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"Escalating cost of doing business" driving Smithfield Foods out of California

02/15/23 7:10 AM By Lydia Johnson
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“The escalating cost of doing business in California” has driven Smithfield Foods to close their Farmer John processing plant in Vernon, California, this month.
KEYWORDS California regulatory costs Farmer John processing plant Processing Prop. 12 Smithfield Foods USDA quarterly hogs and pigs report Vernon, California
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