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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):  March 5, 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 No.)
 Incorporation)

      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 March 5, 2004, Gold Kist Inc. issued a press release.   A
copy  of  such  press release is included as an exhibit  to  this
report and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

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

 Exhibit                       Description
   No.

99        Press Release, dated March 5, 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:  March 8, 2004

                        INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 Exhibit                       Description
   No.

99        Press Release, dated March 5, 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 the Pricing of its Offering of
$200 Million of Senior Notes

Atlanta, GA, March 5, 2004 - Gold Kist Inc. announced today
the pricing of its private offering of $200 million in
aggregate principal amount of 10.25% senior notes due 2014
to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The closing of
the offering is expected to occur on or around March 10,
2004 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

In connection with this offering, the company is in the
process of amending its credit facilities to, among other
things, permit the issuance of these notes.

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.  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.




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