The pork industry is one of the most dynamic sectors of South African agriculture and is fast growing despite facing numerous challenges. From the get-go, a pork exhibition has been a feature at ALFA. It started small but has grown over the years and resulted in the largest pork carcass competition in the history of South African agriculture in 2020. We are building on this legacy at the NAMPO/ALFA 2021 expo to present the largest pork industry event of the year. The program will aim to be the largest networking opportunity for the industry, and promote performance testing, technology, and the use of superior genetic material.

Pork producers across South Africa are offered an opportunity to participate in this unique competition – one of the highlights of the 2021 ALFA Online program. The competition runs over a two-week period at 17 different abattoirs across all nine provinces. The list of participating abattoirs is found below, but specific dates for slaughtering will be confirmed once entries for the competition have closed.

To promote pork among South African consumers,
and to promote carcass quality of South African pork through expert feedback, to producers.

For further enquiries, contact:

Lené van der Walt
lene@envarto.co.za or
060 542 1769

R63.00 per animal (Incl VAT)
Fees payable by emerging farmers are sponsored by SAPPO.

Porkers                                20kg – 55kg
Cutters                                 56kg – 65kg
Light Baconers                  66kg – 80kg
Heavy Baconers                81kg – 100kg
Super Pigs                          Above 100kg

Winners are nominated in each category per abattoir, per province and from these a national winner is nominated at the ALFA Bacon Breakfast at NAMPO/ ALFA Expo in September. A winner for each abattoir, province as well as a national winner for a group of 4 carcasses is nominated at the same event.