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.

Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork producer, has filed for its initial public offering in the US, joining a growing number of firms pursuing market debuts this year.

Smithfield Foods previously traded on the New York Stock Exchange before China-based WH Group acquired the company and took it private in a $4.7 billion deal in 2013.

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.