Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE- In this July 21, 2017, file photo, young hogs owned by Smithfield Foods are seen at a farm in Farmville, N.C.

With the announcement of a new Smithfield Foods facility in 2028, one pork producer is excited and thankful they're staying.

(Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the world's biggest pork processor, said on Monday it will sell 150,000 female pigs to Murphy Family Ventures. The deal will further reduce the number of hogs owned by ...

CHICAGO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods said on Tuesday it will end contracts with 26 hog farms in the U.S. state of Utah, in the latest contraction by the world's largest pork processor in the ...

Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pig and pork producer, announced it would close 35 Missouri farms via the state's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act — better known as WARN.

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American pork manufacturer Smithfield Foods is ending its grower contracts with 26 hog farms in Utah. The decision, the group said, will help boost efficiency in the supply chain as it deals with “an ...

CHICAGO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the world's biggest pork processor, is permanently closing 35 hog farm sites in Missouri and laying off 92 employees in October, according to a Missouri ...