Smithfield Foods, the biggest U.S. pork processor, reported higher than expected first-quarter sales and earnings on Tuesday ...

Smithfield restructured its hog production business ... The company ended operations on farms in Missouri and other states and shifted toward buying more hogs for processing, rather than owning ...

The Virginia-based company has been focusing on its high-margin packaged meats business. It sells pork, ham and sausages ...

Good day and welcome to the Smithfield Foods First Quarter 2025 Results ... Our strong improvement reflects more favorable market conditions in hog production, as well as solid execution on ...

For example, they were able to gain control over important proprietary agricultural technology through their purchases of major agribusiness firms such as Smithfield Foods, a major U.S. hog ...

Chicago live cattle futures settled around contract highs, Tuesday, while lean hogs fell. Most active June live cattle closed ...

Smithfield was valued at $8.1 billion (C$11.7 billion) after its shares ticked up in a muted debut. Before the listing, the company carved out its European business, ended contracts with some U.S. hog ...

China, the world's biggest pork consumer, is no longer a viable market for top U.S. pork processor Smithfield Foods due to ...