美国农业部投5740万美元扩大肉类加工产能：147个项目覆盖40个州 万斯与罗林斯共同宣布
美国农业部10月26日宣布，副总统万斯与农业部长布鲁克·罗林斯共同宣布，40个州的肉类和禽类加工商预计将通过「肉类和禽类加工扩能计划」（MPPEP）获得总计57,424,130美元（约5740万美元）资金，共147个暂定授奖项目，用于扩大加工产能、为美国农牧产品开拓市场，资金最终拨付有待国会拨款。
农业部表示，这项投资是落实特朗普总统「促进畜牧市场公平竞争、扩大美国肉类生产者市场准入」行政令的一部分，旨在重建美国牛群、增强肉类供应链韧性并鼓励加工行业竞争。罗林斯说，这笔资金帮助加工商扩大产能、增加本地市场机遇，农业部将继续努力让美国牛肉重回千家万户的餐桌。
MPPEP由农业部农村发展局下属的农村商业合作服务处管理，营利与非营利组织、合作社、部落和州及地方政府均可申请，授奖对象须为美国国内独立拥有的加工商。农业部称，该计划延续了本届政府精简监管、降低农牧业者成本的一系列措施。
来源：GSM·美国
USDA to Invest $57.4 Million Expanding Meat Processing Capacity: 147 Awards Across 40 States Announced by Vance and Rollins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on October 26 that Vice President JD Vance and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced meat and poultry processors in 40 states are expected to receive a combined $57,424,130 through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) — 147 tentative awards to expand processing capacity and create new markets for American producers, pending congressional allotment of funds.
USDA said the investment builds on President Trump's executive order "Promoting Fair Competition in Livestock Markets and Expanding Market Access for American Meat Producers," and is aimed at rebuilding the U.S. cattle herd, strengthening meat supply-chain resilience and encouraging competition in processing. Rollins said the funding helps processors expand capacity and local market opportunities as the department works to put American beef back on family tables.
The MPPEP is administered by USDA Rural Development's Rural Business-Cooperative Service. For-profit and nonprofit organizations, cooperatives, Tribes and state and local governments are eligible to apply, and awards go to independently and domestically owned processors. USDA said the program continues the administration's broader push to cut red tape and lower costs for farmers and ranchers.
Source: GSM News.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：美国一家猪肉加工厂的工人正在处理猪胴体（维基共享资源）
