EXHIBIT 12

PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO
FIXED CHARGES



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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | -------------- |  | ----------------- | - | ------- | ---- |  | - | --------- | - |  | ---- | ----------- | - | ---- | - | ------- |  |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                  |  | 2010 |                |  | Transition Period |   |         | 2009 |  |   | 2008      |   |  | 2007 |             |   | 2006 |  
|Earnings:                                                                         |  |      | (In thousands) | 
|Income from continuing operations before income taxes                             |  | $    | 66,488         |  |                   | $ | (68,446 | )    |  | $ | (173,849) |   |  | $    | (1,185,909) |   |      | $ | 98,926  |  |  | $ | (26,063) |  
|Add: Total fixed charges (see below)                                              |  |      | 132,905        |  |                   |   | 48,899  |      |  |   | 181,094   |   |  |      | 158,414     |   |      |   | 146,919 |  |  |   | 65,584   |  
|Less: Interest capitalized                                                        |  |      | (1,296)        |  |                   |   | (1,082  | )    |  |   | (2,619)   |   |  |      | (5,288)     |   |      |   | (5,736) |  |  |   | (4,298)  |  
|                                                                                  |  |      |                |  |                   |   |         |      |  |   |           |   |  |      |             |   |      |   |         |  |  |   |          |  
|Total earnings                                                                    |  | $    | 198,097        |  |                   | $ | (20,629 | )    |  | $ | 4,626     |   |  | $    | (1,032,783) |   |      | $ | 240,109 |  |  | $ | 35,223   |  
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|Fixed charges:                                                                    |  |      |                |  |                   |   |         |      |  |   |           |   |  |      |             |   |      |   |         |  |  |   |          |  
|Interest(a)                                                                       |  | $    | 118,574        |  |                   | $ | 45,756  |      |  | $ | 164,548   |   |  | $    | 139,508     |   |      | $ | 128,919 |  |  | $ | 53,311   |  
|Portion of non-cancellable lease expense representative of the interest factor(b) |  |      | 14,331         |  |                   |   | 3,143   |      |  |   | 16,546    |   |  |      | 18,906      |   |      |   | 18,000  |  |  |   | 12,273   |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                               |  | $    | 132,905        |  |                   | $ | 48,899  |      |  | $ | 181,094   |   |  | $    | 158,414     |   |      | $ | 146,919 |  |  | $ | 65,584   |  
|                                                                                  |  |      |                |  |                   |   |         |      |  |   |           |   |  |      |             |   |      |   |         |  |  |   |          |  
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                |  |      | 1.49           |  |                   |   | (f      | )    |  |   | (e        | ) |  |      | (d          | ) |      |   | 1.63    |  |  |   | (c       | )



|(a) | Interest includes amortization of capitalized financing fees.
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|(b) | One-third of non-cancellable lease expense is assumed to be representative of the interest factor.
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|(c) | Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $30.4 million.
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|(d) | Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $1,191.2 million.
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|(e) | Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $176.5 million.
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|(f) | Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $69.5 million.
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