U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Missouri State Director Ben Baker announced that USDA will invest nearly $3.9 million in eight Missouri meat processing projects through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) Phase 4.
“With Missouri proudly ranking in the top five nationwide for recent MPPEP investments, it’s clear our independent meat processors are vital economic powerhouses for our rural communities,” said Baker. “These strategic investments do more than just expand local capacity—they champion local choice and independence. We are building a fiercely competitive market, creating an unbreakable supply chain, and ensuring our livestock producers have the robust, dependable market access they deserve.”
In Missouri, the following processors have received MPPEP grants:
- 2 Creek Butchery LLC in Barry County will receive a $229,458 MPPEP grant. The Monett beef and pork processor will add slaughtering, cutting, and packaging equipment to increase production by 30 percent.
- Hertzog’s Premium Beef LLC in Bates County will receive a $1.7 million MPPEP grant. The Passaic beef processor will expand slaughtering, rail, cooling, refrigeration and dry-aging systems, doubling production capacity.
- Indian Creek Meats LLC in Butler County will receive a $150,363 MPPEP grant. The Poplar Bluff beef and pork processor will add stuffing, linking, dry-aging, retail display and sanitation equipment to increase production by 50 percent.
- Powers Farm LLC in Stone County will receive a $130,500 MPPEP grant. The Shell Knob beef processor will purchase processing and packaging equipment and make facility improvements, increasing production by 50 percent and benefiting about 330 livestock producers.
- The Center Cut Slaughter and Meat Processing LLC in St. Francois County will receive a $906,871 MPPEP grant. The Farmington processor will install slaughtering, grinding, slicing, packaging and material-handling equipment to double production.
- Vonallmen Processing Co., doing business as Garrison Farms Meat Processing LLC, in Oregon County will receive a $249,705 MPPEP grant. The Koshkonong processor will upgrade processing, refrigeration, safety, material-handling and environmental-control equipment to increase production by 20 percent.
- Williams Meat Company LLC in Wright County will receive a $228,356 MPPEP grant. The Norwood beef and pork processor will add clipping, stuffing, sawing, grinding and smoking equipment to increase production by 15 percent.
- Wright City Meat & Sausage Company LLC in Warren County will receive a $250,000 MPPEP grant. The Wright City processor will add smoking, packaging, slicing and stuffing equipment to increase production by 55 percent.
MPPEP is managed by USDA Rural Development’s Rural Business-Cooperative Services and provides grants to help eligible independent processors expand their capacity. USDA Rural Development designed the program to encourage competition and sustainable growth in the United States meat processing sector and improve supply chain resiliency.
USDA has awarded more than $200 million to independent businesses under the MPPEP program. These projects have created thousands of jobs across the country. Learn more about USDA’s investments to strengthen the meat and poultry supply chain at usda.gov/meat.
USDA Rural Development remains dedicated to empowering rural communities through targeted investments that strengthen local infrastructure, expand educational equity, and improve health care access. Learn more online at www.rd.usda.gov/mo, subscribe to GovDelivery updates, and follow us on X at https://x.com/RD_Missouri.
