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Poultry industry’s next growth phase hinges on intra-regional trade

Oct 1, 2026 · Albert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

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WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s poultry industry has become one of the Caribbean’s agricultural success stories, but its next phase of growth will depend on expanding intra-regional trade, according to Dave Fairman, vice-president of The Best Dressed Chicken. Speaking during a plenary discussion on private-sector investment in agriculture at the ongoing Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Trelawny, Fairman said the industry’s growth demonstrated what could be achieved when government policy and private i

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