Small Meatpacker in West-Central Minnesota Will Double its Output Thanks to Federal Grant
September 26, 2024 | 1 min to read
Lakes Community Cooperative in Perham has secured over $500,000 in federal funding to expand its meat-processing capacity, aiming to enhance competition against larger operations like Cargill. This initiative is expected to benefit consumers by reducing costs in the concentrated meat industry. The grant, totaling $533,000, was announced by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Lakes Community Cooperative in Perham earned more than $500,000 to expand its operations and compete with larger processors like Cargill.
A small meat-processing facility in Perham earned a federal grant to double its capacity, which the government hopes will help consumers by lowering their costs thanks to increased competition in a concentrated meat industry.
Lakes Community Cooperative, which processes multiple species of livestock, earned the $533,000 on Monday, with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith — both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee — making the announcement.
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