Smithfield Foods, Inc. operates in the Meat packing plants sector. Smithfield Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and markets a range of fresh meat and packaged meat products both domestically and internationally. The Company operates in four se segments: Pork, Hog Production, International and Corporate. The Pork segment consists of three wholly owned United States fresh pork and packaged meats subsidiaries. The Hog Production segment consists of the hog production operations located in the United States. The International segment is comprised of meat processing and distribution operations in Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom, as well as interests in meat processing operations in Western Europe and Mexico. The Corporate segment provides management and administrative services to support its other segments. In January 2011, the Company completed the sale of its hog production assets located in Oklahoma, Iowa and Texas. In
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