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

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Title

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

Date

2013

Relation

Economic Research Report No. (ERR-150)

Creator

Gwin, Lauren

Thiboumery, Arion

Stillman, Richard

Source of Digital Item

U.S. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service

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Excerpt

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.