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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="sfd_UnitedFoodAndCommericalWorkersInternationalUnionIndustryPensionFundMember" name="UnitedFoodAndCommericalWorkersInternationalUnionIndustryPensionFundMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="sfd_WHGroupFreshPorkSales" name="WHGroupFreshPorkSales" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="sfd_WHGroupIncentivePlanMember" name="WHGroupIncentivePlanMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="sfd_WHGroupMember" name="WHGroupMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="sfd_WheatInBushelsMember" name="WheatInBushelsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
