Smithfield Foods Inc.’s initial public offering is seeking to raise as much as about $940 million, in what would be the biggest food company listing in the US in more than three years.Most Read from B

Smithfield Foods is targeting a valuation of up to $10.73 billion in its New York flotation, the biggest U.S. pork processor said on Tuesday, moving closer to its U.S. stock market return after more than a decade.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (SFD) plans to raise $870 million in an initial public offering on Tuesday, January 28th, IPO Scoop reports. The company plans to issue 34,800,000 shares at a price of $23.00-$27.

The country’s top pork processor reveals the size and price range of its long-rumored separation from China’s WH Group, but a date has not been chosen.

Smithfield, owned by China’s WH Group, said it plans to sell 34.8 million shares valued between $23 and $27 per share. That could raise up to $939.6 million for the pork producer, which owns brands including Farmland bacon and Nathan’s Famous hot dogs.

A major employer in eastern North Carolina is targeting an initial public offering with a valuation approaching $11 billion. Farmers in the state are watching Smithfield Foods as the Virginia-based company continues to invest in pork production in North Carolina.

Smithfield Foods is seeking to raise as much as $940m in a public share offering, according to the US pork processor's IPO filing. In the document registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),