Three local companies spanning across the Quinte region are getting assistance from the provincial government for agri-food expansion.
Today, Bay of Quinte MPP Tyler Allsopp was joined by Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Agribusiness Sam Oosterhoff for an announcement of $467,663 in cost-sharing investments.
This funding will go toward helping farmers and food processors make and sell more Ontario-grown products.
The three local organizations benefiting from this infusion of cash are Quinte Custom Foods in Quinte West, Sprague Foods Limited in Belleville and Wild Lot Farm Distillery in Prince Edward County.
Quinte Custom Foods will receive up to $290,156, Sprague is getting $107,000-plus and Wild Lot has been given $70,000.
The money is funneled through the Market Diversification and Trade Resiliency Initiative, which supports over 130 projects to increase competitiveness for farmers and food processors and support their expansion into new and international markets as part of the provincial government’s plan to protect Ontario’s agribusiness sector.
More to come.
