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C. Larry Pope

President and Chief Executive Officer

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

May 13, 2009

Forward-Looking Statements

This presentation contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws. The forward-looking statements include statements concerning the
Company’s outlook for the future, as well as other statements of beliefs, future plans and
strategies or anticipated events, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not
historical facts. The Company’s forward-looking information and statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in, or implied by, the statements. These risks and uncertainties include the
availability and prices of live hogs, raw materials, fuel and supplies, food safety, livestock
disease, live hog production costs, product pricing, the competitive environment and
related market conditions, hedging risk, operating efficiencies, changes in interest rate and
foreign currency exchange rates, changes in our credit ratings, access to capital, the
investment performance of the Company’s pension plan assets and the availability of
legislative funding relief, the cost of compliance with environmental and health standards,
adverse results from on-going litigation, actions of domestic and foreign governments,
labor relations issues, credit exposure to large customers, the ability to make effective
acquisitions and dispositions and successfully integrate newly acquired businesses into
existing operations, the Company’s ability to effectively restructure portions of its
operations and achieve cost savings from such restructurings and other risks and
uncertainties described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2008 and
in its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements because actual results may differ materially
from those expressed in, or implied by, the statements. Any forward-looking statement that
the Company makes speaks only as of the date of such statement, and the Company
undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise. Comparisons of results for current and any
prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future
performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

Agenda

1. A(H1N1) influenza “swine flu” update

2. What we have been doing

3. Pork Group restructuring plan

4. Covenants, liquidity and refinancing

5. Bottom line

6. Appendix - Who we are & Exports

A(H1N1) influenza

“swine flu” update

Swine Flu “Tip” What Not To Do

April 23-26	April 27-May 1	May 4-8

News of a new flu in Mexico	Smithfield sends team to Mexico	Smithfield sends additional team with outside experts to Mexico
Media and blogs speculate on possible link between flu and Smithfield joint venture in Veracruz	Various worldwide health organizations proclaim “Pork Is Safe To Eat”
	Smithfield submits samples from Veracruz farm for genetic sequence analysis

A(H1N1) Influenza Chronology

A(H1N1) Influenza - Pork Is Safe To Eat

• A(H1N1) is not a foodborne illness - pork and
pork products are safe

• No evidence of A(H1N1) influenza in
Smithfield’s swine herds or employees
worldwide

• Smithfield continues rigorous biosecurity
practices

Mexico

• No clinical signs or symptoms of A(H1N1) influenza
in joint ventures in Mexico

• Voluntarily submitted samples for genetic sequence
analysis to confirm the absence of A(H1N1) influenza

Week of April 27	Week of May 4
Domestic retail pork sales initially down nearly 10 percent	Pork demand is recovering and packaged meats margins remain robust
Hog prices sharply declined	Markets are correcting as seasonal hog supplies tighten
China and Russia have imposed export restrictions and demand from Mexico has weakened	Restrictions are easing and demand from Mexico is improving

A(H1N1) Impact on Demand

Note: January FY2009 five weeks versus January FY2008 and January FY2007 four weeks

Smithfield fresh pork
exports continue at
near year ago levels

Smithfield Fresh Pork Exports

What we have
been doing

Past	Today and Tomorrow
Growth through acquisitions	Focus on synergy, efficiency, ROIC and margins
	Deleverage balance sheet, manage liquidity and capital expenditures
Turnarounds with minimal corporate restructuring	Restructure Pork Group for higher performance
	Shed non-core or under-performing businesses

Strategies for Today and Tomorrow

February 2008	Initial Five Percent Reduction of Smithfield U.S. Sow Herd	Reduction of 50,000 sows and production of one million fewer market hogs annually by fiscal 2010

April 2008	Senior Management Changes	Strengthened overall management team to improve operations and financial performance

July 2008	$400 Million Convertible Senior Notes Due 2013	Replaced bridge loans with permanent financing

Date

Action

Impact

Proactively Managing the Business

July 2008	Sale of 4.95 Percent of Shares to China's COFCO Limited	Improved liquidity and created long term relationship with one of China’s leading trading companies

October 2008	Sale of Beef Processing and Cattle Feeding Operations to JBS	Significantly improved liquidity and refocused on core business

December 2008	Second Five Percent Reduction of Smithfield U.S. Sow Herd	Total reduction of 100,000 sows and production of two million fewer market hogs annually by fiscal 2010

Date

Action

Impact

Proactively Managing the Business

December 2008	Merger of Campofrío and Groupe Smithfield	Formed leading European packaged meats company and monetized joint venture into publicly-traded company

February 2009	Successfully Negotiated New Covenant Amendments	Improved financial stability through bottom of hog cycle

February 2009	Pork Group Restructuring	$125 million in estimated annual EBT improvement by fiscal 2011

Date

Action

Impact

Proactively Managing the Business

Pork Group
restructuring plan

Pork Group Restructuring Plan

• Streamline Pork Group structure by reorganizing
management team under George Richter

• Consolidate seven IOC’s into three and close six
processing plants

• Merge three fresh pork sales organizations into two
and consolidate three overseas export teams into
one to improve efficiency and reduce SG&A

• Consolidate manufacturing platform to improve
margins and lower costs by increasing plant
utilization from 81 percent to 87 percent

Improvement from Restructuring

(in millions)	FY09Q3	FY09Q41	FY101	FY111	Total1
Plant consolidation capital requirements	-	$3	$50	-	$53
One time expenses	$12	$2	$27	-	$41
Non-cash asset write-off	$73	$1	-	-	$74
EBT Improvements	-	-	$55	$125

1 Estimated

EBT Impact from Restructuring

1 Before restructuring charges

Packaged Meats Margin Growth

Covenants, liquidity
and refinancing

Smithfield
continues to
improve
liquidity and
has retired $900
million1 in debt
since the fourth
quarter of fiscal
2008

1 Estimated

Note: Amounts reflect unused borrowing capacity at quarter end
and do not include cash balances reflected on balance sheet

Improved Liquidity

FY09 3Q	1.6:1 versus 2.4:1 actual
FY09 4Q	1.2:1
FY10 1Q	1.35:1
FY10 2Q	1.35:1
FY10 3Q	2.0:1
FY10 4Q to maturity	3.0:1

New Covenant Amendments in Place

• Interest coverage covenant

• Estimated increase in annual interest expense of $20
-25 million and amendment fees of $12 million

•Reduced debt
by $900 million1
since the fourth
quarter of fiscal
2008

•Goal is to
reduce debt to
total
capitalization to
below 50%

1 Estimated

Debt to Total Capitalization

Covenant Update

• Smithfield expects to meet all FY09 Q4
covenants

• Projections show continued compliance for
all of fiscal 2010

• Proactive discussion of refinancing ongoing

Bottom line

Bottom Line

• Cautiously optimistic about impact of A(H1N1)
influenza

• Already benefitting from Pork Group restructuring
plan

• Continue to reduce debt, improve liquidity and
strengthen the balance sheet

• Despite A(H1N1), market conditions appear to be
moving in the right direction

• We believe that fiscal 2010 should be a better year
than the current year

Appendix -

Who we are &

Exports

Who we are

*Note: Fiscal 2008 sales (before eliminations) and operating loss

Source: United States Industry Data Successful Farming

1 The majority of hogs from Prestage Farms and Goldsboro Hog Farm are sold to
Smithfield Foods, Inc. under long-term contract

2 Approximate market shares of Five Producers: Cargill=2%; Iowa Select Farms=2%; The
Pipestone System=1%; Goldsboro Hog Farm=1%; The Hanor Company=1%; Total=8%

Market Leader: Hog Production

Pork*

Sales: $9.6 billion

Operating Profit:
$449.4 million

•World’s largest pork
processor

•Processed 31 million
hogs in FY08

•Sold approximately
4.0 billion pounds of
fresh pork in FY08

•Sold approximately
3.1 billion pounds of
packaged meats in
FY08

*Note: Fiscal 2008 sales (before eliminations) and operating profit

Source: United States Industry Data Successful Farming

Market Leader: Pork

Other Segment*

Sales: $149 million

Operating Profit:
$28.2 million

•Comprised of turkey
production operations
and Butterball joint
venture

•Butterball is the
largest turkey
processor in the U.S.

•Butterball processed
54 million turkeys in
FY08

*Note: Fiscal 2008 sales (before eliminations) and operating profit

Source: United States Industry Data Successful Farming

1 49 percent-owned joint venture

Market Leader: Turkey Processing

International*

Sales: $1.2 billion

Operating Profit:
$76.9 million

•Subsidiaries in
Poland, Romania and
the United Kingdom

•37% ownership of
Campofrío Food Group
(public company) with
production facilities in
Belgium, France, Italy,
The Netherlands,
Portugal and Spain

•Joint ventures or
major investments in
Mexico and China

*Note: Fiscal 2008 sales (before eliminations) and operating profit

Market Leadership: International

1 Pro-forma combined figure as of December 2007

2 Based on May 8, 2009 closing price

Campofrío Food Group -
Dominant Brands

• Leading European packaged meats company, and one of the
largest worldwide with sales of €2.1 billion1

• Smithfield owns 37% of publicly-traded company

• Current market value of approximately $340 million2

• #1 packaged meats market share in

– France

– Spain

– The Netherlands

– Belgium

– Portugal

Exports

International Situation Analysis

• Smithfield remains optimistic on exports

– Pork production declining worldwide

– Production in several major importing countries
declining

– Production in major exporting countries declining

– U.S. pork prices are cheap

Note: Week ending April 25, 2009

U.S. pork prices
are among the
lowest on the
worldwide market

World Pork Prices

U.S. exports of pork
and pork variety meats
continue to increase
year over year

Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

U.S. Monthly Pork Exports

Rank	Country	2008 Production (billion lbs)	Projected change 2008 to 2009
1	China/HK	96.6	0%
2	EU-27	49.2	-6%
3	United States	23.5	-4%
4	Brazil	6.7	-1%
5	Russian Federation	4.5	4%
6	Vietnam	4.1	-3%
7	Canada	4.1	-10%
8	Japan	2.7	-5%
9	Philippines	2.6	-5%
10	Mexico	2.5	-9%
	Other	14.9	0%
Total		211.4	-2%

•Top ten producing
countries account for
93% of worldwide
production

•With exception of
China and Russia,
world pork production
is shrinking

•China is "officially"
projecting a 3%
increase, our estimate
is no annual growth

Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and Smithfield internal estimates

Top Ten Worldwide Pork Producers

Rank	Country	2008 Imports (billion lbs)	Imports % of Domestic Production	Projected Change in Domestic Production
1	Japan	2.8	100%	-5%
2	Russian Federation	2.1	46%	4%
3	China/HK	1.9	2%	0%
4	Mexico	1.2	47%	-9%
5	Korea	1.0	43%	-2%
	Other	3.9	-	-
Total		12.9	-	-

•Top five pork importers account for 70% of all
international pork trade

•Imports account for a substantial portion of
domestic consumption, except for China

•Three of the top five importers are experiencing
reductions in domestic production

Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and Smithfield internal estimates

Top Five Worldwide Pork Importers

Rank	Country	2008 Exports (billion lbs)	Projected change 2008 to 2009
1	United States	5.3	-4%
2	EU-27	3.4	-6%
3	Canada	2.4	-10%
4	Brazil	1.5	-1%
5	China/HK	0.4	0%
	Other	0.7	-
Total		13.7	-

•Top five pork
exporters account for
95% of all
international pork
trade

•With exception of
China, all exporters
have shrinking
domestic production

Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and Smithfield internal estimates

Top Five Worldwide Pork Exporters