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From sugar mills to hog farms, U.S. agriculture braces for Irma

By P.J. Huffstutter, Renita D. Young September 7, 2017
Chicago/New York | Reuters — Hurricane Irma sent farmers and food companies scrambling to protect processing facilities, farm fields and animal herds in the south and southeastern parts of the […] Read more

(SmithfieldFoods.com)
Livestock

Smithfield makes move on market for pig-human transplants

By Julie Steenhuysen, Michael Hirtzer April 12, 2017
Chicago | Reuters — Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, has established a separate bioscience unit to expand its role in supplying pig parts for medical uses, with the […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock

Oklahoma wildfires kill thousands of pigs

By Michael Hirtzer, Renita D. Young March 10, 2017
Reuters — Wildfires devastated a Smithfield Foods hog farm in Laverne, Oklahoma, killing at least several thousand pigs, company and local officials said Friday. The exact number of swine killed […] Read more

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Livestock

Smithfield Foods to buy Farmer John from Hormel

By Reuters November 21, 2016
Reuters — Smithfield Foods said it would buy parent of the Farmer John and Saag’s Specialty Meats brands, and farm operations in three U.S. states from Hormel Foods for US$145 […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise for third straight session

By Theopolis Waters October 31, 2016
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Monday settled higher for a third consecutive session, with strength from buy stops and firmer wholesale pork values on […] Read more


(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again

By Theopolis Waters October 29, 2016
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts landed in positive territory for a second straight day on Friday, lifted by short-covering and technical buying that offset bearish […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures stumble as supplies grow

By Theopolis Waters October 18, 2016
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday slumped for a third consecutive session, weakened by already ample supplies as Smithfield Foods’ East Coast plants return […] Read more

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Livestock

Smithfield sees pork operations back to normal Monday

By Jim Brumm October 17, 2016
Wilmington, N.C. | Reuters — Smithfield Foods expects to resume full production on Monday at its North Carolina meat operations, including the world’s largest pork plant, more than a week […] Read more


NASA’s Terra satellite observes Post-Tropical Cyclone Matthew being absorbed by a cold front along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard on Oct. 9 at 11:45 a.m. ET. (NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team)
Livestock

Millions of chickens reported dead in Hurricane Matthew floods

By Tom Polansek October 13, 2016
Chicago | Reuters — Flooding from Hurricane Matthew has killed up to five million poultry birds in North Carolina, most of them chickens, the state’s top environmental official said Wednesday. […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Weak cash prices extend live cattle losses

By Theopolis Waters October 12, 2016
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower for a fourth straight session on Wednesday as they marked new lows, hit by softer initial cash prices, […] Read more

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