Rick Larg Aug 30, 2012:

MORE CONSTRUCTIVELY (?) Could Charles' interesting findings be taken to mean "as opposed to the selling of cured/smoked pork such as ham /bacon"
etc?

Rick Larg Aug 30, 2012:

Does this help at all? ON REFLECTION - MAYBE NOT! http://www.federacionsierra.es/media/documentos/doc71.pdf:
Ejemplos como verdeo, cazo o fleje son muestras de un catálogo mucho mayor. El término verdeo se aplica a la recolección de la aceituna verde que se coge vareándola directamente
del árbol, EN EL LÉXICO DE LA MATANZA SE DENOMINA COCHINO DE VERDEO A UN ANIMAL QUE SE MATA A COMIENZOS DE OTOÑO Y QUE HA SIDO ALIMENTADO CON PRODUCTOS DE HUERTA, DE AHÍ LO DEL APELATIVO DE VERDEO.

Charles Davis Aug 30, 2012:

Processing I think this is the essential idea. In the source cited both by Jenni and Ana, there is a section on this:

"Mercado nacional de carne industrial para la transformación o verdeo:
Un grupo importante de empresas se dedican a la producción de carne para su uso industrial en transformados cárnicos."

I take this to mean that "verdeo" is "transformación", in other words, processing.

The classic meaning of "verdeo" is selling freshly-killed meat:

"verdear. Vender carne de cerdo recién sacrificado (Voc. And.).
verdeo. Venta de carne de cerdo recién sacrificado"
http://books.google.es/books?id=YQCT2kHcYlwC&pg=PA220&lpg=PA...

The point, I think, is that "verdeo" is contrasted with curing. It implies fresh lean meat products, not actually lumps of fresh meat but "transformados".

Ana Terzaghi Aug 30, 2012:

Hay dos artículos, donde puedes ver a qué se refiere. http://www.avparagon.com/docs/instalaciones/quequierenlosmat... http://www.reyconet.es/jamonsaneado/pepiño/El Cerdo.htm
Entiendo que se trata de vender su carne o sus "subproductos", frescos y magros. No sé cuál es la traducción.

Andrew Bramhall Aug 30, 2012:

Right, o.k,... It seemed a longshot to me, but it's the only context where I've come across the word before; Could it be the basic cut state of the meat, prior to undergoing further processing of whatever kind?

Kathleen Misson (asker) Aug 30, 2012:

I don't think so It is some kind of handling process between butchering, freezing and dispatch. But thanks for the suggestion.

Andrew Bramhall Aug 30, 2012:

Verdeo A verdeo is usually a scallion or green onion; is it referring to the state of a roasted pig left on display with an onion stuffed in its mouth? Just an idea...