EXHIBIT 32.2 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, D. Michael Cockrell, Treasurer and Chief Financial 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/D. Michael Cockrell. - ------------------------------------------ D. Michael Cockrell Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer December 29, 2005