Shares of Smithfield Foods see their highest level in more than a year, stoked by upbeat analyst comments and a rising number of bankruptcy filings among rival hog producers that should help cut oversupply.

As of October 11 there have been nearly 400 000 confirmed cases of pandemic H1N1 worldwide and more than 4 735 deaths reported to the World Health Organization which estimates that the case count is significantly higher because many countries have stopped counting individual cases.As the name implies swine flu has its origins in pigs though researchers have found recent seasonal and bird flu viruses in the new strain.The initial reaction in Mexico was one of debilitating fear. In the first week the health secretary called for the closure of everything except churches grocery stores buses and subways. In ...

A deep value look at five meat products companies.

Stocks expected to move significantly in trading on Thursday include Amerigroup, AMR, Blockbuster, CKE Restaurants, Eastman Kodak, eBay, FedEx, Northrop Grumman, Oracle, Rockwell Collins and Smithfield Foods.

The Brazilians are coming and they are buying, securing a firm foothold in weakened corners of U.S. agriculture.

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