Cargill Puts $130 Million Into Asian Poultry Plants, Including 190,000-Tonne Philippine Feed Mill

A regional investment across two countries

Cargill says it will invest more than $130 million over two years in poultry operations across Thailand and the Philippines. Announced September 28, 2026, the programme includes cooked chicken processing, raw-material storage, feed manufacturing and changes to its poultry breeding and farm network.

These are planned and ongoing investments, not new operating capacity that has already entered the market. Their impact will depend on the factories being completed and production ramping up as intended.

Thailand targets export production

The company plans an automated cooked-chicken production line at its Saraburi plant, with completion expected in 2028. Cargill says the programme could lift its cooked-poultry volume to about 160,000 metric tonnes and support annual export value of approximately 25 billion Thai baht.

The Thailand programme also includes a 30,000-tonne grain silo targeted for completion by early 2027. Greater grain storage can create flexibility in raw-material purchasing and limit some seasonal logistics pressure, although it does not eliminate fluctuations in world grain prices.

Philippines feed mill adds upstream capacity

In the Philippines, Cargill plans a feed mill with 190,000 metric tonnes of annual capacity, targeted for completion in late 2027. It is also expanding hatcheries and breeder and broiler farms to supply its foodservice business and domestic retail brand.

The company expects more than 100 jobs from the mill, while the broader Thailand expansion is expected to create more than 300 local jobs. Both numbers are company forecasts, not independently verified jobs already created.

What the investment says about protein demand

Instead of betting on a single factory, the group is expanding several stages of the supply chain. Poultry production depends on predictable feed, breeding stock, slaughter and processing, distribution and food-safety controls.

For customers in Japan, Europe, North America and across Asia, the eventual question is whether the investment produces more reliable volumes and delivery. Capital spending by itself does not guarantee lower consumer prices.

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