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LAUREL, Miss.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) today announced that management will participate will participate in the 2012 J.P. Morgan Global Protein Conference, to be held March 27, 2012, at the J.P. Morgan Conference Center in New York City.

The investor presentation by Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, Lampkin Butts, president and chief operating officer, and Mike Cockrell, treasurer and chief financialofficer, will begin at approximately 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, and will beavailable to investors via a live audio webcast. A link to the broadcast can be found at the investor relations section of the Companyas website, [ www.sandersonfarms.com ] and a replay will beavailable for 30 days.

Sanderson Farms, Inc. is engaged in the production, processing, marketing and distributionof fresh and frozen chicken and other prepared food items. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SAFM.

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