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At one time, the company operated 132 company-owned farms and 109 contract farms in the state of Missouri, in addition to a leased farm and eight feed mills. [8] In July 2021, the company closed its original slaughter plant in Smithfield, Virginia. [8] [9] In February 2023, Smithfield Foods closed its meatpacking plant in Vernon, California ...
Joseph W. Luter III began his expansion of Smithfield in 1981 with the purchase of its main competitor, Gwaltney of Smithfield, for $42 million. [20] This was followed by the acquisition of almost 40 companies in the pork, beef, and livestock industries between 1981 and around 2008, [26] including Esskay Meats/Schluderberg-Kurdle in Baltimore, Valley Dale in Roanoke, [20] and Patrick Cudahy in ...
Eckrich was founded as a local meat market in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, in 1894 by Peter Eckrich, an immigrant from Waldsee, Germany. The firm expanded in the local market, becoming a wholesaler in 1907 and incorporating as Peter Eckrich and Sons in 1925. It closed its last retail operation in 1932 and operated exclusively as a wholesale meat ...
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Smithfield Foods is targeting a valuation of up to $10.73 billion in its New York flotation, the biggest U.S. pork processor said on Tuesday, moving closer to its U.S. stock market return after ...
Farmland Industries was the largest agricultural cooperative in North America when it eventually sold all of its assets in 2002–04. During its 74-year history, Farmland served its farmer membership as a diversified, integrated organization, playing a significant role in agricultural markets both domestically and worldwide.
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