Largest US Pork Packer Closing California Plant, Citing High Costs and Red Tape

Largest US Pork Packer Closing California Plant, Citing High Costs and Red Tape
A truck arrives at Smithfield Foods' pork plant in Smithfield, Virginia, on Oct. 17, 2019. Tom Polansek/Reuters
Allen Zhong
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Smithfields Inc., the largest pork packer in the United States, is leaving California due to high operational costs and red tape.

“Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced that it will cease all harvest and processing operations in Vernon, California in early 2023 and, at the same time, align its hog production system by reducing its sow herd in its Western region,” the company said on Friday in a statement.

Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
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Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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