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Maag Food opens Estonia’s largest poultry halls in Lääne-Virumaa
Estonian food producer Maag Food has opened the country’s largest poultry facilities in Uudeküla, Tapa municipality. Each hall is 120 meters long, 30 meters wide, cost a total of €5 million, and will soon receive their first chicks — expected in ten days.
Both halls can house 60,000 birds each, with annual throughput exceeding one million broiler chickens. Maag owns key Estonian brands, including Rakvere and Tallegg, and plans to use operational insights from Uudeküla to optimise its next major project: a new poultry facility scheduled to open in Kiltsi in two years.
The two halls are intentionally built with different configurations to compare technology performance — from adjustable lighting systems that influence animal cycles to alternative heating and radiator setups. “Next year we’ll see which solutions work best,” the company noted during the opening.
Local government response has been supportive. Tapa municipality leader Riho Tell said residents did not oppose the project:
“People here are used to agricultural production — historically this area housed the Põdrangu state farm goose sheds. Rural life comes with smells and sounds.”
CONTEXT:
The investment signals continued consolidation and modernisation of Estonia’s poultry sector. As the country reduces reliance on imports and raises standards in food security, large-scale, tech-driven farms like Uudeküla play a growing strategic role.
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