Smithfield Prod employees participate in a Habitat for Humanity project in Romania.
Smithfield Prod employees participate in a Habitat for Humanity project in Romania.
Animex sponsors World Water Monitoring Day activities in Poland.
Animex sponsors World Water Monitoring Day activities in Poland.
A World Water Monitoring Day school event in Romania.
A World Water Monitoring Day school event in Romania.

International Operations

Smithfield Foods wholly owns six international operations, consisting of four subsidiaries in Poland and Romania and two food distribution operations in the United Kingdom and Romania. AgriPlus is one of Poland’s largest hog producers and provides a substantial portion of its hogs to our Polish meat processing affiliate, Animex. In Romania, Smithfield Ferme raises hogs principally for the pork processor Smithfield Prod. Agroalim, the largest food distributor in Romania, supplies meat produced at Smithfield Prod to the Romanian market.

Together, our hog-raising operations in Poland and Romania raised approximately 2.2 million market hogs on our farms in fiscal 2011. Our food processors in those countries produced over 1 billion pounds of fresh pork and packaged meat products in the same period.

In this section, we are including three years of data and other information about our wholly owned international operations.1 Some highlights from our efforts in fiscal 2011 include the following:

  • Improved overall water use efficiency by 8 percent since 2008;
  • Began construction on three wean-to-finish contract farms;
  • Certified our Romanian farming group to the ISO 22000:2005 food safety management system;
  • Donated more than 30,000 servings of canned meat to Polish flood victims;
  • Provided 78 scholarships worth $58,700 to Polish students; and
  • Planted more than 5,000 trees in 11 Romanian villages.

 1 “International operations” refer to wholly owned Polish and Romanian operations specified in this section.

 

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Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, guided students in Poland as they test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day

Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, guided students in Poland as they test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Poland read water test results for World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Poland read water test results for World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Poland test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Poland test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Poland preparing to test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Poland preparing to test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Poland test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Poland test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Poland ready to test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Poland ready to test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Ilawa, Poland use water testing kits for World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Ilawa, Poland use water testing kits for World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

World Water Monitoring Day testing in Opole, Poland with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

World Water Monitoring Day testing in Opole, Poland with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

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