EXHIBIT 32.1 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350 In connection with the Annual Report of Sanderson Farms, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2004 (the "Report"), I, Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. /s/Joe F. Sanderson, Jr. - ------------------------------------------ Joe F. Sanderson, Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer December 29, 2005