Halal Farms U.S.A. Inc.

Halal Farms U.S.A. Inc., doing business as Rahmat Meat, is a USDA-inspected meat slaughter and processing establishment at 22 West Badger St. in Shannon, Illinois, in Carroll County. It operates under establishment numbers M20263 and V20263, with a grant of inspection date on file of November 17, 2021. FSIS lists its activities as meat slaughter, meat processing, and export certification, and classes the plant as small, with a slaughter volume category of 3.0. The establishment reports halal slaughter to FSIS and also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale.

The species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection are cattle and sheep and lamb. The company website describes whole goat and Nannie's goat as products alongside whole lamb and beef, and offers veal upon request, so buyers looking for goat should confirm directly how and where that work is handled. The website states the business is family owned and operated and has been in business since 1997, while the federal grant of inspection on file dates to 2021.

The website says the company works directly with American farmers, with most animals raised by local Amish farmers, and describes its products as fresh and never frozen. A secondary listing describes the plant as equipped to handle both large and small slaughtering processes. A third party directory lists a nearby address of 4 E Badger St. in Shannon; the address on the federal record is 22 West Badger St. Hours, pricing, booking lead times, and cut and wrap details are not stated in the sources on file.

The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, meaning it will process animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, in addition to inspected slaughter of cattle and sheep and lamb. FSIS also lists export certification among its activities. The website invites ranchers and farmers to contact the business by phone at (847) 361-5296 or by email at info@halalfarmsusa.com, and a secondary page states the plant is equipped to handle both big and small slaughtering processes. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file.

Halal Farms U.S.A. Inc. reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

The website offers whole lamb, whole goat, and beef in whole, half, or quarter portions, with veal available upon request, and states that products are fresh and never frozen. All slaughter is described as 100 percent Zabiha and halal. Orders are placed by inquiry through the website's Place an Order page or by phone or email; the site shows a cart, but no prices, retail counter hours, delivery, or shipping arrangements are stated in the sources on file.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.