Processed foods like pork products are the third-largest export for the Kansas City area and China is the area's third-largest export partner, so the recent announcement of China implementing a 25 percent pork tariff is bad news for the Kansas City area.
The Kansas City area is home to two of the nation's largest pork producers: Smithfield Foods Inc. and Seaboard Corp.
Smithfield Foods, which has an operation in Kansas City employing 948 people, is the world's largest pork producer. Its largest…
Processed foods like pork products are the third-largest export for the Kansas City area and China is the area's third-largest export partner, so the recent announcement of China implementing a 25 percent pork tariff is bad news for the Kansas City area.
The Kansas City area is home to two of the nation's largest pork producers: Smithfield Foods Inc. and Seaboard Corp.
Smithfield Foods, which has an operation in Kansas City employing 948 people, is the world's largest pork producer. Its largest…