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Exhibit 12
ConAgra Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
($ in millions)
         
    Thirteen  
    weeks ended  
    August 29, 2010  
Earnings:
        
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity method investment earnings
   $ 204.5  
Add (deduct):
        
Fixed charges
     70.4  
Distributed income of equity method investees
     3.6  
Capitalized interest
     (3.7 )
 
      
Earnings available for fixed charges (a)
   $ 274.8  
 
      
 
Fixed charges:
        
Interest expense
   $ 56.7  
Capitalized interest
     3.7  
One third of rental expense (1)
     10.0  
 
      
Total fixed charges (b)
   $ 70.4  
 
      
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a/b)
     3.9  
 
(1)   Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.

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