John Tyson Chicken Quotations

Our chicken segment generated solid results and prepared foods improved, while pork struggled and beef further deteriorated, producing significant operating losses.

Recent declines in international demand for chicken coupled with greater than expected domestic supply will dramatically impact the projected performance of our chicken segment.

We entered fiscal 2006 knowing market conditions would be difficult, especially early in the year. During the first quarter, our chicken segment generated solid results and prepared foods improved, while pork struggled and beef further deteriorated, producing significant operating losses.

This is a unique opportunity for Tyson foods, the number one company in the chicken category, and the folks at IBP, who are the number one in the beef and pork industry, ... Seldom do you get the chance to put the leaders together in an industry and then move forward.