Prime Range Meats is a Southland meat processing company, established in 1914, with a fully licensed, multi-species plant on the outskirts of Invercargill at 1 Sussex Street, West Plains. The plant processes lamb, sheep, beef and bobby calves, and its products are 100 per cent grass-fed, free-range meat. It supplies both local and international markets, and says its plant is approved for many export markets, including the European Union, the United States, China, Japan and Taiwan. The company also runs a rendering plant on site, which processes by-products into tallow and animal feed.
The company offers a private processing service for sheep and beef, with space limited by seasonal demand. The website says it deals with farmers and stock agents, and describes a pricing schedule with no hidden costs. Customers are invited to contact the company for local or international sales, and it is recruiting new workers for its plant. Prime Range Meats is a processing business, so it is best understood as a supplier to farmers and to the trade, with export work as a major part of its operation.