Top-10 trending poultry stories in 2023

Carmistin Avicarvil plans to double capacity and become Romania's biggest protein producer by building Eastern Europe's most modern 13,500 bph poultry greenfield in Vâlcea, Romania. Executive director Andrei Brumaru says, "For the best results and return on investment we decided to cooperate with Marel."

Aurora Coop and Marel agreed to install the largest further processing greenfield in Brazil. The new facility, located in Chapecó (Santa Catarina) is located at the center of nine other poultry processing plants belonging to the cooperative. The project, designed to serve domestic and foreign markets, will be a Latin American benchmark for both technology and production volume with its capacity to process more than 20,000 kg of final product per hour.

At Banvit BRF’s convenience food processing plant in Bandırma, Türkiye, Marel and Banvit together have succeeded in producing 5,500 kg [12,125 lb] nuggets per hour on a 700 mm convenience line. Based on current information, this is an unofficial production world record.

Built on 28 years' experience, the Nuova-i sets a new benchmark in the industry. Nuova-i is supremely fit to enter the era of digitalized processing, making use of more software benefits than ever, including SmartBase machine health monitoring. On the mechanical side, it features 24 units in its carrousel and can easily handle line speeds of 15,000 bph [250 bpm], while guaranteeing efficiency and yield.

Poultry processors in specific regions of the world are witnessing market shifts that require them to adjust their secondary process. A good example is Sub-Saharan Africa. There is a noticeable consumer trend shifting from purchasing whole chickens to buying pre-cut chicken pieces. If local processors are to compete with imported cuts, they need to consider moving to distribution and cut-up processes with a greater degree of automation.