en.Wedoany.com Reported - Masterboi is advancing an investment plan of approximately R$60 million, aimed at expanding industrial capacity and doubling its export scale. The company is currently installing a new freezing tunnel at its plant in Canhotinho, located in the Agreste region of Pernambuco state.

Company President Nelson Bezerra stated that once the new freezing tunnel is operational, the plant's daily slaughtering capacity will increase from 700 to 900 head of cattle. This capacity expansion is expected to create around 200 new jobs. According to documents released by the company, Masterboi is deepening its partnerships with major supermarket chains such as Atacadão and Assaí, having signed several new commercial agreements to strengthen its presence in the food retail sector.

The installation of the new equipment comes just over a month after Masterboi's investment initiatives in the state of Ceará. In that state, another strategic project is also underway: the company plans to build a slaughtering and processing plant in Iguatu, marking the arrival of a large-scale facility in the region after a 25-year hiatus. The project has an investment budget of R$300 million.

The company explained in a statement: "The choice of Iguatu considered the logistics network of the Transnordestina Railway, which plays a strategic role in grain transportation for the Matopiba region, while the local Orós Reservoir also guarantees an adequate water supply." After completing the relevant administrative procedures, construction of the plant will officially begin, with operations expected to commence in 2028. The initial designed capacity is for the daily slaughter of 500 head of cattle, potentially creating over 500 direct jobs.

Nelson Bezerra pointed out that the new plant in Ceará will adopt a gradual expansion strategy, aligned with the pace of regional livestock development, a path that mirrors the growth trajectory of the Canhotinho plant. The latter initially had a smaller capacity and now reaches a daily slaughter volume of 900 head. Currently, a large number of cattle from Ceará still need to be transported to other states, including Pernambuco, for slaughter, and the company hopes the new plant will change this situation.

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