JBG to Grow Corn on 1,700-acre Property
JAMAICA - Jamaica Broiler Group (JBG) is producing corn for its own use and will likely operate the farm itself, said Ian Parsard, senior vice-president for operations and finance.
17 January 2013
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The poultry producer acquired SG during its last financial year ending April 2012. It owns 100 per cent of the company.
Quoting Wednesday Business, The Gleaner reports that Mr Parsard said the land will be utilised to cultivate corn. "We have completed the first pilot corn-production crop across 100 acres of land as of November 2012," he told Wednesday Business.
"We are repeating this production on an increased acreage (approxi-mately 25 per cent increase) in the first half of 2013."
The final price for SG Development was not directly disclosed but the poultry group's financials report a J$117.58 million expenditure for acquisition of a subsidiary.
Jamaica Broilers is growing corn as feedstock for its animal feed business. Mr Parsard said it was too early to comment on the expected returns.
A previous report noted that the first harvest took approximately 120 days to grow, with Jamaica Broilers receiving technical assistance from Belize and the United States.
At the time, JBG also noted that it uses 11,000 metric tonnes a month, of corn, in livestock feed ration.
Corn trades on the world market at close to US$7 per bushel.
