EXHIBIT 32.1

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 April 30, 2008 (the “Report”), I, Joe F. Sanderson, Chairman and Chief Executive 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; 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/Joe F. Sanderson, Jr.               
Joe F. Sanderson, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 22, 2008