\”Fairer, More Competitive and More Resilient Meat and Poultry Supply Chain.  Jenny Lester Moffitt, the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs says that the new program will effect the entire meat supply chain from farm to table by: expansion of independent processing capacity; jump starting independent processing projects; strengthening finacing systems; and backing private lenders that back these new or expanding independent meat processors.  Country of origin is also a part of the venture. www.usda.gov/meat