GREISE BROTHERS PACKING INC.

Greise Brothers Packing Inc., doing business as Cumberland Vally Meat Packing, operates at 11901 Greise Farm Road in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. The plant holds establishment numbers M4271, P4271, and V4271, covering meat, poultry, and egg products grants, with a grant of inspection date on file of June 19, 2020. FSIS lists its activities as food inspection, meat processing, and meat slaughter, and classifies it as a very small establishment.

Species slaughtered under federal inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant's reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales. A local directory listing describes the plant as a USDA-inspected facility processing custom or inspected beef, swine, veal, lamb, and goat, which goes beyond the species set reported to FSIS.

No website is on file for this establishment, and details beyond the federal record and those brief directory mentions are not yet on file. The federal record lists a phone number of (240) 362-2826. A separate chamber of commerce listing shows a nearby address of 11900 Greise Farm Road NE and a different phone prefix. Hours, pricing, booking practices, and cut and wrap options are not stated in any available source.

The plant reports both USDA-inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so animals may be handled either for resale under inspection or as custom work returned to the owner in packages marked Not for Sale. Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb; a Buy Local Allegany listing also mentions veal and goat. Reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year, and FSIS classes the plant as very small, so scheduling capacity is likely limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, and hanging weight terms are not stated in any available source. Farmers should call (240) 362-2826 to confirm species accepted and current availability.

GREISE BROTHERS PACKING 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which means some direct sales to consumers may occur at the plant, but no retail counter hours, product list, bundle offerings, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are described in any source on file. Households interested in halves or quarters, or in having a purchased animal processed as custom work, should contact the plant directly at (240) 362-2826 to ask what is available.

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.