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Smithfield Foods is on its way to new ownership.
The federal government cleared the way for Chinese company, Shuanghui International, to buy the world's largest pork processor.
The $5 billion deal still needs to be approved by Smithfield shareholders later this month.
If it is, it would be the largest acquisition of a U.S. company by a Chinese buyer.
