EXHIBIT 12
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	March 31, 2013		March 25, 2012
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	56,982	$	40,251
Add: Total fixed charges (see below)		26,707		30,481
Less: Interest capitalized		599		422
Total earnings		83,090		70,310
Fixed charges:
Interest(a)		25,420		28,667
Portion of noncancelable lease expense representative of interest factor(b)		1,287		1,814
Total fixed charges		26,707		30,481
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.11		2.31

(a)	Interest includes amortization of capitalized financing fees.
(b)	One-third of noncancellable lease expense is assumed to representative of the interest factor.