Exhibit B-31

                        CERTIFICATION

I, John Bekkers, Principal Executive Officer of Gold Kist
Inc., certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Gold
     Kist Inc.;
2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not
     contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
     to state a material fact necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances under
     which such statements were made, not misleading with
     respect to the period covered by this report;
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
     other financial information included in this annual
     report, fairly present in all material respects the
     financial condition, results of operations and cash
     flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
     presented in this report;
4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
     responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
     controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
     Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and
     have:
     (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,
     or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
     designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
     information relating to the registrant, including its
     consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
     others within those entities, particularly during the
     period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
     disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
     this report our conclusion about the effectiveness of
     the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
     of the period covered by this report based on such
     evaluation; and
     (c)  Disclosed in this report any change in the
     registrant's internal control over financial reporting
     that occurred during the registrant's most recent
     fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter
     in the case of an annual report) that has materially
     affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
     the registrant's internal control over financial
     reporting.
5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
     disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
     internal control over financial reporting, to the
     registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
     registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
     similar functions):
     (a)  All significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
     control over financial reporting which are reasonably
     likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
     record, process, summarize and report financial
     information; and
     (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
     management or other employees who have a significant
     role in the registrant's internal control over
     financial reporting.

Date: September 23, 2003

                      /s/ John Bekkers
                         [Signature]
               Title:  Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been
provided to Gold Kist Inc. and will be retained by Gold Kist
Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.


                        Exhibit B-31

                        CERTIFICATION

I, Stephen O. West, Principal Financial Officer of Gold Kist
Inc., certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Gold
     Kist Inc.;
2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not
     contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
     to state a material fact necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances under
     which such statements were made, not misleading with
     respect to the period covered by this report;
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
     other financial information included in this annual
     report, fairly present in all material respects the
     financial condition, results of operations and cash
     flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
     presented in this report;
4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
     responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
     controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
     Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and
     have:
     (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,
     or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
     designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
     information relating to the registrant, including its
     consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
     others within those entities, particularly during the
     period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
     disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
     this report our conclusion about the effectiveness of
     the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
     of the period covered by this report based on such
     evaluation; and
     (c)  Disclosed in this report any change in the
     registrant's internal control over financial reporting
     that occurred during the registrant's most recent
     fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter
     in the case of an annual report) that has materially
     affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
     the registrant's internal control over financial
     reporting.
5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
     disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
     internal control over financial reporting, to the
     registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
     registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
     similar functions):
     (a)  All significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
     control over financial reporting which are reasonably
     likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
     record, process, summarize and report financial
     information; and
     (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
     management or other employees who have a significant
     role in the registrant's internal control over
     financial reporting.

Date: September 23, 2003

                     /s/ Stephen O. West
                         [Signature]
               Title:  Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been
provided to Gold Kist Inc. and will be retained by Gold Kist
Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.

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