9 July 2025 | 10:43PM HKT China Consumer Staples Pork: 2Q25 preview: Stronger US hog production; China on track to grow; Buy WH Group For WH Group, we expect better cyclical recovery in its US hog production business, where our US team uplifted Smithfield (WH Group's US business, covered by Leah Jordan) full year profits forecasts beyond the company's higher-end of guidance (-$50mn to +$50mn). We expect China operations (also Shuanghui) to show a return to a growth trajectory from -14% yoy OP decline in 1Q2 ...