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EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hormel Foods Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended October 25, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)

 

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

 

 

(2)

 

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

Dated:

December 16, 2009

 

/s/ JEFFREY M. ETTINGER

 

 

 

JEFFREY M. ETTINGER

 

 

 

Chairman of the Board, President

 

 

and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:

December 16, 2009

 

/s/ JODY H. FERAGEN

 

 

 

JODY H. FERAGEN

 

 

 

Senior Vice President

 

 

and Chief Financial Officer

 

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