020607 Farmland Foods Plants at Capacity Today

Kansas City, MO - Farmland Industries is pleased to announce that its producer-owners have firmly committed to the uninterrupted delivery of hogs to Farmland Foods plants, in a show of unwavering support of their company following its bankruptcy filing on May 31.

"Since our announcement Friday, we have personally spoken with all our hog suppliers. Each and every one has agreed to deliver us hogs today and on a continuing basis, ensuring that our Farmland Foods operations will continue uninterrupted," said Jerry Leeper, Farmland vice president of Livestock Production.

Farmland producers are honoring that commitment this morning. "As of 6:30 a.m. today we had full hog yards in all three plants, and no cancellations," Leeper said.

This commitment from Farmland's hog producer-owners ensures the company can keep its commitment to delivering quality Farmland pork products to its retail, foodservice, industrial and international customers without interruption.

Farmland Industries President and CEO Bob Terry said, "While we expected our farmer-owners to support us through these challenging times, their support is truly heartening. It motivates all our employees to work even harder to ensure the success of their company."

Farmland Industries' operations are also operating normally today. The refinery at Coffeyville, Kan., and the company's phosphate fertilizer operations are running at capacity. The company's nitrogen fertilizer plants are operating as scheduled.

Farmland Foods, a subsidiary of Farmland Industries, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., is the largest farmer-owned meat company in North America. The Farmland farm-to-table system, which is 600,000 independent farm families strong, produces and markets quality, wholesome pork and beef products bearing the Farmland "Proud to be farmer owned" brand.

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