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EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - SANDERSON FARMS INCd338108dex311.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - SANDERSON FARMS INCd338108dex312.htm
EX-32.2 - SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION - SANDERSON FARMS INCd338108dex322.htm
EX-32.1 - SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION - SANDERSON FARMS INCd338108dex321.htm

EXHIBIT 15

ACCOUNTANTS’ LETTER RE: UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 33-67474 and Form S-8 No. 333-92412) pertaining to the Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates Stock Option Plan, the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-123099 and Form S-8 No. 333-172315) pertaining to the Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates Stock Incentive Plan, and the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333—177162) of our report dated May 29, 2012 relating to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Sanderson Farms, Inc. that are included in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2012.

/s/ Ernst and Young LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana

May 29, 2012