Smithfield Foods Contributes $2 Million to Ukraine Crisis Relief Efforts

Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced cash and in-kind donations totaling $2 million to crisis relief efforts aiding the citizens of Ukraine and those seeking refuge in surrounding areas. In response to escalating violence in Ukraine, Smithfield will expand ongoing refugee relocation and aid assistance underway through its operations in Central Europe with $250,000 donations to each of the following nonprofit disaster-relief organizations:

- Global Red Cross Network, including the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the...

Ukraine's 'Last Poultry Company Standing' (Exclusive Interview with MHP's Chairman)

“If we fail and our distribution fails, then we fail Ukraine…”. This is what MHP’s Executive Chairman, John Rich shared with Feedinfo’s Editor in Chief, Simon Duke during a recent discussion regarding the poultry integrator’s push to maintain operations amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In this episode of Feedinfo’s Feed for Thought podcast, Mr. Rich also shares how the company’s day-to-day operations have been affected by the invasion and how the company is working with the Red Cross to extract citizens in conflict zones. He also discusses the recent shelling of an MHP warehouse in the Kyiv region and the various distribution struggles the company is facing in trying to ensure food security in the country.