# Getting rid of guts and other scraps is holding back small, Midwestern meat processors | LeadActions

> Small Midwestern meat processors are paying to dispose of guts, hides and other non-edible carcass parts, which cuts into their profits. The USDA is directing $600 million in grants and loans from the recently passed infrastructure plan to help small-scale meatpackers expand. Some processors sell tongues, livers and hearts, but most offal goes to rendering or the trash.

- Date: 2022-02-02 · published 2022-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42819-getting-rid-of-guts-and-other-scraps-is-holding-back-small-midwestern-meat
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Government funding for small processors could add capacity and change how byproducts are handled, but the effect on feed-ingredient prices is marginal.

## Sources

- leadactions.com: https://leadactions.com/getting-rid-of-guts-and-other-scraps-is-holding-7/

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