农业部拨款25万美元扩内布拉斯加州肉类加工：Wahoo Locker购自动包装设备
美国农业部（USDA）农村发展署内布拉斯加州主任 Neil Moseman 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）第四期向内布拉斯加州投资25万美元，支持当地肉类加工商扩大产能。
获得拨款的是位于 Saunders County 的 Wahoo Locker LLC。该公司将用这笔25万美元拨款为其肉类加工厂购置自动包装设备，用于猪肉与牛肉产品包装。农业部表示，这项投资将帮助该厂提高运营效率、增加产量，并增强收入增长潜力。
Moseman 表示，本地肉类加工商在服务内布拉斯加州各地农村的生产者与消费者方面发挥着重要作用，农业部农村发展署致力于通过 MPPEP 这类计划支持农村企业，促进经济增长、满足社区需求。
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。
这笔拨款是 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；国会通知期结束后，农业部开始逐州落实拨付。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 Awards $250,000 to Expand Meat Processing in Nebraska: Wahoo Locker to Buy Automated Packaging Equipment
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Nebraska State Director Neil Moseman announced on November 2, 2026, that USDA will invest $250,000 in Nebraska through Phase 4 of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) to help a local processor expand capacity.
The recipient is Wahoo Locker LLC in Saunders County, Nebraska. The company will use the $250,000 MPPEP grant to purchase automated packaging equipment for pork and beef products at its meat processing facility. USDA said the investment will help the facility operate more efficiently, increase production, and strengthen its potential for revenue growth.
Moseman said local meat processors play an important role in serving producers and consumers throughout rural Nebraska, and that USDA Rural Development is committed to supporting rural businesses through programs like MPPEP that contribute to economic growth and help meet the needs of their communities.
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 award is 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, and USDA began obligating the funds after the congressional notification period ended. USDA has awarded more than $200 million to independent businesses under MPPEP to date.
(Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture)
来源：美国农业部
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图片来源：图：位于内布拉斯加州 Sandhills 地区的 Spade Ranch 牧场（资料图）。Wikimedia Commons，公共领域。 / Photo: Spade Ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills (file photo). Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
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