Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is the world’s largest pork producer and processor. Headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, it runs facilities in 26 U.S.
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4%, and the Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector (XLP) showed little change.As a proxy for the sector, the ETF tracked closer to the overall market today than over the past month. As trading began today, XLP was down 0.4% over the last thirty trading days, and the S&P 500 climbed -4.5%.Nu Skin (NYSE:NUS) was a major gainer in the sector, rising 15.5% (+$6.24) to close at $46.46 with 7.8 million shares moving. The stock traded in a range of $40.23 to $46.57. The stock has been decreasing in the last two months, down $12.72 (-21.5%) from a price of $59.18 on March 19, 2012. Coca-Cola HBC (NYSE:CCH) was another big mover, climbing 89 cents (+5.8%) to a closing price of $16.32.Synutra International (NASDAQ:SYUT) was a major loser in the sector, falling 6.7% (-38 cents) to close at $5.29 with 39,894 shares moving. The stock traded in a range of $5.22 to $5.69. Over the last three months, the stock has lost $1.03 (-16.3%) from a price of $6.32 on February ...FBN’s Sandra Smith on feed for livestock increasing and the number of cattle herds in the U.S. dropping to its lowest in 53 years.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Smithfield Foods and Tyson Foods slid early Monday after BB&T Capital cut its stock rating on both meat producers to hold from buy. BB&T analyst Hea...
Smithfield Foods (NYSE:SFD) said Friday it is selling its 49% stake in its Butterball turkey business to joint venture partner Maxwell Farms for $175 million.The por...
(Recasts, adds details)CHICAGO(Reuters) - Pork producer Smithfield FoodsInc said Friday it will sell its 49 percent stakein turkey producer Butterball LLC to its joi...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pork producer Smithfield FoodsInc said Wednesday it expects it will sell its 49percent stake in Butterball turkeys, a brand it has partiallyowned...
Smithfield Foods (NYSE:SFD) said Wednesday it swung to an in-line profit in its fiscal first quarter, but the hog and pork producer’s sales failed to meet Wall Stree...
A subsidiary of Smithfield Foods (SFD) on Wednesday announced its pork processing and fabrication plant in Sioux City, Iowa will be permanently closed.The plant will...
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FBN’s Sandra Smith on cattle prices rising to record highs and herds reaching their lowest level since 1958.
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