Cargill will allocate Bt2 billion (approximately $60 million) toward projects in Thailand aimed at enlarging its cooked-poultry output, introducing automation, and bolstering its feed-supply network in response to rising worldwide protein demand. The American meat and agribusiness noted that the funds will finance an automated line for ready-to-eat chicken at its Saraburi poultry plant, slated for completion in 2028.
From its Thai base, Cargill ships ready-cooked poultry to foodservice and retail clients throughout Asia, including Japan, plus markets in Europe and North America. The Saraburi upgrade is projected to lift cooked-poultry output to roughly 160,000 metric tons, add Bt25 billion in export sales and provide 300 new jobs locally.
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Watcharapon Prasopkiatpoka, Cargill’s vice-president and APAC poultry managing director, stated that the funding will enhance the firm’s capacity to satisfy client needs.
“Demand for high-quality protein continues to grow across global markets, and customers are looking for reliable innovation partners who can help them scale with confidence,” Prasopkiatpoka said.
The capital infusion will boost Cargill’s capability to provide poultry items that meet the quality and uniformity demanded by buyers. The company added that the plan incorporates upgrades to capacity and efficiency throughout its poultry system, supporting a more resilient supply chain and advancing food safety, quality and innovation.
Also part of the scheme is a grain silo capable of holding 30,000 metric tons at Cargill’s site in Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. Building work beside a feed mill is in progress, with the structure slated for finish in December. The silo is intended to enhance raw-material storage and give the company more leeway in sourcing grain year-round.
In the coming 24 months, AI applications will be used for data handling to enable quicker, more precise decisions, assisting the management of food quality and safety.
The Thai expansion occurs alongside other operational adjustments by Cargill. Earlier this year the firm shut a minced-beef plant in Wisconsin, eliminating roughly 221 positions, and it closed a turkey operation in Springdale, Arkansas, in the previous year.
Cargill disclosed fiscal-2026 revenue of US$164 billion, an increase from US$154 billion in fiscal-2025 and US$160 billion in fiscal-2024.
Brian Sikes, who serves as Cargill’s board chair and chief executive, projected that artificial intelligence might deliver productivity gains valued between US$40 billion and US$70 billion for the food and agriculture sectors.