JBS to invest $70 million in Paraguay poultry expansion Deal includes Pollos Amanecer plant and export plans3 October 2025 3 October 2025 1 minute read 1 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media South AmericaBrazilian meatpacker JBS on Thursday announced investments of $70 million in Paraguay over the next two years, including the acquisition of a chicken processing plant, Reuters reported, citing a statement. The acquisition of Paraguayan chicken brand Pollos Amanecer, which owns a poultry plant in the Doctor Juan Eulogio Estigarribia district, from firm Campo 9 represents the first phase of JBS's new investment cycle in Paraguay, it said. JBS is the world's largest meat producer, employing more than 280,000 people in countries such as Brazil, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Australia. "Paraguay offers good conditions for the development of poultry farming, and this investment reinforces our strategy of increasing the company's competitiveness and diversification," the CEO said. The production complex currently has 19 poultry sheds, and the plan is to reach a total of 139 when the expansion is completed, the company said.