EXHIBIT 12

PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	2008			2007			2006			2005			2004
	(In thousands)
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(1,187,093	)	$	98,835		$	(26,626	)	$	427,362		$	332,899
Add: Total fixed charges (see below)		158,414			146,919			65,584			63,415			63,458
Less: Interest capitalized		(5,288	)		(5,736	)		(4,298	)		(2,821	)		(1,714	)
Total earnings	$	(1,033,967	)	$	240,018		$	34,660		$	487,956		$	394,643
Fixed charges:
Interest (a)	$	139,508		$	128,919		$	53,311		$	51,106		$	52,440
Portion of non-cancellable lease expense representative of the interest factor (b)		18,906			18,000			12,273			12,309			11,018
Total fixed charges	$	158,414		$	146,919		$	65,584		$	63,415		$	63,458
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	(d)				1.63		(c)				7.69			6.22

(a)	Interest includes amortization of capitalized financing fees.
(b)	One-third of non-cancellable lease expense is assumed to be representative of the interest factor.
(c)	Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $30.9 million.
(d)	Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $1,192.4 million.