The Koyu & Unitek Co Ltd opened a meat processing plant last week with a daily capacity of 50,000 chickens at the Long Binh Industrial Zone in the southern province of Dong Nai as part of its plan to export poultry products to Japan.

The US$6 million plant is equipped with advanced machinery imported from Japan and runs following strict hygiene and food safety standards, vietnamplus.vn reports.

The farm is expected to scale up to 720,000 chickens in next June or July. Most of its breeds have been imported from France, while feed has been provided by De Heus Vietnam.

Nguyen Van Quyen, head of the company’s export project board, said Koyu & Unitek is confident to pass the examination, as its production chain is strictly in line with standards set by Japan.

The company expected to sell chicken products in the home market from April and ship its first chicken container to Japan in June or July. — VNS