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Conference on Agricultural Solutions and Cooperation

Challenges to the Pork Industry

- In Europe Specifically -

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What are the Major Challenges Facing a Pork Integrator Today?

• Public Opinion• New Construction Development• Export Development• Material and Ingredient Pricing

>> Who are we?

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Smithfield Foods, Inc.

• An American company headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia – Smithfield Foods started its activity in 1936 and is currently the largest swine producer and pork processor in the world

• Over 58,000 employees worldwide

• Smithfield Ferme is a company of Murphy Brown, LLC – a member of Smithfield Foods, Inc.

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• Smithfield Ferme S.R.L is a Romanian company member of Smithfield Foods, the world biggest producer and processor of pork meat.

• The main activities of the company are swine breeding and production, cereal and feed production.

• Smithfield Ferme’s main goal is to contribute to the sustainable development of the Romanian agricultural and zootechnical sectors, in accordance with the European Union’s best practices.

Smithfield Ferme

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Public Opinion – and what do we do about it?

• Waste Management– Slurry is Organic Fertilizer– Biogas Development

• Impact on the Small Farmer– Develop Contract Program– Purchase Ingredients Locally

• Health Management– Complete Regulation Compliance– Strict Biosecurity Controls

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New Construction Development

• Key to Business Growth

• Create Partners, in Business and Opinion

• Identification of Financing Sources

• Permitting

• Consistent Pricing on Materials

• Help with Access to Subsidies

• Help Find other Revenue Streams

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Export Development

• Huge Import Gap still Exists in Romania

• Assist in Eradication of CSF in Romania

• Grow Contract Development into Hungary

• Currency Changes

• Development of the Noul Comtim brand

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Ingredient Pricing

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Summary

• Buy Local Whenever We Can• Use Waste as a Valuable Resource• Develop Successful Partner Farmers• Be a Key to Agricultural Resurgence in Country• Function as a Romanian Company• Use Smithfield’s Leverage for Volume• Support the Community• Operate with the Highest Ethics and Integrity

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THANK YOU!

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