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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 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 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.
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 October 8, 2009 Rich Duprey	Don't Cast Your Pearls Before These Swine Swine flu is about to make mincemeat of the pork producers.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 Billy Fisher	Smithfield Brings Home the Bacon Strong pork sales drive Smithfield Foods' big quarter. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2009 Nanette Byrnes	Smithfield: Not Living So High on the Hog The meat packer is struggling to overcome the specter of swine flu and a U.S. glut of pigs.
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.
Delicious Living Debra Bokur	This Little Piggy Think pigs live fairy-tale lives? Hogwash...
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 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 13, 2011	Smithfield Foods Earnings Preview Smithfield Foods will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, June 16.
Chemistry World April 19, 2011 Hepeng Jia	Clenbuterol scandal highlights the need for better testing The illegal use of clenbuterol in porcine feed in China has led to an overhaul in Chinese food industry regulations and calls for scientists to develop more stringent testing techniques for the chemical.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2010 Rich Duprey	China Has Beef With U.S Chicken A virulent trade battle looms as China retaliates for tire quotas.
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.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Animal Spirits Point to a New Trend Whole Foods and Chipotle both belong in the universe of stocks that can be considered for the Rising Stars portfolio which emphasizes socially responsible companies.
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.
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.
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 August 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Bargain at 7 Times Earnings Sanderson Farms is a great company trading at a low multiple of its 2004 earnings estimates.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Burger King's Less Subservient Chickens Like a growing number of companies, the fast-food giant said it plans to increase its focus on buying eggs and pork from cage-free and crate-free animals.
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 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.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2011 Jacob Roche	Put Some Meat on Your Portfolio's Bones Brasil Foods is essentially the Hormel Foods of Brazil, selling fresh and frozen meat as well as packaged grocery products.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Weird Financial News Scamming Girl Scouts can't be good for your karma... Campaign to boost support for pork... Alternative uses for DVDs... Mistaken bid on eBay...
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Hormel's Meaty Earnings Still thought of as a pork producer, Hormel has built a markedly diversified food business. Although the stock doesn't look like a screaming bargain today, long-term investors should probably sit tight.
BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Whitney McFerron et al.	Those Amber Waves Are Fueling Exports Foreign demand for U.S. grain keeps rising, and farmers have cash to spare.
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 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.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyson Hopes You Feel Like Chicken Tonight When you buy amid wreckage, you've just got to accept that rebuilding takes time. Investors in Tyson Foods might do well to keep that in mind as they wait for this large food company to work through an industrywide glut in protein.
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.
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.
Food Processing August 2007 Dave Fusaro	The Top 100: Kraft returns to the top Following a tough year, Kraft Foods returns to the No. 1 position on our annual list of the 100 largest food and beverage processors in the U.S. and Canada.
Food Engineering February 24, 2009	Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 4 Stimulus for food producers?... Carbohydrates up to interpretation, says CFSAN... Smithfield restructures pork group... Automation news... Food safety news... etc.
The Motley Fool July 2, 2008 Colleen Paulson	Spicy Times Ahead for Food Stocks Many food producers show revenue growth, but commodity costs are gobbling profits.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2011 Alyce Lomax	McDonald's Eggs-istential Crisis Mickey D's dumps a supplier, but is it too little, too late?
The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Is Mad Cow Disease Back? Beef export markets will likely remain closed due to another possible case of mad cow disease, putting pressure on Tyson Foods and other beef-sensitive stocks.
BusinessWeek April 7, 2011 Jeff Green et al.	U.S. Companies Rush to Fill Japan's Supply Gap With Japanese makers of everything from fish meal to chemicals forced to cut production after the Mar. 11 quake, U.S. suppliers are poised to see new business.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Markos Kaminis	Chicken Goes Cha-Ching for Tyson Tyson Foods is benefiting from rising protein prices and cost-cutting measures. Confidence in overseas demand, and minimal resistance to higher prices, led management to raise its fiscal 2007 guidance.