Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 12

PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Fiscal Year Ended													Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	December 26, 2010		September 26, 2009			September 27, 2008			September 29, 2007		September 30, 2006			December 27, 2009			June 26, 2011			June 27, 2010
	(In thousands)
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	66,488	$	(173,849)		$	(1,185,909)		$	98,926	$	(26,063)		$	(68,446)		$	(254,229)		$	(45,583)
Add: Total fixed charges (see below)		132,905		181,094			158,414			146,919		65,584			48,899			61,478			62,321
Less: Interest capitalized		(1,296)		(2,619)			(5,288)			(5,736)		(4,298)			(1,082)			1,701			(195)
Total earnings	$	198,097	$	4,626		$	(1,032,783)		$	240,109	$	35,223		$	(20,629)		$	(194,452)		$	16,933
Fixed charges:
Interest(a)	$	118,574	$	164,548		$	139,508		$	128,919	$	53,311		$	45,756		$	55,646		$	54,341
Portion of non-cancellable lease expense representative of the interest factor(b)		14,331		16,546			18,906			18,000		12,273			3,143			5,832			7,980
Total fixed charges	$	132,905	$	181,094		$	158,414		$	146,919	$	65,584		$	48,899		$	61,478		$	62,321
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.49x		(c	)		(d	)		1.63x		(e	)		(f	)		(g	)		(h	)

(a) Interest includes amortization of capitalized financing fees.

(b) One-third of non-cancellable lease expense is assumed to be representative of the interest factor.

(c) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $176.5 million.

(d) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $1,191.2 million.

(e) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $30.4 million.

(f) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $69.5 million.

(g) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $255.9 million.

(h) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $45.4 million.