With 98% of construction completed, Dominica’s National Abattoir will soon enhance local meat production, improve food safety, and reduce the country’s EC$20 mi
Dominica: The National Abattoir will increase the country’s local meat production, strengthen food safety, and reduce Dominica’s food import bill, currently exceeding EC$20 million in imported chicken and pork per year.
On Thursday, March 5, 2026, Dominica’s Ministry of Tourism announced that the over EC5 million-dollar investment in the development of the National Abattoir is 98 per cent complete and will include a newly constructed chicken processing facility and a rehabilitated pork processing facility.
The National Abattoir was severely damaged during Hurricane Maria in September 2017, and the Government took the initiative to rebuild it, seeing as it would bring ample benefits to the farmers and the country. This upgrade to the national abattoir was undertaken in April 2024, when the Ministry signed a contract with Regional Contractors Inc., a local firm that was put in charge of the reconstruction.
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This initiative is a major investment aimed at strengthening Dominica’s livestock and poultry sector by increasing the country’s meat-processing capacity. Located at Layou Park, the abattoir has been designed to process up to 5,000 chickens and 50 pigs per day.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy, Roland Royer, took a site visit to the country’s abattoir and gave an update on the facility. During the site visit, the Minister revealed that the facility will begin operations by mid-year and that the Government is also investing in establishing an animal feed mill, which will reduce feed costs by 30-40 percent.
The Ministry of Agriculture shared these updates on Facebook and explained that the upgraded facility will significantly improve operational efficiency, hygiene standards, and the overall quality of locally produced meat.
This investment marks another important step toward greater food security, stronger support for livestock farmers, and a more resilient agricultural sector in Dominica.