# USDA announces $449,540 in grants for three South Carolina producers > The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on October 15 that it was awarding a total of $449,540 through its Value-Added Producer Grant program to South Carolina honey, beef and egg businesses. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/usda-south-carolina-value-added-producer-grants-honey-beef-eggs-october-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Agriculture - Country: United States - Published: 2026-10-16T10:36:25+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-16T10:36:25+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-15 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/usda-south-carolina-value-added-producer-grants-honey-beef-eggs-october-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/usda-south-carolina-value-added-producer-grants-honey-beef-eggs-october-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/usda-south-carolina-value-added-producer-grants-honey-beef-eggs-october-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/usda-south-carolina-value-added-producer-grants-honey-beef-eggs-october-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/usda-south-carolina-value-added-producer-grants-honey-beef-eggs-october-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/usda-south-carolina-value-added-producer-grants-honey-beef-eggs-october-2026.md) Edisto Honey in Reevesville will receive $200,000. The grant is for packaging supplies, new staff to help with sales and delivery, and marketing such as restaurant outreach and online promotion. The company projects that sales will more than double by the project’s third year. Hi Bräu Beef in Newberry was awarded $200,000 for beef processing, packaging, shipping and market expansion. USDA said the project is expected to increase both its customer base and revenue by more than 200% over three years. Fabel Farms in Winnsboro received $49,540 to strengthen its brand, marketing and distribution to restaurants and retailers. These are announced grant awards; the releases do not give payment schedules. ## Data ### Grant awards Amounts announced for three South Carolina producers on October 15, 2026 Methodology: Individual grant awards are transcribed from the USDA releases; an award is not evidence of disbursement. The total is the arithmetic sum of the three amounts. | label | value | unit | period | basis | |---|---|---|---|---| | Edisto Honey | 200000 | USD | 2026-10-15 | observed | | Hi Bräu Beef | 200000 | USD | 2026-10-15 | observed | | Fabel Farms | 49540 | USD | 2026-10-15 | observed | | Total of the three awards | 449540 | USD | 2026-10-15 | observed | Sources: , · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/usda-south-carolina-value-added-producer-grants-honey-beef-eggs-october-2026/data/grant-awards?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/usda-south-carolina-value-added-producer-grants-honey-beef-eggs-october-2026/data/grant-awards?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [USDA Rural Development]() (Source checked: 2026-10-16; Published: 2026-10-15) - [USDA Rural Development]() (Source checked: 2026-10-16; Published: 2026-10-15) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)