农业部投资逾50万美元扩北达科他州肉类加工：三家加工商合计获509,912美元
美国农业部农村发展署北达科他州主任 Tom Campbell 11月3日宣布，农业部将通过肉类与家禽加工扩能计划（MPPEP）向北达科他州三家肉类加工商投资逾 50 万美元，帮助其扩大产能、加强竞争，并为养殖户创造新的市场机会。三家合计获 509,912 美元。
位于北达科他州 Edgeley 的 Butcher's Edge 获 169,087 美元，将购置 Variovac 卷膜包装机和 Vemag 真空灌装机，提高加工能力与效率、扩大增值肉制品生产。农业部表示，设备升级将使该厂生产更多即烹与可直接零售的产品，改善包装质量与保质期，并在不增员的情况下提高产能。
位于 Bowman 的 Spruce Hill Meats LLC 获 156,587 美元，将为其经农业部检验的加工厂更换一批老旧、不可靠、劳动强度大且不安全的设备，购置绞肉机、肉饼成型机、剥皮架、人道击晕箱与清扫系统、真空滚揉机、锯骨机、分份与灌装系统、液压灌肠机、拌馅机、切片机和嫩化机，以改善人道屠宰、卫生、员工安全与产品一致性。
位于 Enderlin 的 Maple Valley Locker Inc. 获 184,238 美元，将购置 Scandivac 卷膜包装机、Tipper Tie 扎线机、带软水器的 Jeros 器具清洗机以及 CMS Custom Meat Solutions 的软硬件，推进包装与业务运营自动化，改善产品追踪与客户沟通。
Campbell 表示：「农业仍是北达科他州经济的支柱，本地肉类加工商在支持养殖户、养活本地区社区方面发挥着关键作用。这些投资将帮助加工商提高产能、改善运营、创造新的市场机会。」
MPPEP 由农业部农村发展署下属的农村商业合作服务局管理。农业部表示，其已通过该计划向独立企业拨款逾 2 亿美元。（来源：美国农业部）
USDA Invests Over $500,000 in North Dakota Meat Processing: Three Processors Receive $509,912 Combined
Tom Campbell, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development state director for North Dakota, announced on November 3 that USDA is moving forward with over $500,000 in investments through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) to help three North Dakota meat processors expand capacity, strengthen competition, and create new market opportunities for ranchers. The three grants total $509,912.
Butcher's Edge in Edgeley, North Dakota, will receive $169,087 to increase processing capacity, improve efficiency, and expand value-added meat production through the purchase of a Variovac rollstock packaging machine and a Vemag vacuum stuffer. USDA said the upgrades will allow the facility to produce more fully cooked and resale-ready products, improve packaging quality and shelf life, and increase productivity without adding staff.
Spruce Hill Meats LLC in Bowman will receive $156,587 to modernize and expand processing capacity at its USDA-inspected facility by replacing outdated, unreliable, labor-intensive, and unsafe equipment. The funds will buy a meat grinder, patty former, skinning cradle, humane livestock knock box and sweep system, vacuum tumbler, meat saw, portioning and linking system, hydraulic sausage stuffer, meat mixer, strip slicer, and tenderizer, improving humane slaughter, sanitation, employee safety, product consistency, and operational efficiency.
Maple Valley Locker Inc. in Enderlin will receive $184,238 to purchase a Scandivac roll stock packaging machine, a Tipper Tie stapler, a Jeros utensil washer with water softener, and CMS Custom Meat Solutions software and hardware, increasing throughput and automating packaging and business operations.
"Agriculture remains the backbone of North Dakota's economy, and our local meat processors play a critical role in supporting ranchers and feeding communities across the region," Campbell said. "These investments will help processors increase capacity, improve operations, and create new market opportunities."
MPPEP is managed by USDA Rural Development's Rural Business-Cooperative Service. USDA said it has awarded more than $200 million to independent businesses under the program. (Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture)
来源：美国农业部
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