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Smithfield names third plant to go ractopamine-free
Story Date: 5/20/2013
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Source: MEATINGPLACE, 5/17/13
Smithfield Foods Inc. named the Milan, Missouri, plant in its Farmland subsidiary as the third hog plant the company will convert to slaughtering only hogs that have been fed ractopamine-free feed rations as part of its effort to serve export markets where the additive is banned.
Smithfield Chief Executive C. Larry Pope indicated earlier this week at an investor conference that half of the company’s hog operations would soon be using ractopamine-free feed.
The Milan facility processes 10,400 hogs a day at full capacity. Smithfield’s other ractopamine-free locations are its Clinton and Tar Heel, N.C., facilities.
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