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Background                                                                                                       

A feasibility study conducted for MMPC found that an on-farm slaughter scenario was of interest to many of the respondents in the survey. Focus-groups interviews with ranchers from all over Western Montana were conducted in the spring of 2013. The study looked into existing facilities, supply and demand for locally sourced meats, the regulatory environment and an overview of the operating structure of the company. An extensive financial analysis was done to gauge the effects of different variables on the company’s margins, as well as the effects on the local economy. A feasibility study conducted for MMPC found that an on-farm slaughter scenario was of interest to many of the respondents in the survey. Focus-groups interviews with ranchers from all over Western Montana were conducted in the spring of 2013. The study looked into existing facilities, supply and demand for locally sourced meats, the regulatory environment and an overview of the operating structure of the company. An extensive financial analysis was done to gauge the effects of different variables on the company’s margins, as well as the effects on the local economy.  








Feasibility Study
Economic Impact                                                                       

Economic impacts to the study area are concentrated in the direct contribution of mobile processing to manufacturing income and employment and within the indirectly-linked agriculture sectors. Approximately 60 of the 88 jobs supported by the MSU are in animal and livestock production sectors. The cut and wrap facility is anticipated to support a total of 5 jobs throughout the seven-county region. Short-term employment impacts are anticipated to occur during the construction of the cut and wrap facility in which a total of 7 jobs are anticipated to be supported throughout the region. ​

“Total economic output supported by the MSU [mobile slaughter unit] would likely approach $10 million annually.”  
“The results from sensitivity analyses show that a profitable operation is possible even at high costs of diesel (up to $6 per gallon).”
“There is a reasonable degree of certainty that this venture will be financially viable.”