Be concerned that China is a shadow owner in the US pork industry

10 months ago
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The Chinese Communist Party is likely the furthest thing on a consumer's mind while browsing the shelves.

That's the way it should be. Farming in the United States should have no ties to a genocidal government. Unfortunately, the agriculture industry does have those links. Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the U.S., is owned by the WH Group. A PBS investigation showed this ownership relationship risks Smithfield Foods having to take marching orders from the Chinese Communist Party.

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