Aviagen celebrates 30 years of operations in Latin America

Aviagen celebrates 30 years of operations in Latin America

Aviagen celebrates 30 years of operations in Latin America, demonstrating its long commitment to the region.

The company’s operating base in Latin America started in September 1985, when Agroceres and Ross® Breeders signed a joint venture and began distributing Ross parent stock products, with initial deliveries to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia.

Companies then implemented the first breeding and commercial programme in Latin America. The poultry industry there was just starting its rapid growth in the region, later becoming a leader in production and export of poultry meat.

"Aviagen brought to the region the concepts of conformation in broilers, meat yield, effective biosecurity protocols, and others that have directly contributed to the development of the industry, improving profitability of the poultry industry and increasing the supply of chicken meat, making Latin American countries especially attractive for production and export," said Ivan Lauandos, the president of Aviagen Latin America.

For three decades, Aviagen supplied grandparent stocks to the Brazilian market which, along with Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, also received parent stocks. Other countries in Latin America continued to receive both grandparent and parent stock from Aviagen operations in the US and UK.

In 2007, Aviagenacquired the rest of Agroceres poultry business, leading to formation of Aviagen do Brazil. In 2010, the company extended its territory throughout the region and created Aviagen Latin America, assuming commercial and customer services for the entire region. The company has administrative and sales offices in Campinas, Brazil, and Santiago, Chile, as well as several farms, hatcheries, feed mill, and laboratories located in Brazil.

Currently, Latin American operation supplies 100% of the breeding stock to customers in South America. Due to logistical advantages, Aviagen operations in the US provide breeding stock to Mexico and Central America. Both Brazil and US facilities are just two of Aviagen’s global production bases, which also include bases in Europe, Turkey, India, Australia and New Zealand.

"The 30 year anniversary of Aviagen Latin American operations is a special milestone to the company,” said Lauados. “However, more than just celebrating the history, we are looking forward to future successes and investment as well. We are committed to the Latin American market and continue to grow our presence with the same concepts and new innovations that made us pioneers in delivering breeding stock throughout all Latin American countries. We are currently operating in every part of the continent, from the Rio Grande, Mexico, to Patagonia, Argentina."