Smithfield Foods ( SFD) began its roadshow on Tuesday for an underwritten initial public offering of 34,800,000 shares of its common stock. The initial public offering price is expected to be between $23.00 and $27.00 per share. The range values the Virginia-based company at $10.7 billion at the high point.

Smithfield Foods is targeting a valuation of up to $10.73 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, the Farmland bacon maker said on Tuesday.Hong Kong-based WH Group, the world's largest pork producer,

Key Takeaways Smithfield Foods unveiled terms Tuesday for its planned initial public offering, with the largest U.S. pork producer expecting shares to price between $23 and $27 each.The midpoint of the expected IPO price range would give Smithfield a market cap of nearly $10 billion.