Processing programmes

Pork raw material specified by ratio, preparation and documentation

Trimmings, primals and fifth-quarter material aligned to lean-to-fat ratio, consistency between loads, bulk packing format and the technical specification your plant works to.

Cárnicas de la Litera works with processing plants to review product codes, lean-to-fat ratio, cut preparation, chilled or frozen condition, bulk packing configuration, specification documentation and forecast volume through one structured commercial process.

Operators in white coats and hairnets trimming bone-in loin racks on a conveyor in a cutting hall, with overhead rails and stainless equipment behind.

Defined per programme

  • Lean-to-fat ratio grading

  • Consistency between loads

  • Chilled and frozen formats

  • Bulk and block-frozen packing

  • Technical specification documentation

  • Contract supply planning

Designed around your formulation and plant intake

Processing supply is defined by the formulation: the ratio, how consistently that ratio repeats between loads, and the technical specification the receiving plant works to.

  • Raw-material consistency

    Defined lean-to-fat ratio, trim level, anatomical origin and approved product codes.

    • Lean-to-fat ratio
    • Product code
    • Cut preparation
    • Bone status
    • Rind status
    • Presentation standard
  • Bulk packing formats

    Packing configurations aligned to plant intake, cold storage and production scheduling.

    • Polybag
    • Liner
    • Carton
    • Block frozen
    • Layer packed
    • Chilled or frozen
  • Technical documentation

    Organoleptic, chemical, microbiological, allergen and GMO statements held per product and issued once verified.

    • Specification sheet
    • Allergen statement
    • GMO statement
    • Microbiological criteria
    • HS / CN code
    • Batch identification
  • Supply planning

    Trial loads, scheduled programmes, forecast volumes and contract requirements.

    • Trial load
    • Weekly programme
    • Monthly forecast
    • Commercial volume
    • Delivery window
    • Contract requirement
Frozen blocks of pork trimmings stacked on a blue-lined pallet, the cut faces showing the lean-to-fat mix.

Packing configured for plant intake and cold storage

Packing requirements can be reviewed according to product condition, bulk presentation, carton configuration, label information and destination-market requirements.

Packing formats appear here once they have been approved for publication. The configuration available for your programme is confirmed directly by the commercial team.

Products selected for processing programmes

Browse raw material supplied for formulated production, curing, cooked manufacture and rendering. Final availability and configuration are confirmed against the required market, volume and technical specification.

Need a cut or specification not shown here?

The catalogue holds 80 coded specifications across six families. Send the cut, preparation and packing you need and the export team will confirm what can be supplied.

Discuss your requirement

From formulation brief to contract supply

  1. 01

    Define the requirement

    Provide the intended application, ratio or product format, packing requirements and expected volume.

  2. 02

    Review the specification

    The commercial and technical teams review product availability, preparation, condition and documentation.

  3. 03

    Approve the programme

    Confirm the product specification, packing configuration, documentation and commercial terms.

  4. 04

    Plan supply

    Proceed with a trial load, scheduled orders or a longer-term contract supply programme.

Build a processing programme around your formulation

Tell us which products, ratios, volumes and destination requirements you are reviewing. Our export-sales team will prepare a structured commercial response.