Press Release


As previously reported, Cagle's Inc. sold its Perry Georgia complex to Perdue
Farms, Inc. on January 30, 2004.  Additionally, it has obtained a senior
secured credit facility of $20.0 million.  All of the proceeds from the sale
and a substantial portion of the credit facility were used to pay off
existing bank debt, reducing its debt obligations by $48 million.

As a result of the sale of the Perry Georgia complex, the Company has
consolidated its production capacity in its Collinsville, Alabama and Pine
Mountain Valley, Georgia plants.  In recognition of the reduced production
capacity, the Company will implement a restructuring of the Corporate
overhead function.  This restructuring will consist of the elimination of
several corporate positions and the departure of several senior executives.

Due to the corporate office restructuring, Jerry Gattis, President and Chief
Operating Officer; Ken Barkley, Senior Vice President of Finance, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer; and John Bruno, Senior Vice President of Sales
and Marketing, will be leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities.
Additionally, several other corporate employees will be leaving the Company.
The annual savings from this restructuring is expected to exceed $1,000,000
which will begin to be reflected in the first quarter of fiscal year ending
April 02, 2005 as separation cost are recognized in the Fourth Quarter of
fiscal year ending 2004. The Company does not anticipate any additional
departures of this magnitude; however it will continue to lower its overall
cost structure.

J. Douglas Cagle remarked, "I appreciate the years of dedicated service the
departing Senior Executives have provided to our customers and employees and
I wish them well.  The sale of our Perry complex was necessitated to better
balance our sales mix of value-added product with our production capacity.
By consolidating our capacity into the two remaining plants and reducing the
corporate overhead function, Cagle's will be a much more efficient and
consistently profitable company."

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This press release includes "forward-looking" statements that involve
uncertainties and risks. There can be no assurance that actual results will
not differ from the company's expectations. The company has experienced
fluctuating revenues, operating income and cash flow in some prior periods
and expects this may occur from time to time in the future. As a result of
these possible fluctuations, the company's actual results may differ from our
projections. Other factors that could cause such differences include the
company's ability to realize cost savings and efficiencies, competitive and
general economic conditions, and other risks described in the company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.