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N.Y. beef producers plan to build new processing plant
By Tom Johnston on 10/18/2010
A group of farmers in New York plan to build a $2 million beef processing plant in Madison County in order to keep profits at home, according to a report by the Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.).
The New York Beef Farmers Cooperative initially plans to build a plant that can handle 5,000 head of cattle per year. That effort recently got a boost with a $750,000 loan from USDA.
If all goes well, the group would expand to a $20 million plant capable of processing 50,000 head of cattle per year, the Post reported.
Due to a lack of processing facilities in New York, most local beef producers send their animals to Pennsylvania slaughterhouses, but transportation costs eat into profits.
New York Beef Farmers Cooperative members plan to brand and sell their beef in local supermarkets, and they would own their products from processing through retail sales, according to the Post.
"Why not do it in New York and keep the money here?" Paul O'Mara, head of the cooperative, was quoted as saying.
By Tom Johnston on 10/18/2010
A group of farmers in New York plan to build a $2 million beef processing plant in Madison County in order to keep profits at home, according to a report by the Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.).
The New York Beef Farmers Cooperative initially plans to build a plant that can handle 5,000 head of cattle per year. That effort recently got a boost with a $750,000 loan from USDA.
If all goes well, the group would expand to a $20 million plant capable of processing 50,000 head of cattle per year, the Post reported.
Due to a lack of processing facilities in New York, most local beef producers send their animals to Pennsylvania slaughterhouses, but transportation costs eat into profits.
New York Beef Farmers Cooperative members plan to brand and sell their beef in local supermarkets, and they would own their products from processing through retail sales, according to the Post.
"Why not do it in New York and keep the money here?" Paul O'Mara, head of the cooperative, was quoted as saying.