农业部投资逾110万美元扩伊利诺伊州肉类加工：六家加工商获资助
美国农业部（USDA）农村发展署伊利诺伊州主任 Jesus Ortega 2026年11月2日宣布，农业部将通过肉类与禽肉加工扩产计划（MPPEP）第四期向伊利诺伊州投资110多万美元，六个肉类加工项目合计获得1,177,509美元拨款，用于扩大产能、更新设施。
获得拨款的六家加工商是：位于 St. Libory 的 Wennemann Meat Co. Inc. 获451,405美元，将更换老化的制冷系统、扩建冷藏能力，并升级装卸区与货架、加装可追溯系统；位于 Clinton County 的 Schneider Meats LLC 获243,243美元，将购置双室工业烟熏房与卷膜热成型真空包装机；位于 Arthur 的 Dutch Valley Meats Inc. 获227,811美元，将购置现代加工设备，目标是把本地与区域牛肉加工能力提高一倍。
位于 Canton 的 Harvester Meat Company 获125,103美元，将购置分份机与真空包装系统，把包装速度从每分钟约20包提高到30包；位于 Enfield 的 WP Meat Company LLC 获95,940美元，将购置20英尺冷藏集装箱、步入式冷库制冷系统与带自动转换开关的柴油发电机；位于 Homer 的 Allen's Farm Quality Meats 获34,007美元，将购置备用发电机与商用冷柜陈列柜，以保障冷藏库存、减少停机时间。
Ortega 表示，在特朗普总统、副总统万斯与农业部长 Brooke L. Rollins 的领导下，MPPEP 等农村发展计划正在为农村企业与畜牧生产者创造新机会；扩大加工能力、更新设施有助于建立更强、更有竞争力的肉类供应链，并为农村地区带来经济活力。
MPPEP 第四期的主要目的是支持牛肉产业：通过使肉类与禽肉供应链多元化、开拓本地市场机会，增强供应链韧性。申请资格要求设施以加工牛为主，但拨款与设备也可用于该设施的肉类与禽肉加工。
这批拨款是 MPPEP 第四期在各州陆续落实的一部分。此前，副总统万斯与农业部长 Brooke L. Rollins 已宣布40个州的加工商将通过该计划获得共57,424,130美元、147个项目的资助。农业部迄今已通过 MPPEP 向独立加工企业拨付超过2亿美元。
（来源：美国农业部）
USDA Invests More Than $1.1 Million in Illinois Meat Processing: Six Processors Funded
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Illinois State Director Jesus Ortega announced on November 2, 2026, that USDA will invest more than $1.1 million in Illinois through Phase 4 of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP). Six meat processing projects will receive a combined $1,177,509 to expand capacity and modernize facilities.
The six recipients are: Wennemann Meat Co. Inc. in St. Libory, which will receive $451,405 to replace aging refrigeration systems, expand cold-storage capacity, and add dock upgrades, pallet racking and traceability features; Schneider Meats LLC in Clinton County, which will receive $243,243 to acquire a two-chamber jet-air industrial smokehouse and a rollstock thermoforming vacuum packaging machine; and Dutch Valley Meats Inc. in Arthur, which will receive $227,811 to purchase modern processing equipment as it works toward doubling its capacity to process locally and regionally sourced beef.
Harvester Meat Company in Canton will receive $125,103 to buy a portioning unit and a vacuum packaging system, increasing packaging output from about 20 to 30 packages per minute. WP Meat Company LLC in Enfield will receive $95,940 to purchase a 20-foot refrigerated freezer unit, a walk-in cooler refrigeration system, and a diesel generator with an automatic transfer switch. Allen's Farm Quality Meats in Homer will receive $34,007 to purchase a backup generator and a commercial freezer merchandiser to safeguard refrigerated inventory and reduce downtime.
Ortega said that under the leadership of President Trump, Vice President Vance and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Rural Development programs such as MPPEP are creating new opportunities for rural businesses and livestock producers, and that expanding processing capacity and modernizing facilities help build a stronger, more competitive meat supply chain and contribute to the economic vitality of rural America.
The primary purpose of MPPEP Phase 4 is to support the beef industry by diversifying the meat and poultry supply chain and opening local market opportunities. An applicant's facility must primarily process cattle to be eligible, though funds and equipment may also be used for meat and poultry processing at the facility.
The awards are part of the state-by-state rollout of MPPEP Phase 4. Vice President JD Vance and Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins previously announced that processors in 40 states are expected to receive a total of $57,424,130 across 147 awards under the program. USDA has awarded more than $200 million to independent businesses under MPPEP to date.
(Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture)
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