NOTIFICATION  OF  THE  REMOVAL  FROM  LISTING  AND REGISTRATION OF THE STATED
SECURITIES

The American Stock Exchange LLC hereby notifies  the  SEC of its intention to
remove   the  entire  class  of  the  stated  securities  from  listing   and
registration on the Exchange at the opening of business on December 28, 2006,
pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12d2-2 (a). 17CFR240.12d2-2(a)(3)

The removal of Provena Foods, Inc. Common Stock, Without Par Value is being
effected because the Exchange knows or is reliably informed that on December 15,
2006 the instruments representing the securities comprising the entire class of
this security came to evidence, by operation of law or otherwise, other
securities in substitution therefore and represent no other right except, if
such be the fact, the right to receive an immediate cash payment.

The security was suspended from trading by the Exchange on December 18, 2006.