The plant is located in the town of Hughes, Santa Fe Province. Its total area is 6.5 ha with 22.000 m2 of facilities. It is strategically located, close to some of the best livestock in the country. It is also near the major cities of Rosario and Buenos Aires as well as the international ports. The plant was built in 1968 and began exporting in 1997. In 2004 the plant had a significant investment in order to qualified for exports to the UK (BRC Standard). Its track record in the export business is long-recognized for its quality standards and products. With a slaughter capacity of 700 head per day, it produces chilled and frozen cuts and offals, as well as fresh leathers. The plant also produces value-added products such as chilled and frozen pre-packaged portions During 2021 the company invested in a Carton Freezer (120 tons/day) improving the quality of frozen products and reducing operational costs. Standards: Quality Management System BRC AA Category Global Standard for Food Safety (Grade AA) HUGHES HIGHLIGHTS 1.300 heads capacity Slaugher: 700 heads/day – Speed Line: 90 heads/hr (conventional slaughter) Continuous Carcasses Chiller - 12 Maturation Chambers - 3.740 Half Carcasses 4 Cooling Quarters Chambers - 500 quarters Debonning Capacity: 250 quarters/hr – 2 shifts – 110 Tn/d (meat cuts) Vaccum Capacity: 3.000 cuts/hr - 4 vaccum machines 1 Carton Freezer (120 tn/day) – Inaugurated December 2021 1 Chilled Storage (280 tn) / 1 Frozen Storage (360 tn) Offals Processing: 3 chilled storages (13,9 tn) - 2 Static Frozen Tunnels for Offals (50 tn) Rendering: Processing capacity: 90 Tn/day - Press Capacity: 1.200 kg/h – Current Volume: 70 Tn/day - Production: Beef and Bone Meal (18 Tn/day) – Tallow: 27 Tn/day Wastewater