SMITHFIELD FOODS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2012

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2012	—	1	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	3	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	3	1
2006	—	3	2
2005	—	6	3
2004	—	8	3
2003	—	3	2
2002	—	2	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	26
C&M CAPITOLINK	—	5
DELOITTE TAX LLP	—	4
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP (FORMERLY HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP)	—	6

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	23
SENATE	21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	19
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	18
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	13
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	12
Energy, Dept of	4
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	4
UNDETERMINED	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	28
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	21
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	5
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	3
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	3
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3

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