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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     Washington, D.C.  20549

                        ________________

                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT
             PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 19,
2004


                         GOLD KIST INC.
       (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



     Georgia                   2-59958           58-0255560
(State or Other            (Commission         (IRS Employer
 Jurisdiction of            File Number)       Identification
 Incorporation)                                   No.)


244 Perimeter Center Parkway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia  30346
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

                         (770) 393-5000
      (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)


Item 5.     Other Events.

     On  February 19, 2004, Gold Kist Inc. issued a press release
announcing  that  it is seeking to raise $200 million  through  a
private  placement of senior notes.  A copy of such press release
is  included  as  an exhibit to this report and  incorporated  by
reference into this Item 5.  The offering is expected to close in
March 2004, subject to market conditions.


Item   7.       Financial   Statements,   Pro   Forma   Financial
Information, and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.         Description

99                  Press Release, dated February 19, 2004.


                            SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of  1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              GOLD KIST INC.


                              /s/ Stephen O. West
                              Stephen O. West
                              Chief Financial Officer and
                              Treasurer

Date:  February 19, 2004


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                        INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.         Description

99                  Press Release, dated February 19, 2004.



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                        Exhibit 99

Gold Kist Inc.                             -- Contact -
P.O. Box 2210                             Karla Harvill
Atlanta, GA 30301                       (770) 393-5091


  Gold Kist Inc. Announces $200 Million Offering of Senior
                            Notes

Atlanta, GA, February 19, 2004 - Gold Kist Inc. announced
today that it is seeking to raise up to $200 million through
an institutional private placement of senior notes due in
2014.

In connection with the proposed offering, the company is in
the process of amending its credit facilities to, among
other things, permit the issuance of these notes.  The
offering is expected to close in March 2004, subject to
market conditions.

The company intends to use the proceeds of the offering to
refinance senior credit facilities and repay certain term
loans, to pay expenses incurred in connection with this
offering and the amendment of the senior credit facilities
and for general corporate purposes.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell, nor
a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these notes.  The
notes subject to the proposed private placement have not
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any state securities laws, and are being offered
only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of
the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation
S of the Securities Act.  Unless so registered, the notes
may not be offered or sold in the United States except
pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

                            # # #

This news release contains "forward-looking statements"
regarding the proposed private placement.  These forward-
looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties.  Among the important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those indicated in
such forward-looking statements include uncertainties
relating to market conditions for corporate debt securities
generally, for the securities of poultry companies and for
the notes being offered by the company in particular.

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