatically sampled.

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The contract growers supply the shed and the labour, plus the water and electricity. He / she invests $300,000 per shed with a turn over every 55 days. 45 days for growing and 10 for cleaning and sanatizing the shed. Super Frango supply the chicks and feed. The company also picks up the chickens at 45 days old. The farmer is paid on a weight basis after the birds are processed. The animals range from 2.4 kgs to 3.2 kgs dressed weight. The chickens have a dressing percentage of 80% and meat yield is 40%. The feed conversion ratio is 1.75:1, which is very good.

Super Frango export only 10% of the final product with the rest consumed in Brazil. It is in their business plan to start growing their own chicks which it will have a number of benefits. They vertically intergrating the whole business.