Big river Pork Profile


Big River Pork is an Australian Pork export accredited operation, guided by the Meat Safety Enhancement Program (MSEP).
Recent BRP Awards Business SA Commendation Regional Exporter of the Year SA Meat Industry Export Award for Excellence & Innovation Premium Food Meat industry Achievement Award
Consortium members: Auspork, B. E Campbell, George Weston Foods and Hurstbridge Abattoirs

The Auspork Group floated the concept in 1997 and within 4 years the consortium designed, developed and implemented a state of the art processing facility that manages pork production from the farm to retail ready product

The plant began operation December 2001 and significant features include...
Supply of pigs from partner owned farms that include most of the major (1000 Sow+) herds in the state. The processing plant is located close to farms, grain supplies & transport Herringbone lairage that that minimises lairage stress for pigs and maximises meat quality Co2 Gas for stunning instead of electricity for improved meat quality	Our Offal removal system is designed specifically to meet the needs of Asian Markets Plenum Design chillers that reduce drip loss by significant amounts Advanced equipment for shrink wrapping and vacuum packing Modular design chillers that have the capacity to expand at anytime to meet production demands