Tag: Meat processing financing

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A Del Fox Meats butcher using a knife to trim a hanging beef carcass inside the Harvest Room of the Friesla Harvest Module.

USDA Opens $5 Billion SPUR Guaranteed Loan Program for Meat, Poultry & Seafood Processors

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of at least $5 billion in loan guarantees through the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR)…

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