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

|  | Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
|  | September 29, |  | September 23,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
Earnings: |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  | $ | 430,259 |  | $ | 151,036
Add: Total fixed charges (see below) |  |  | 69,562 |  |  | 84,581
Less: Interest capitalized |  |  | 455 |  |  | 1,196
Total earnings |  |  | 499,366 |  |  | 234,421
Fixed charges: |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest(a) |  |  | 68,654 |  |  | 79,625
Portion of noncancelable lease expense representative of interest factor(b) |  |  | 908 |  |  | 4,956
Total fixed charges |  |  | 69,562 |  |  | 84,581
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |  |  | 7.18 |  |  | 2.77

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