On offer is 100% shares in this family-owned egg production business and 214ha farm based in the Free State, South Africa. Included in the sale is a signed off-take agreement with a national egg wholesaler to purchase all produced eggs and egg pulp.
The business and farm are sold as a going concern. The property has specialized improvements and infrastructure and is the poultry improvements of the most modern in the Free State. The property is farmed as an intensive egg production unit with excellent modern equipment and ancillary facilities.
The seller started the business as a small concern in 2017 and currently, the business comprises a fully operational production plant with one layer house housing 26,400 hens. The facilities include a packing warehouse and feeding plant built to accommodate a total of 9 layer houses. About 40ha of the farm is allocated towards the business. The remainder of the farm comprises natural grazing and there is 6.5ha of developed irrigation.
The EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) has been done and approved for a total of 9 layer houses which can accommodate a total of more than 250,000 hens.
The fact the business and farmland are situated in central South Africa enables the owner to conveniently deliver the produced eggs to all parts of the country.
Also included is equipment, truck, trailer, silos, 30Kva generator, farmhouse (currently with a tenant and lease agreement expiring 2023), feeding system, packing warehouse, 24,000 hens, and many more!
This is the ideal opportunity for an existing egg-producing business looking to expand its footprint to the Free state. It also offers a great opportunity for an entrepreneur looking to acquire a farming operation that is set up for extensive growth to a total of 250,000 producing hens.
