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The Motley Fool March 23, 2010 Rich Duprey	Pork's Got No Beef With China and Russia Two big export markets reopen doors to pork processors.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Where the Meat Meets the Street Valuation is starting to look much more reasonable at meat producer Smithfield Foods.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield's Makin' the Bacon The pork producer fattens up on higher hog prices. This stock is worth a look.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield: A Meaty Investment? Exports and value-added production hold promise, but this is still a commodity-focused business. While Smithfield doesn't seem overpriced, it's also not a top-notch idea for new money right now.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Markos Kaminis	Smithfield Foods' Shanghai Surprise During their earnings conference call, Smithfield Foods officially announced a deal with an "undisclosed" trading company in China to deliver them sixty million pounds of pork. It's a modest deal, but it represents a foot in the doorway of the hugely important Chinese market.
Food Processing April 2006 Dave Fusaro	Annual Capital Spending Outlook: More ham and cheese! There are some real and widespread signs that capital spending will be up significantly in the food industry this year.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 Rich Duprey	Invest in AgFeed Industries? When Pigs Fly! A Chinese pork processor has its fat in the fryer from poor management decisions.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Earnings Pig-Out Near-record hog prices benefit Smithfield results. Net income for the latest quarter rose 61% from year-ago levels on a 32% gain in sales.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Rich Duprey	Look Who's Bringing Home the Bacon Bans on U.S.-sourced pork and poultry are taking roost around the world.
Food Processing August 2013	Smithfield-Shuanghui Deal: Good or Bad for the U.S.? Should Smithfield Foods be acquired by Shuanghui International Holdings? We offer two different points of view on the topic.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield Seems Fresher The pork producer looks like it's doing a little better in this protein glut. The stock has been a real trouper over the years -- easily outdistancing Hormel and Tyson. And yet the legacy of returns on invested capital is not all that great.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	From Sows' Ears to Silk Purses Smithfield may not look great by the numbers, but the company has almost always delivered. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Too Few Piggies Going to Market Even with a tough and disappointing quarter, hog producer and processor Premium Standard Farms still sports good margins relative to other meat mavens like Smithfield, Hormel, and Tyson.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield Faces Leaner Times Without last year's favorable pricing, this pork purveyor may be stuck in the mud. While the stock looks pretty cheap here on a P/E basis, the free cash flow picture is not nearly so appealing.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2004 Phil Wohl	Smithfield Going Hog Wild Will the world's largest pork processor continue to bring home the bacon?
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Smithfield Puts Pigs in Space The pork giant's move to phase out gestational crates is laudable. Such trends bear watching by investors who have a stake in what consumers put on their plates.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 Billy Fisher	Smithfield Brings Home the Bacon Strong pork sales drive Smithfield Foods' big quarter. Investors, take note.
AskMen.com Jacob Franek	Swine Flu: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Here is a short list of what we do and don't know of swine flu.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2011	Smithfield Foods Earnings Preview Smithfield Foods will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, June 16.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Phil Wohl	Smithfield Doesn't Go Whole Hog Profits for pork and beef producer, Smithfield Foods, more than double but were restrained by futures contracts.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	More Squealing From the Protein Sector Pork processor Premium Standard isn't immune to the challenges in the meat industry. Still, it's a good company with good prospects trading at what looks like a reasonable valuation.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Rich Duprey	Chickens Ready to Fly the Coop in Russia Russian import bans on U.S. chickens lift, but processors still have plenty to squawk about.
Food Engineering December 1, 2005	Plant Openings & Expansions Traditional Baking completes expansion at Bloomington, CA, facility... Ruiz Foods to renovate vacant facility in Dennison, TX... Smithfield Foods planning $213.5 million expansion project on behalf of three subsidiaries...
The Motley Fool February 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Follow the Money to Hormel This may be the best-run meat company out there. However, its stock price reflects a lot of that, and it doesn't seem to be quite as interesting as an oversold value idea.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Fool's Look Ahead Monday: The market is closed... Tuesday: United Natural Foods will be reporting... Wednesday: ADC Telecommunications... Thursday: For Take-Two Interactive comes clean with its fiscal-second-quarter report... etc.
Food Processing June 2013 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: Another American Processor Sells Out I thought I was a free-marketeer, but this Smithfield deal bothers me. That makes America's leading pork processor the latest in a string of American food companies bought by foreign-owned corporations.
Food Processing April 2007 Dave Fusaro	Annual Capital Spending Outlook: Spend Now to Save Later Some of the biggest food companies are budgeting capital expenditures for multi-year programs meant to reduce costs in the long run.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyson Gets Gored This could end up being good news for people who were watching these stocks with an eye toward buying in on bad news. Today's price action might push Tyson below a price-to-book ratio of 1, and that's not something that happens all too often.
Fast Company May 2006 Paul Lukas	"What Does She Buy?" Lean, Tasteless Pork. The latest in a series of visionary tales inspired by the great corporate marketing films of the last century.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Smithfield Looks for Deliverance From Protein Glut It's a story that we know well by now -- too much protein and not enough pricing power. Smithfield's a good company, though, and investors looking to make an opportunistic bet on the meat sector should at least give it a once-over in their due diligence.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Here's the Beef Tyson Foods wallows in the sweet spot of the high-protein diet craze.
Food Processing April 2009 Marty Weil	Annual Capital Spending Report: Economic Upheaval Weighs on Capital Spending Forecast For the first time, we forecast a 2.9 percent drop in capital investment by U.S. food and beverage processors this year.
Popular Mechanics September 11, 2009 Emily Anthes	Debunking 5 Prevalent Swine Flu Myths Some theories circulating online argue that this combination of strains is so unlikely that the new virus must have been created by humans in a lab and then either accidentally or deliberately released.
Food Processing July 2013 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: A Load of Benjamins ... and One Larry ...and an Irene, too. Even as the 'average' food industry salary breaks $100k, how does the CEO of Smithfield Foods warrant $12.9 million?
Scientific American July 2009 Christine Soares	Could Animal Surveillance Have Seen Swine Flu Coming? The surveillance of animals for new flu viruses has lagged behind preparations for the human pandemics that can be caused by the bugs
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	Hormel Loves Its Spam Hormel had an uneven quarter, but it has some classic brands and a new acquisition to fall back on. The stock is still trading at an attractive P/E of 17. It may be time to dig in.
InternetNews May 1, 2009 Alex Goldman	Net a Source of Swine Flu (Mis)Information There's some useful information about swine flu (or H1N1) on the Internet -- and a tremendous volume of noise.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Capitalist Pig's View of Swine Flu So you want to make money from the swine flu? Here's how to do so.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Market Lays an Egg Are stock investors too swift in reaction to the chicken flu?
AskMen.com Jacob Franek	Swine Flu Update With the fall flu season rapidly approaching, a swine flu update is warranted.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Silence of the Hogs Pork producer Premium Standard gets barbecued on first-quarter earnings. Like most operating leverage stories, trouble at the top line just gets worse as you go on. So, investors -- what now?
The Motley Fool October 11, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Oh, the Inhumanity Whole Foods Market, Chipotle, Wendy's, and Safeway are among the major companies that are trying to take the pain out of the pork products they distribute.
Food Processing April 2011 Bob Sperber	2011 Capital Spending Outlook: Benjamins for Bricks (and Mortar) For two years in a row, capital expenditures in the food processing sector have recovered ... big time. Our annual Capital Spending Report foresees a 20 percent increase for 2011.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Low Expectations Lift Premium Standard Wall Street expected little this quarter, and Premium Standard Farms delivered. This stock could be an interesting long-term idea.
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The Motley Fool June 12, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	7 Reasons to Worry About Next Week Let's go over a few of the blue chips and seemingly recession-proof companies that have analysts seeing downward-pointing arrows on the bottom line when they report next week. Some of the names may surprise you.
Food Processing August 2013 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: Another Reason To Hate Wall Street Who's Nelson Peltz to tell PepsiCo how to run a food and beverage business?
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Hot Stock at 7 Times Earnings Seaboard, a small agribusiness and transportation company, looks promising.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Seaboard Plows Ahead The agribusiness company sports healthy numbers now, but the future poses more of a question mark. This stock has a lot of unpredictability built into it, so investors, beware.