Industries
| REVENUES | PROFITS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Fortune 1000 rank | $ millions | % change from 2007 | $ millions | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | Archer Daniels Midland | 27 | 69,816.0 | 58.6 | 1,802.0 | -16.7 |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 89 | 28,130.0 | 4.6 | 86.0 | -67.9 |
| 3 | Smithfield Foods | 183 | 14,264.1 | 19.5 | 128.9 | -22.7 |
| 4 | Pilgrim's Pride | 304 | 8,525.1 | 12.2 | -998.6 | -2223.9 |
| 5 | Chiquita Brands International | 508 | 4,524.1 | -3.0 | -323.7 | N.A. |
| 6 | Seaboard | 531 | 4,267.8 | 32.8 | 146.9 | -19.0 |
| 7 | Corn Products International | 560 | 3,943.6 | 16.3 | 267.2 | 35.1 |
| 8 | Sanderson Farms | 998 | 1,723.6 | 16.9 | -43.1 | -154.7 |
| Rank | Company | Revenues % | Assets % | Stockholders' Equity % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer Daniels Midland | 2.6 | 4.9 | 13.4 |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 3 | Smithfield Foods | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| 4 | Pilgrim's Pride | -11.7 | -30.3 | -283.9 |
| 5 | Chiquita Brands International | -7.2 | -16.3 | -72.3 |
| 6 | Seaboard | 3.4 | 6.3 | 10.1 |
| 7 | Corn Products International | 6.8 | 8.3 | 19.3 |
| 8 | Sanderson Farms | -2.5 | -6.3 | -12.2 |
| EARNINGS PER SHARE | TOTAL RETURN TO INVESTORS | EMPLOYEES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | 1998-2008 Annual growth (%) | 1998-2008 Annual rate (%) | 2008 (%) | Number | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | Archer Daniels Midland | 17.4 | 8.6 | -36.9 | 27,600 | 1.1 |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 8.1 | -7.4 | -42.0 | 107,000 | 2.9 |
| 3 | Smithfield Foods | 3.7 | -1.8 | -51.3 | 58,100 | 9.4 |
| 4 | Pilgrim's Pride | N.A. | -25.6 | -97.8 | 49,750 | -9.4 |
| 5 | Chiquita Brands International | N.A. | N.A. | -19.6 | 23,000 | -4.2 |
| 6 | Seaboard | 12.9 | 11.5 | -18.6 | 10,734 | 0.7 |
| 7 | Corn Products International | 19.5 | 8.0 | -20.3 | 7,800 | 9.9 |
| 8 | Sanderson Farms | N.A. | 15.2 | 3.9 | 10,739 | 10.7 |
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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