- Aug 17, 2011
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Hey Everybody,
Im new to the forum, but my wife and I have been raising chickens for several years.
I am looking at starting a commercial USDA inspected poultry processing plant open to local producers in the STL/ southern IL area. Im curious to see if there is any interest, I know there are alot of backyard producers with free-range chickens for egg and meat production. Im thinking that the USDA inspected option is key, and custom butchering of poultry for whole, cut up, and pieces of chicken, vacuum sealed, labeled and ready to go would be idea. to the best of my knowledge, the only processing plants available to the open public is in central IL, and I hear there is one out by springfield MO.
If youre in the STL area raise chickens, source free range or organic chickens for your store or restaraunt, or possibly are involved with a local food co-op or farmers market, please let me know.
Im taking a straw poll, and trying to do some market research to put my business plan together, and investigate funding options.
Please email me if you would be interested in a STL processing plant... information that would be helpful to me would be:
-how many chickens do you have processed annually?
-what months of the year are you rasing chickens, what months of the year are you having them processed?
-what size/weight do you normally have your chickens processed at?
-what do you typically pay for processing per chicken ?
-are you involved with a co-op, sourcing free range or organic chickens? How big of a market is out there for producers to sell their chickens to market?
-do you have chicken processing experience? if so, I would love to have a conversation with you.
We are meeting with the IL Dept of Ag, and are discussing the USDA regulations, and just starting a feasibility analysis to see if this is even do-able.
Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated,
I appreciate your time
Im new to the forum, but my wife and I have been raising chickens for several years.
I am looking at starting a commercial USDA inspected poultry processing plant open to local producers in the STL/ southern IL area. Im curious to see if there is any interest, I know there are alot of backyard producers with free-range chickens for egg and meat production. Im thinking that the USDA inspected option is key, and custom butchering of poultry for whole, cut up, and pieces of chicken, vacuum sealed, labeled and ready to go would be idea. to the best of my knowledge, the only processing plants available to the open public is in central IL, and I hear there is one out by springfield MO.
If youre in the STL area raise chickens, source free range or organic chickens for your store or restaraunt, or possibly are involved with a local food co-op or farmers market, please let me know.
Im taking a straw poll, and trying to do some market research to put my business plan together, and investigate funding options.
Please email me if you would be interested in a STL processing plant... information that would be helpful to me would be:
-how many chickens do you have processed annually?
-what months of the year are you rasing chickens, what months of the year are you having them processed?
-what size/weight do you normally have your chickens processed at?
-what do you typically pay for processing per chicken ?
-are you involved with a co-op, sourcing free range or organic chickens? How big of a market is out there for producers to sell their chickens to market?
-do you have chicken processing experience? if so, I would love to have a conversation with you.
We are meeting with the IL Dept of Ag, and are discussing the USDA regulations, and just starting a feasibility analysis to see if this is even do-able.
Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated,
I appreciate your time
