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Exhibit 99.4

Consent to be Named as a Director Nominee

In connection with the filing by Smithfield Foods, Inc. of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), I hereby consent, pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act, to being named as a nominee to the board of directors of Smithfield Foods, Inc. in the Registration Statement and any and all amendments and supplements thereto. I also consent to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to such Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

Dated: January 6, 2025			/s/ John A. Quelch
			John A. Quelch