POWER OF ATTORNEY
I hereby constitute and appoint each of Brian D. Johnson, Megan
E. Crouch, Susan C. McRaith, Jana L. Haynes and Gary L. Jamison,
my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting
alone, with full powers of substitution, to:
1.       execute for and on my behalf, in my capacity as an
officer and/or director of Hormel Foods Corporation (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules promulgated thereunder;
2.         do and perform any and all acts for and on my behalf
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and
3.       take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in my best interest of,
or legally required by me, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on my behalf
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
I hereby grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if
personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
I hereby acknowledge that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at my request, are not assuming, nor is
the Company assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until I am no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to my holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any such attorney-in-fact hereafter ceases to
be an employee of the Company, this Power of Attorney shall be
automatically revoked solely as to such individual, immediately
upon such cessation, without any further action on my part.
I hereby revoke all previous Powers of Attorney that have been
granted by me in connection with my reporting obligations under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to my holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of February 24, 2020.



/s/ Steven J. Lykken
Name:  Steven J. Lykken