A turnkey investment offering for sale in one of the most productive farming districts in the country is giving investors and owner-occupiers the opportunity to get a foothold in the poultry industry.

The fully-automated egg breeder farm in Mercer Ferry Road in the sought-after Pukekawa-Mercer area, is the largest of its kind in New Zealand and has been in operation for 15 years. The hatchable egg operation has an approximately 11-month farming cycle and produces circa-5,000,000-5,500,000 hatchable eggs each year.

There is an exclusive supply contract in place with Tegel Foods Limited, with eight years remaining on the initial 15-year agreement. The average gross return based on three-year production figures is $974, 809 per annum.

Infrastructure comprises 5,928sqm of quality shedding including four fully-automated state-of-the-art temperature-controlled sheds with modern fill and feed systems, egg conveyors and egg packer, bio-secure areas, office facilities, storage areas and a backup generator for operational peace of mind. Water supply is via a farm bore, with two, 20,000 litre storage tanks on the property.

A new three-bedroom manager’s/owner’s house is to be built by Performance Properties which would make the property self-contained.

The facility is set well back from the road and occupies a freehold 17.04 hectare site zoned Rural 1A. The operation is compliant and fully resource-consented with an established and experienced management and staffing structure in place which would offer business continuity under new ownership.

369 Mercer Ferry Road, Mercer is being sold by tender closing Wednesday 2nd July, unless sold prior, through Shane Snijder, Bayleys Pukekohe and Karl Davis of Bayleys Waikato.

Snijder says the property’s location around 70km north of Hamilton and 48km south of Auckland, is nicely positioned in the economic golden triangle which accounts for around half of the county’s GDP.

“The Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga geographic triangle is seeing huge infrastructural and property investment and provides clear operational and logistical efficiencies for businesses given the connectivity and easy access to main markets.

“This turnkey operation is a compelling opportunity for owner-occupiers or investors looking to enter or further leverage the poultry industry. All the systems are in place, making for a streamlined operation that is tested and effective, and the location clearly works for the client, Tegel.”

Tegel has operated since 1961, and is New Zealand’s market-leading poultry producer. It is involved in breeding, hatching, processing, marketing, sales and distribution of poultry products across the country and to selected international markets.

“This hatchable egg operation is crucial to the company’s production cycle, and has been finetuned to be very efficient. Underlying the proven facility is the sizeable 17.04 hectare landholding in the heart of northern Waikato, a district that is seeing broader transformation which further underscores the value proposition of this offering,” says Davis.

The Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand which represents the interests of more than 99 percent of poultry meat producers in New Zealand, reports that New Zealanders consumed around 42kg of chicken per capita in the year to June 2024.