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Company Applauds Trump Administration for Taking Necessary Decisive Action to Invoke Emergency Powers Company Emphasizes Robust Employee Health and Well-Being Measures that Meet or Exceed CDC and...

SMITHFIELD, Va., April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. today issued the following statement, attributable to the company, to address misinformation about the company. Reporting...

SMITHFIELD, Va., April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that it will proactively suspend operations at its Monmouth, IL facility beginning next week and until...

SMITHFIELD, Va., April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that it will close its Cudahy, WI and Martin City, MO facilities beginning later this week. Its Cudahy dry...

SMITHFIELD, Va., April 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that it will provide a $100 million Responsibility Bonus to all its hourly production and distribution...

SMITHFIELD, Va., April 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced its largest donation in company history as food banks across the country struggle to meet the increased...

SMITHFIELD, Va., April 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that its Sioux Falls, SD facility will remain closed until further notice. The plant is one of the largest...

SMITHFIELD, Va., April 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced that it will close its Sioux Falls, SD facility for three days. The company will suspend operations in a...

SMITHFIELD, Va., March 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced more than $3 million in cash and in-kind donations, including four million servings of protein, to support...

SMITHFIELD, Va., March 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation declaring March 24, 2020 as National Agriculture Day, highlighting the critical and...