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Sanderson Farms – Facts At A Glance

• Fiscal 2006 net Company sales of over $1 Billion.
  
  
• Incorporated in 1955, the Company has been publicly held since 1987. Stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Marketing System (symbol SAFM).
  
  
• We produce, process, market and distribute top-quality fresh, frozen and further processed chicken, as well as over 100 frozen prepared entrees and other specialty food products.
  
  
• The Company markets USDA Grade A chill-pack chicken under the Sanderson Farms brand. We also offer a full line of prepared and specialty food items sold under the Sanderson Farms brand.
  
  
• Our customers include distributors, food service operators, club stores and retailers primarily in the Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, and West.
  
  
• With current weekly broiler production of 7.2 million birds, Sanderson Farms ranks among the top 4 broiler companies.
  
  
• The Company operates eight poultry processing plants and one further processing plant.
  
  
• Our Foods Division has the capacity to produce 555,000 pounds of entrees and 1,000,000 pounds of processed chicken every week.
  
  
• Sanderson Farms has over 9,700 employees and contracts with more than 700 independent growers.