Sanderson Farms, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

LAUREL, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 23, 2009– Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 (fourteen cents) per share payable May 19, 2009, to stockholders of record on May 5, 2009.

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

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Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Mike Cockrell, 601-649-4030
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer