The broiler farms consist of 14 farms,consisting of 109 houses in total.
Additionally, the Group has 2 BBBEE contract growers who supply exclusively to Sovereign Foods.
Up to 190 000 chicks are placed per day, and at any one time up to 5 500 000 birds are on the ground.
On average, slaughter age is at 37 days at a weight of 1,7 kg per bird.
06 Feb 2012 - SOV
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Download the Sovereign Foods Annual Report 2011 here: 2011 Annual Report