date:May 16, 2014
he historical run up in live hog prices. Our international segment continued as a solid contributor to our results and our hog production business turned profitable, Mr Pope added.
Finally, operational improvement plans in place at both the farm and plant level are beginning to show in our results. Our recent merger of two of our independent operating companies, Smithfield Packing Company and Farmland Foods, into one is improving our competitiveness and we are continuing our drive to achieve le