Three generations, one pork value chain
Prime Pork is the abattoir at the heart of the GTG Fourie group — a third-generation family farming business continuing a legacy that began more than 70 years ago.
“My grandfather started the piggery as a side business to chicken farming, and now the farm has been in business for more than 70 years.” What began as a sideline has grown into a diversified agricultural company focused on milling, primary production, and slaughtering and processing within the pork value chain.
Today, brothers Charlie and Deon Fourie — working alongside their father Charles — are continuing the family legacy by running a sustainable farming business. The group employs a diverse workforce on the farm in Potchefstroom, as well as at its latest addition: the Prime Pork abattoir and South Pork Piggery near Randfontein.
In 2024, the Fourie family bought the abattoir from the RussellStone Group and opened this latest addition to the business on 1 September 2024. The investment reflects a clear philosophy: to stay ahead of the curve, farmers need to invest in genetics and focus on value-adding across the chain — breeding high-health animals, managing every process tightly, and delivering a product the family can be proud of.
From a side business to the value chain
Where it began
The Fourie grandfather starts a piggery as a side business to chicken farming.
A diversified group
Three generations grow GTG Fourie into milling, primary production, and slaughtering & processing.
Prime Pork opens
The family buys the abattoir from the RussellStone Group and opens it on 1 September 2024.
Investing in the future
Ongoing upgrades, new high-health genetics, and growth across the farms and the abattoir.
Our operations
A vertically integrated business — from breeding and feed milling on the farms through to slaughtering and supply at the abattoir.
Prime Pork Abattoir
- Slaughtering & processing of high-quality pork
- Supplies processors, retailers and trade clients
- Contract slaughtering for farmers
South Pork Piggery
- 800 breeding sows
- Supplying ~400 baconers per week to the abattoir
- Expanding towards 12 000 animals
GTG Fourie Piggery
- Around 19 000 animals managed
- Supplying ~650 animals per week to the abattoir
- Primary production & own feed milling
Partner with a family that knows pork
From genetics to the cold chain, we control quality across the value chain. Let’s talk about how we can supply your business.