Home of Raeford Farms is in talks with officers in Aiken County, South Carolina, with the corporate reportedly hoping to construct a brand new plant there.
In line with a report from the Aiken Normal, the Aiken Metropolis Council on March 11 voted 6-1 to approve the primary studying on an ordinance that may provide the corporate discounted water and sewer charges if the corporate have been to construct a plant on the north aspect of town. The Normal additionally reported that the corporate is in talks with county officers regarding tax incentives.
The proposed plant venture represents a $185 million funding on behalf of Home of Raeford, and about 900 individuals could be employed on the facility.
An electronic mail from WATT World Media to a Home of Raeford spokesperson has not but acquired a response.
Home of Raeford already has operations in three different South Carolina communities. It additionally operates within the states of North Carolina, Louisiana and Georgia.
The ninth largest broiler producer in the US, Home of Raeford Farms produced 31.12 million kilos of ready-to-cook hen on a weekly foundation in 2023. It operates 5 slaughter crops, three additional processing crops, 4 hatcheries and 4 feed mills.