Gold Kist Inc. to Announce Fiscal 2006 Year-end Results and Hold Webcast Conference Call on November 16, 2006

  
    
  
  
    
      Gold Kist Inc. (NASDAQ: GKIS) today announced that it will release its 
      financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 
      ended September 30, 2006, on Thursday, November 16, 2006.
    
    
      Gold Kist also announced that it will hold a conference call and provide 
      an online Web simulcast on Thursday, November 16, 2006. During this 
      call, management will comment on Gold Kist's financial and operational 
      results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, 
      and may discuss other matters related to the Company.
    
    
      The Gold Kist conference call and webcast will begin at 11:00 a.m. 
      Eastern Time on November 16. An online replay will be available 
      approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast. 
      Links to these events may be found at the investor relations section of 
      the Company's Web site, www.goldkist.com, 
      and at www.earnings.com. Those 
      without Internet access may listen to the call by dialing 800-289-0494, 
      confirmation code 6763149. A telephonic playback will be available 
      approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast 
      and will continue for 30 days. For the playback, please dial 
      888-203-1112, confirmation code 6763149.
    
    
      About Gold Kist
    
    
      Gold Kist is the third largest chicken company in the United States, 
      accounting for more than 9 percent of chicken produced in the United 
      States in 2005. Gold Kist operates a fully-integrated chicken production 
      business that includes live production, processing, marketing and 
      distribution. Gold Kist’s operations include 
      nine divisions located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and 
      South Carolina. For more information, visit the Company’s 
      Web site at http://www.goldkist.com.
    
  
Gold Kist Inc. (NASDAQ: GKIS) today announced that it will release
its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and
fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, on Thursday, November 16, 2006.

   Gold Kist also announced that it will hold a conference call and
provide an online Web simulcast on Thursday, November 16, 2006. During
this call, management will comment on Gold Kist's financial and
operational results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended
September 30, 2006, and may discuss other matters related to the
Company.

   The Gold Kist conference call and webcast will begin at 11:00 a.m.
Eastern Time on November 16. An online replay will be available
approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live
broadcast. Links to these events may be found at the investor
relations section of the Company's Web site, www.goldkist.com, and at
www.earnings.com. Those without Internet access may listen to the call
by dialing 800-289-0494, confirmation code 6763149. A telephonic
playback will be available approximately two hours following the
conclusion of the live broadcast and will continue for 30 days. For
the playback, please dial 888-203-1112, confirmation code 6763149.

   About Gold Kist

   Gold Kist is the third largest chicken company in the United
States, accounting for more than 9 percent of chicken produced in the
United States in 2005. Gold Kist operates a fully-integrated chicken
production business that includes live production, processing,
marketing and distribution. Gold Kist's operations include nine
divisions located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and
South Carolina. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at
http://www.goldkist.com.