                                EXHIBIT B-31

                                CERTIFICATION
I, John Bekkers, Principal Executive Officer of Gold Kist Inc., certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Gold Kist Inc.;
2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this report;
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
     (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
     (b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report our conclusion about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     (c)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of
an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing similar functions):
     (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and
     (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting.
Date: February 10, 2004
/s/ John Bekkers
[Signature]
Title:  Chief Executive Officer
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Gold Kist Inc. and will be
retained by Gold Kist Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.
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                                EXHIBIT B-31

                                CERTIFICATION
I, Stephen O. West, Principal Financial Officer of Gold Kist Inc., certify
that:
1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Gold Kist Inc.;
2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this report;
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
     (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
     (b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report our conclusion about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     (c)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of
an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing similar functions):
     (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and
     (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting.
Date: February 10, 2004
/s/ Stephen O. West
[Signature]
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Gold Kist Inc. and will be
retained by Gold Kist Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.
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