USDA Invests 57 million in Meat Processing Expansion
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $57 million to strengthen America’s meat processing capacity and support livestock producers nationwide. According to USDA, 147 tentative awards across 40 states are expected to be funded through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program, commonly known as MPPEP. The announcement was made recently by Vice President J.D. Vance and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
The funding is designed to help independent meat processors expand operations, increase processing capacity, and create additional market…
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