The investment will increase hatch production by 40 percent at one of its Salisbury, Md., hatcheries and nearly double hatch production in Kenly, N.C. As a result, Perdue will close its hatcheries in Showell and Bishopville, Md., in early May of 2010.
Perdue will invest in new equipment and ventilations systems to accommodate the increased production in Kenly, while existing equipment from Showell and Bishopville will be installed at the Salisbury hatchery to handle the increased hatch production there.