To bulk up, Smithfield went on a buying spree in the 1990s and early 2000s, snapping up several large hog farms to supply the processing plants that then made up most of its business. In 2000 ...

Hog-farm owners often face challenges related to sharp swings in prices for the animals and feed. Analysts are watching the investor reception for Smithfield as a gauge for other consumer-goods ...

Smithfield officials say they are working with authorities to resume shipments as the exported hog skins ultimately came from a third-party company. Smithfield is owned by WH Group, listed in Hong ...

Smithfield Foods shareholders overwhelmingly approved Tuesday the $4.7billion purchase of the pork giant by a Chinese meat ...

Hog margins bled red ... Those two plants alone result in the loss of nearly 2,200 jobs. Smithfield’s pig farm closures will cause the loss of 92 jobs. Not only are rural communities grappling ...

CHICAGO, March 12 (Reuters) - Tariffs make it more complicated for Smithfield Foods (SFD.O), opens new tab, the biggest U.S. pork processor, to sell all parts of a pig, CEO Shane Smith said on ...

While Smithfield is actively scaling back its hog production, favorable feed costs and rising hog prices indicate a positive outlook for hog producer margins into 2025. The analyst views ...

Morgan Stanley on Monday initiated coverage on Smithfield Food (NASDAQ ... mitigate earnings and cash flow volatility through future hog cycles. Seeking Alpha analysts have a Hold rating on ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) -Canada has resumed imports from the biggest U.S. pork-processing plant, a Smithfield Foods facility ... to lose export eligibility. "The hog market has been getting blasted ...

There won't be any on a farm." Smithfield ... Revenue decreased 13% to $2.72 million. At its hog-production segment, Smithfield's loss widened as revenue slid 24%. The fresh pork segment swung ...