U.S. Indiana Packers opens new $24 mln feed mill near Peru

U.S. pork and meat products processor Indiana Packers Corporation has opened a new feed mill near Peru as part of the company’s push to expand into the swine-feed industry.

OP Nutrition, which is owned by Indiana Packers, built the $24-million facility on 45 acres of land in the North Miami Industrial Park, which includes four structures totaling around 30,000 square feet of building space.

The facility can generate 4,800 tons of feed per week with a staff of 12 working in the double-shift facility. The company expects to produce approximately 250,000 tons of feed annually, most of which will be distributed to farms within 70 miles of Peru by contracted truck drivers.

Construction on the project began in April 2017, which includes a 20-story tall structure capable of receiving 15,000 bushels of corn per hour. Indiana Packers started operations earlier this month.