Top U.S. Pork Producer Smithfield Files for IPO

Smithfield Foods, which was acquired by China's WH Group more than a decade ago, is once again going public in the U.S. Smithfield, the largest U.S. pork producer, on Monday filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering.

- Colin Kellaher

It plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol SFD. The Smithfield, Va., company didn't indicate how many shares it plans to sell or how much it aims to raise.