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10-K - FORM 10-K - SMITHFIELD FOODS INCform_10-k.htm
EX-21 - SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT - SMITHFIELD FOODS INCex21.htm
EX-3.2 - AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS EFFECTIVE JUNE 16, 2010 - SMITHFIELD FOODS INCex3-2.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - SMITHFIELD FOODS INCex32-2.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - SMITHFIELD FOODS INCex32-1.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - SMITHFIELD FOODS INCex31-1.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - SMITHFIELD FOODS INCex31-2.htm

Exhibit 23.1
 

 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-3 No. 333-143727, Form S-8 No. 333-138090, Form S-8 No. 333-153326, Form S-8 No. 333-123418, Form S-8 No. 333-123417, Form S-8 No. 333-123416, Form S-8 No. 333-108511, Form S-8 No. 333-81917, and Form S-8 No. 33-53024) of Smithfield Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries and in the related Prospectus of our reports dated June 18, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Smithfield Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Smithfield Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended May 2, 2010.
 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Richmond, VA
June 18, 2010