(Reuters) - Pork producer Smithfield Foods on Monday made public its paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States. The U.S. IPO market rebounded last year as stronger equity markets and strengthening bets of a soft landing for the economy encouraged companies to list their shares.

Smithfield Foods on Monday made public its paperwork for its New York initial public offering as the maker of Farmland bacon and Farmer John sausages prepares for its U.S. stock market return after more than a decade.