Oklahoma Bans Chinese Farmland But Protects Smithfield Foods in Major Policy Twist

Oklahoma has enacted a statewide ban on Chinese-owned farmland but in a twist, lawmakers carved out a specific exemption for Smithfield Foods, one of the largest pork producers in the U.S. According to Investigate Midwest, the exemption shields Smithfield’s Oklahoma acreage even as the law targets new foreign land purchases.

The move has sparked tension…