Local Meat and Poultry Processing: The Importance of Business Commitments for Long-Term Viability

Lauren Gwin , Arion Thiboumery , and Richard Stillman

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: local food;    local meat and poultry;    farmers;    processing facilities;    inspection;    customer specifications. small processors. local processing;    case studies;    livestock;    poultry;   

RP-ID  :  ERR-150

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

Consumer demand for local food, including local meat and poultry, has risen in recent years. To sell meat, farmers need access to appropriately scaled processing facilities with the skills, inspection status, and reliability to prepare these products safely, legally, and to customer specifications. This report explores this multi-faceted problem and identifies fundamental causes.