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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000091388
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011]
		IRS NUMBER:				520845861
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0427

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 COMMERCE STREET
		STREET 2:		EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING
		CITY:			SMITHFIELD
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23430
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7573653000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 COMMERCE STREET
		STREET 2:		EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING
		CITY:			SMITHFIELD
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23430

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LIBERTY EQUITIES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710221

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LIBERTY REAL ESTATE TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19661113
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10-K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2008</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Smithfield
Foods, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) received the Staff's letter dated January 26, 2009,
which provided comments on the above-referenced documents.&#160;&#160;This
response letter has been filed on EDGAR, and a copy has been sent by
facsimile.</font></div>
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      you discuss some, but not all of the key risk factors affecting your
      business or revise to clarify that you have discussed all known material
      risks.</font></div>
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      performance-based cash bonuses based on a multi-tiered
      structure.&#160;&#160;In future filings, please provide quantitative
      disclosure regarding the targets actually reached based on company-wide
      and group profits for each named executive officer.&#160;&#160;To the
      extent you believe that disclosure of the targets is not required because
      it would result in competitive harm such that the targets could be
      excluded under Instruction 4 to Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K, please
      provide us with a detailed explanation for such
      conclusion.&#160;&#160;Please also note that to the extent that you have
      an appropriate basis for omitting the specific targets, you must discuss
      how difficult it would be for the named executive officers or how likely
      it will be for you to achieve the undisclosed target levels or other
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when our executive officers are eligible to receive performance-based cash
bonuses, we will provide in future filings quantitative disclosure regarding the
targets actually reached based on company-wide and group profits for each named
executive officer.</font></div>
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Company appreciates receiving the Staff&#8217;s views on these matters.&#160;&#160;If
you have any questions regarding any of the responses in this letter, please
call me at (757) 365-3030.</font></div>
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