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Exhibit 12
ConAgra Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
($ in millions)
         
    Twenty-six  
    weeks ended  
    November 28, 2010  
Earnings:
        
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity method investment earnings
   $ 502.5  
Add (deduct):
        
Fixed charges
     135.6  
Distributed income of equity method investees
     8.1  
Capitalized interest
     (7.0 )
 
      
Earnings available for fixed charges (a)
   $ 639.2  
 
      
Fixed charges:
        
Interest expense
   $ 109.7  
Capitalized interest
     7.0  
One third of rental expense (1)
     18.9  
 
      
Total fixed charges (b)
   $ 135.6  
 
      
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a/b)
     4.7  
 
(1)   Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.

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