Who Owns Smithfield Foods Plants. After coronavirus outbreaks, raising concerns about the american food supply chain. Smithfield foods is a u.s.
Smithfield foods, whose south dakota plant has become a hotspot for coronavirus cases, was purchased by chinese tycoon wan long’s firm wh group in 2013. Smithfield owns the feed and the pigs. The deal spurred controversy and concern at the time.
Supermarkets, but the company was actually bought by wh group, formerly known as shuanghui.
It is the largest pork producer in the world, controlling almost 30 per cent of the us pork market. It is one of several u.s. Plants that process bacon and ham, after closing a separate hog slaughterhouse because of an. Smithfield foods closes plant after nearly 300 employees test positive for coronavirus the company’s ceo said the closure of processing plants 'is pushing our country perilously close to the.