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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000091388-09-000035
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090714
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090714

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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15321
		FILM NUMBER:		09943811

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

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		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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Patrick Cudahy, Incorporated (&#8220;Patrick Cudahy&#8221;) in Cudahy, WI.&#160;&#160;The
fire damaged a portion of the facility&#8217;s production space and required the
temporary cessation of operations, but did not consume the entire facility. The
products produced at the facility include precooked and traditional bacon, dry
sausage, ham and sliced meats. Patrick Cudahy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and its operating results are reported
the Pork segment. Annual revenues for Patrick Cudahy&#8217;s packaged meats business
have&#160;exceeded $450 million in recent years.</font></div>
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including business interruption insurance, with loss limits that it believes
will provide substantial and broad coverage for the currently foreseeable losses
arising from this accident.&#160;&#160;The Company anticipates that it will
incur modest costs related to deductibles under available insurance policies, as
well as other one-time costs that are not currently expected to be
material.</font></div>
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the date of the fire until July 14, 2009, the Company worked with local fire and
safety authorities to extinguish the fire and secure the safety of employees,
third parties and property located in close proximity to the facility. The
Company is currently evaluating the damage resulting from the
fire.&#160;&#160;There are some areas of the facility, including some production
space, that were not damaged by the fire.</font></div>
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plant, including its distribution center, and has taken steps to address the
supply needs for Patrick Cudahy products by shifting production to other Company
facilities.</font></div>
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additional details in connection with its fiscal 2010 first quarter earnings
release, which is scheduled for release on September 8, 2009.&#160;&#160;Based
on management&#8217;s current assessment of production options, the expected levels of
insurance proceeds, and the estimated potential amount of losses and impact on
the Patrick Cudahy brands, which continue to be reviewed, the Company does not
believe that the fire will have a material adverse effect on its results of
operations, financial condition or liquidity in fiscal
2010.</font><br></div>
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