Overview
- Governor Alfonso Durazo and Unión Ganadera Regional de Sonora president Juan Carlos Ochoa placed the first stone on the project in a ceremony held June 15–16, marking the move from planning to early construction.
- The Centro will be built on 100 hectares owned by the UGRS and will house a modernized PEGSON slaughterhouse, expanded auction yards, a 200‑ton‑per‑day feed plant, cold storage and quarantine facilities.
- Officials gave planned capacity targets that include a PEGSON slaughter capacity of about 600 head per day, a main subasta reception for up to 2,000 head, and an Agua Prieta quarantine expanded to roughly 6,000 heads per day.
- Authorities and UGRS leaders described the project as a response to recent U.S. border closures over the gusano barrenador pest and said it aims to capture more value in Sonora by shifting from live exports to processed meat; coverage also notes Sonora imports about 40,000 tonnes of meat annually.
- Reported initial investment totals differ across accounts, with most officials citing roughly 471 million pesos while at least one report gives 500 million pesos; construction is just starting with subasta works in Moctezuma and upgrades to ExpoGan planned next.