Smithville meats

sljkansas wrote:
Are they the only pork/meat company in the United States? I think we will still be able to buy American produced meat products. I have never heard of Smithfield before. When I want quality beef or pork I buy from a local Farmer or 4H member. I have a freezer large enough for a hog and 1/2 beef.

slj: Since you are from Miami Co KS I suspect you are familiar with Farmland Foods and Armour Foods. Both are owned by Smithfield Foods. Once the Chinese company owns them supply here will be reduced by the amount they export to China. In addition China does not have a sterling reputation for Quality Control (toothpaste and pet food contaminants have been reported by national media in recent years) so I fear the management they install here will potentially (being PC here) take shortcuts. The local farmers that you refer to will have more demand for their product which will increase the price by virtue of demand. I for one will have a hard time finding a Bacon I like to replace it.
Greg

Are they the only pork/meat company in the United States? I think we will still be able to buy American produced meat products. I have never heard of Smithfield before. When I want quality beef or pork I buy from a local Farmer or 4H member. I have a freezer large enough for a hog and 1/2 beef.

The Chicom's have discovered capitalism and are getting good at it.

What's going to change is that pork will stop being cheap for those of us here in the U.S.A. China is a HUGE pork consumer, and it's willing to pay for ours.

I remember back when I used to be able to buy the geoduck that grows here in Washington State...but then trade with China opened up. They love those big ol' clams over there, and at first they just got really expensive, but now: I can't buy geoduck at ANY price!

I doubt pork will disappear from our grocery stores, but I guarantee that it's about to get a lot more expensive.

Nothing will actually change except that the company, Smithfield, not Smithville, will report to a corporate office in China rather than in the US. Factories will still produce the same products and they will be sold in the same places. I'm not saying this is a good thing or a bad one, but it's not as if the consumer will notice anything different.

How can anyone on this forum answer your questions? You better ask the Chinese!

Bama bluejay wrote:
I heard on world news today that smithville meats has sold out their co. to china. What will that mean for us? Will they be producing pork, especially ham and shipping back to U.S. for sale?

No they will be shipping meat to China. But what dies it matter the corporation made billions and will pay no taxes.