Smithfield Foods’ shares rose over their reduced initial public offering price Tuesday, as the pork producer returned to the stock market about 12 years after China’s WH Group took it private.

Smithfield Foods, the largest U.S. pork producer, raised $522 million in an IPO that was around 21% smaller than originally planned. Why it matters: There have been two big IPOs so far in 2025, and both of them bombed.

Smithfield Foods and its Chinese parent raised around $522 million from the U.S. pork giant's initial public offering after pricing shares below their marketed range.