Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, second from right, is joined by Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon, second from left, Nutrimix president and Group CEO Ronnie Mohammed, third from left, and Nutrimix general manager Lydia Mohammed at the sodturning ceremony for the Nutrimix animal and pet food plant at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate yesterday. PHOTO BY KRISTIAN DE SILVA

With T&T importing $1.82 billion in animal feed and pet food between 2020 and 2024 while only exporting $68.3 million, Minister of Trade and Investment Paula Gopee-Scoon sees an opportunity for the Nutrimix Group of Companies to boost the country’s net exports with its proposed animal and pet food plant.