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Itis time to set the record straight. informed or offering assistance before speaking out. COVID-19 has further emboldened many critics to point fingers at those of us "in the arena while they sit on the sidelines, ignoring one incontrovertible fact: We must produce food, and someone has to do it. Certainly, it is not the critics who have answered the bell. No, it is our nation's food and agriculture workers Every decision we make is rooted in responsibility and delivered with integrity. Cynics and skeptics call this old-fashioned. They don't understand the notion of responsibility to others-from our mation's farmers to our Smithfield Family and ultimately the American public. We don't just understand it. We live it. Ultimately. the 42,000 people at Smithfield Foods and those across the American food supply chain are "in the arena," working hard every day with two priorities and two priorities only: to keep our people safe and to keep your family fed. Can our critics say the same? who have done so. Smithfield Good foo Responsiby smithfieldfoods.com Smithfield Good food. Responaibly: IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS; NOT THE MAN WHO POINTS OUT HOW THE STRONG MAN STUMBLES, OR WHERE THE DOER OF DEEDS COULD HAVE DONE THEM BETTER. THE CREDIT BELONGS TO THE MAN WHO IS ACTUALLY IN THE ARENA. PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT President Roosevelt's remarks ring as true, or perhaps truet, now as they did a century ago. Today, during an unprecedented global pandemic, itis gratitude and far more recognition the men and women who are actually "in the arena-on every ontine ronicaly, the critics who are first and of this pandemic-who deserve the astest to point the finger typically credit. Among these are our country's have itle knowledge of the tacti. food and agriculture workers who reating fase namatives and spreading are unequivocally the doers of deeds Roosevelt references. Not only is our food supply foundational to our been apolitical in our determination a false narrative? Why, based on the national security, butour very ability to combat COVID-19. They are the heroes, and unsung How? By putting our Semithfield Family and country first. By implementing aggressive measures to protect their health and safety during this pandemic. By rewarding our team members on the frontline. By aiding our communities. By prioritizing the American consumer, By keeping food on tables across our ones at that. Our entire country owes them an enormous debt of country. misinformation. Some seem intent on using our company and industry as So why are the critics perpetuating political pawns. We, however, have to fight through this pandemic. contronting challenges and gut- wrenching decisions throughout. facts and realities, has there been so much foous on our essential industry, which is feeding people during the pandemic? Perhaps because stories that create controversy and cast blame are more effective in gamering we have been in the business of viewers or clicks in our info-tainment We have witnessed an incredible groundswell of "doers" responding to COVID-19. Hundreds of thounands of men and women sacrificing daily to ensure a steady supply of food making "Good food. Responsibly." society than impartial presentation of for people acrons Amenica And yet. For us, responsibility isn'ta buzword. he acti. Or perhaps becuse entics companies like ours have experienced a fi tany of accusations fueled by It's a promise. A solemn pledge to and reports as "evidence" when seeking misinformation and disinformation. by each of our more than 42,000 U.S. opportunities to advance heir For nearly 85 years, Use these kinds of inaccurate media team members. It's the heartbeat of vist agenda rather than getting our company's culture. Itis time to set the record straight. informed or offering assistance before speaking out. COVID-19 has further emboldened many critics to point fingers at those of us "in the arena while they sit on the sidelines, ignoring one incontrovertible fact: We must produce food, and someone has to do it. Certainly, it is not the critics who have answered the bell. No, it is our nation's food and agriculture workers Every decision we make is rooted in responsibility and delivered with integrity. Cynics and skeptics call this old-fashioned. They don't understand the notion of responsibility to others-from our mation's farmers to our Smithfield Family and ultimately the American public. We don't just understand it. We live it. Ultimately. the 42,000 people at Smithfield Foods and those across the American food supply chain are "in the arena," working hard every day with two priorities and two priorities only: to keep our people safe and to keep your family fed. Can our critics say the same? who have done so. Smithfield Good foo Responsiby smithfieldfoods.com