EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Sanderson Farms, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2018 (the “Report”), I, D. Michael Cockrell, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities 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.

/s/ D. Michael Cockrell

D. Michael Cockrell

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

August 23, 2018