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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060404103234
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000023217-06-000013
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060401
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060404
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060404

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONAGRA FOODS INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000023217
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000]
		IRS NUMBER:				470248710
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0528

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CONAGRA DR
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4025954000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CONAGRA DRIVE
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68102

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CONAGRA INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEBRASKA CONSOLIDATED MILLS CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19721201

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RAUENHORST MARK H
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001187358

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07275
		FILM NUMBER:		06735847

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10350 BREN ROAD WEST
		CITY:			MINNETONKA
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55343
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9526564805
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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-04-01</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>CONAGRA FOODS INC /DE/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CAG</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001187358</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RAUENHORST MARK H</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>OPUS CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>10350 BREN ROAD WEST</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MINNETONKA, MN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>55343</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-04-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>948</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>21.46</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>48236</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were acquired pursuant to the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Owen Johnson, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-04-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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