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On an analyst conference call, Mr. Pope explained that the main benefits for Smithfield are exports and expanding its geographic reach. China's appetite for pork and other high-quality protein has been climbing along with middle-class incomes, though the government has sharply limited foreign access to its food markets. Smithfield will use Shuanghui's distribution system throughout the Middle Kingdom to sell U.S. products.

Shuanghui's Smithfield bid may also do some good if it helps import Western farm and food standards and environmental practices along with Virginia hams. China in recent years has been racked by food-safety scandals, notably thousands of dead and possibly diseased pigs floating down the Whampoa River in March.