AMPCOR206 Overview of the Meat Industry

Midfield Online Skilled Assessment Course AMPCOR206 Overview of the Meat Industry

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR SECTORS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MEAT PROCESSING?

The three major sectors of the Australian Meat Processing are:

Meat Processing

The meat processing sector is responsible for the processing of animals. It is made up of two major parts. They are abattoirs and boning rooms. Abattoirs slaughter animals and prepare the carcases for further processing in boning rooms, smallgoods businesses or retail butcher shops.

Smallgoods

The smallgoods sector processes product from the boning process. They manufacture products using a number of different processes. The product may be prepared whole, minced, chopped, cut or comminuted. It may be cooked or uncooked, and it may be ‘smoked’. Some examples of the processes and the products of the smallgoods sector include:

uncooked products – fresh sausages
simmered products – silverside, liverwurst, paté and brawns made from raw meat which is then cooked
fermented products – salami, mettwurst and pepperoni
pre-cooked products – paté, liverwurst and brawns made from pre‑cooked meats
cooked/cured products –hams, bacon and cooked beef

Meat Retailing

The retail sector provides meat products directly to the Australian consumer. Common types of retail outlets are the local meat retailers, larger supermarket chains and shopping centre meat markets. This sector prepares products that have come from a boning room or directly from an abattoir. The raw materials are prepared to meet the customer’s requirements.