EXHIBIT 12.1

Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in millions)

	April 28, 2002		April 27, 2003		May 2, 2004		May 1, 2005		April 30, 2006		39 weeks ended January 28, 2007
Earnings:
Income before income taxes	$	311.8	$	20.9	$	253.9	$	451.2	$	271.3	$	198.6
Interest expense		87.1		85.5		118.7		132.0		149.5		129.8
Interest factor of rentals		12.2		12.8		17.3		18.8		17.7		11.3
Amortization of debt costs		1.8		2.2		3.8		4.5		4.9		2.9
Earnings as Adjusted	$	412.9	$	121.4	$	393.7	$	606.5	$	443.4	$	342.6
Interest expense	$	87.1	$	85.5	$	118.7	$	132.0	$	149.5	$	129.8
Interest factor of rentals		10.8		12.8		17.3		18.8		17.7		11.3
Amortization of debt costs		1.8		2.2		3.8		4.5		4.9		2.9
Fixed Charges	$	99.7	$	100.5	$	139.8	$	155.3	$	172.1	$	144.0
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		4.1x		1.2x		2.8x		3.9x		2.6x		2.4x