Omits Note 21 to Item 18, Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms and the discussion of the reconciliation of Mexican FRS to US GAAP in Item 5:  “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”, A. “Operating Results”.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
¨
REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
 
x
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20072008
 
OR
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ___________
OR
 
¨
SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report ____________
For the transition period from ____________ to ___________
Commission File Number:  333-7480
INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Bachoco Industries
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

The United Mexican StatesThe United Mexican States
(Jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)

(Jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
Avenida Tecnológico No. 401
Ciudad Industrial C.P. 38010
Celaya, Guanajuato, México
(Address of principal executive offices)

Daniel Salazar Ferrer
Avenida Tecnológico No. 401
Ciudad Industrial C.P. 38010
Celaya, Guanajuato, México
Telephone:  (+011-52-461-618-3555)
Facsimile:  (+011-52-461-611-6502)
Email:  inversionistas@bachoco.net
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
American Depositary Shares, each representing twelve Series B Shares. New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:  None
 
Indicate the number of outstanding Shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
Series B Capital Stock:600,000,000 Shares

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
 
Yes ¨¨No x
 
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes xNo ¨

Note:  Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes x No ¨1934 from their obligations under those Sections.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:
 
Yes xxNo ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes x No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer ¨  Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer¨

Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer ¨
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP ¨
International Financial Reporting
Other x
Standards as issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board ¨
 Otherx
We are submitting to the SEC a form 12b-25 related to the Item 5 “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”, A. “Operating Results”, Reconciliation to U.S. GAAP included in this document and in Note 21 of our Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
If “Other has been checked in resonseresponse to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the reigstrant has elected to follow:
Indicate by check mark which financial statementstatements item the registrant has elected to follow:

Item 17  ¨¨Item 18 x
 
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ¨¨ No xx

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 23 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by the court.
 
Yes ¨No No ¨

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
Page
PART I
  
PART I3
    
 ITEM 1.Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers1IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS3
 ITEM 2.Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable1OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE3
 ITEM 3.Key Information1KEY INFORMATION3
 ITEM 4.A.Information on the Company10
 ITEM 5.Selected Financial DataOperating and Financial Review and Prospects25
ITEM 6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees39
ITEM 7.Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions46
ITEM 8.Financial Information48
ITEM 9.The Offer and Listing50
ITEM 10.Additional Information53
ITEM 11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk69
ITEM 12.Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities703
    
PART II
B.Capitalization and Indebtedness6
  
C.Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds6
D.Risk Factors6
ITEM 4.INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY12
A.History and Development of the Company12
B.Business Overview16
C.Organizational Structure26
D.Property, Plants and Equipment26
ITEM 4.A.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS27
ITEM 5.OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS28
A.Operating Results32
B.Liquidity and Capital Resources40
C.Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.41
D.Trend Information41
E.Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements41
F.Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations41
G.Safe Harbor41
ITEM 6.DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES42
A.Directors and Senior Management42
B.Compensation48
C.Board Practices48
D.Employees48
E.Share Ownership49

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ITEM 7.MAJOR STOCKHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS49
A.Major Shareholders49
B.Related Party Transactions50
C.Interests of Experts and Counsel51
ITEM 8.FINANCIAL INFORMATION51
A.Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information51
B.Significant Changes52
ITEM 9.THE OFFER AND LISTING53
A.Offer and Listing Details53
B.Plan of Distribution55
C.Markets55
D.Selling Shareholders57
E.Dilution57
F.Expenses of the Issue57
ITEM 10.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION57
A.Share Capital57
B.Memorandum and Articles of Association57
C.Material Contracts66
D.Exchange Controls66
E.Taxation67
F.Dividends and Paying Agents72
G.Statement by Experts72
H.Documents on Display72
I.Subsidiary Information72
ITEM 11.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK73
ITEM 12.DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES74
A.Debt Securities74
B.Warrants and Rights74
C.Other Securities75
D.American Depository Receipts75

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PART II75
   
 ITEM 13.Default, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies70DEFAULT, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES75
 ITEM 14.Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds70MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS75
 ITEM 15.Controls and Procedures71CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES75
 ITEM 16.[Reserved]73[RESERVED]77
 ITEM 16A.16.A.Audit Committee Financial Expert73AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT77
 ITEM 16B.16.B.Code of Ethics73CODE OF ETHICS77
 ITEM 16C.16.C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services73PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES77
 ITEM 16D.16.D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees74EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES78
 ITEM 16E.16.E.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers74PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS78
ITEM 16.F.CHANGES IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT78
ITEM 16.G.CORPORATE GOVERNANCE78
    
PART III
  82
   
 ITEM 17.Financial Statements74FINANCIAL STATEMENTS82
 ITEM 18.Financial Statements74FINANCIAL STATEMENTS82
 ITEM 19.Exhibits74EXHIBITS82
 Index of ExhibitsINDEX OF EXHIBITS7582

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Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. is a holding company with no operations other than holding the stock of its subsidiaries.  On April 2,During an extraordinary stockholders’ meeting held on November 23, 2007, we changedour shareholders approved our name change from Industrias Bachoco S.A. de C.V. to Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V., by operation of law and amended article one of our by laws.bylaws.  Our principal operating subsidiary is Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. (“BSACV”), which owns the principal operating assets of Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. and accounted for 87.7%94.1% of consolidated total assets on December 31, 2007.2008.  References herein to “Bachoco,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “its” or the “Company” are, unless the context requires otherwise, to Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries as a whole.
 
We are incorporated under the laws of the United Mexican States (México), and all of our operations are in México.  Our principal executive offices are located at Avenida Tecnológico No. 401, Ciudad Industrial C.P. 38010, Celaya, Guanajuato, México, and our telephone number is (011) (52) (461)+52 -461- 618-3555.
 
Presentation of Information
 
We publish our financial statements in Mexican pesos and present our financial statements in accordance with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards (“Mexican FRS”). Until in effect as of the balance sheet date and include the recognition of the effects of inflation on the financial information through December 31, 2007, based on the Mexican National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) published by Banco de México (central bank).
Mexican FRS required restatement of all financial statements to constant pesos asB-10 supersedes Bulletin B-10 "Recognition of the effects of inflation on the financial information" and its five amendment documents as well as the related circulars and Interpretation of Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 2. The principal considerations established by this FRS are:
(i) Recognition of the effects of inflation – An entity operates in (a) an inflationary economic environment when cumulative inflation over the immediately preceding 3-year period is equal to or greater than 26%; and (b) a non-inflationary economic environment, when inflation over the aforementioned period is less than 26%. For more detail, see Note 2-x in our Consolidated Financial Statements.
With respect to (a) above, similarly to the now superseded Bulletin B-10, the comprehensive recognition of the effects of inflation is required. For case b), the effects of inflation are not recognized; however, at the effective date of this FRS and when an entity ceases to operate in an inflationary economic environment, the most recent balance sheet presented.restatement effects determined through the last period in which the entity operated in an inflationary economic environment (in this case 2008), must be kept and shall be reclassified on the same date and using the same procedure as that of the corresponding assets, liabilities and stockholders' equity. Should the entity once more operate in an inflationary economic environment, the cumulative effects of inflation not recognized in the periods where the environment was deemed to be non-inflationary should be recognized retrospectively.
 
Except as otherwise indicated, all data in both the financial statements included below in Item 18 (which together with the attached notes constitute the “Consolidated Financial Statements”) and the selected financial information included throughout this Form 20-F20 F (this “Annual Report”) have been restatedpresented in nominal pesos for the year 2008 and in constant pesos as of December 31, 2007.
As of January 1, 2008, we have adopted2007 for the changes to “Inflationary Effects” in accordance with the new released Mexican FRS. (Mexican FRS B-10) Due to the relatively low inflation that the country has consistently achieved during the past several years, a new accounting principle went into effect on January 1, 2008, which eliminates the recognition of inflationary effects in our financial information. Consequently, financial information corresponding to periods prior to December 31,year 2007, is expressed in millions of Mexican Pesos with purchasing power as of December 31, 2007, while the financial information for periods after December 31, 2007, will be presented in current or nominal Mexican Pesos.2006, 2005 and 2004.
 
Mexican FRS differs in certain respects from generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).  For a discussion of certain significant differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP as they relateapply to us, together with a reconciliation of consolidated operating income, consolidated net income and totalconsolidated stockholders’ equity to U.S. GAAP, and a condensedconsolidated statement of cash flows under U.S. GAAP, see Note 1921 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  The effect of price-level restatement under Mexican FRS has not been reversed in the reconciliation to U.S. GAAP.  See Note 1921 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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References herein to “U.S. dollars,” “U.S.$” or “$” are to the lawful currency of the United States of America.  References herein to “pesos” or “Ps.” are to the lawful currency of México.  This Annual Report contains translations of certain peso amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader.  Unless otherwise indicated, such U.S. dollar amounts have been translated from pesos at an exchange rate of Ps.10.92Ps.13.815 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate on December 31, 2007.2008.
 
As used herein, the term “tonnes” refers to metric tons of 1,000 kilograms (equal to 2,204.6 pounds) and the term “billion” refers to one thousand million (1,000,000,000).  One square meter is equivalent to 10.764 square feet.

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Market Data

This Annual Report contains certain statistical information regarding the Mexican chicken, beef, egg, balanced feed (or “feed”), turkey and swine markets and our market share.  We have obtained this information from a variety of sources, including the producers’ associations Unión Nacional de Avicultores (“UNA”), Consejo Nacional Agropecuario (“CNA”); Consejo Mexicano de Porcicultura (“CMP”), as well as Banco de México (“Mexican Central Bank”), Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentos (“Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food” or “SAGARPA”) and publications of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”).  The producers’ associations rely principally on data provided by their members.  Information for which no source is cited was prepared by us on the basis of our knowledge of the Mexican chicken, egg, feed, turkey and swine markets and the wide variety of information available regarding these markets.  The methodology and terminology used by different sources are not always consistent, and data from different sources are not readily comparable.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
We may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements in our periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 20-F and 6-K, in our annual report to stockholders, in offering circulars and prospectuses, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by one of our officers, directors or employees to analysts, institutional investors, representatives of the media and others.
 
Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:  (i) projections of revenues, income (or loss), earnings (or loss) per Share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items or ratios; (ii) statements of our plans, objectives or goals or those of our management, including those relating to new contracts; (iii) statements about future economic performance; and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements.  Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “target,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “forecast,” “guideline,” “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
 
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of unexpected changes could cause actual results to deviate from our plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions.  We recognize that the accuracy of our predictions and our ability to follow through on our intentions depend on factors beyond our control.  The potential risks are many and varied, but include unexpected changes in:
 
 ·economic, weather and political conditions;
 
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 ·raw material prices;
 
 ·competitive conditions; and
 
 ·demand for chicken, eggs, turkey, balanced feed and swine.
 
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PART I
 
ITEM 1.
Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 2.
Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 3.
Key Information
 
Selected Financial Data
A.Selected Financial Data
 
The information set forth below is derived from Bachoco’s Consolidated Financial Statements, which are included in Item 18.  In this disclosure, we explain the figures and year-to-year changes in our Consolidated Financial Statements.
 ·restate non-monetary assets at current replacement cost orIn preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements, we followed Mexican FRS, which differ in certain respects from U.S. GAAP.  Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides a description of the main differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP as they apply to us; a reconciliation from Mexican FRS to U.S. GAAP of total stockholders’ equity, net income, and a condensed statement of cash flows under U.S. GAAP as of December 31, 2007 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008.  Our financial statements were prepared pursuant to Bulletin B-10, as superseded by usingMexican FRS B-10, as well as Bulletin B-12, as superseded by Mexican FRS B-2, both issued by the Mexican National Consumer Price Index (“NCPI”), except forInstitute of Public Accountants. See the biological assets (see Note 5summary on Mexican FRS B-10 in “Presentation of the Financial Statement);information” above.
·restate non-monetary liabilities using the NCPI;
·restate the components of stockholders’ equity using the NCPI; and
·recognize gains or losses in purchasing power that result from the monetary liabilities or assets that we hold.

  
As of and for the year ended December 31,
 
  
2003
 
2004
 
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
2007(2)
 
Income Statement Data 
(millions of constant pesos as of December 31, 2007)(1)
 
(millions of
U.S.
dollars)
 
Mexican FRS:
                   
Net revenues Ps.  12,616.6 Ps. 14,836.7 Ps. 15,617.7 Ps. 15,551.0 Ps.18,219.6  1,668.9 
Cost of sales  10,263.4  12,032.42  11,234.2  12,053.0  14,477.9  1,326.2 
Gross profit  2,353.2  2,804.3  4,383.5  3,498.0  3,741.8  342.7 
Operating income  507.2  952.4  2,378.1  1,426.4  1,496.3  137.1 
Comprehensive financing income (loss)  146.8  (79.8) (74.0) 61.4  19.1  1.8 
Majority net income  633.1  788.3  1,908.4  906.2  1,270.9  116.4 
Majority net income per Share(3)  1.06  1.32  3.19  1.51  2.12  0.19 
Majority net income per ADS(4)  12.66  15.8  38.2  18.1  25.4  2.3 
Dividends per Share(5)  0.60  0.46  0.44  0.61  0.59  0.05 
Weighted average Shares outstanding (thousands)  598,738  599,260  599,694  599,571  600,000  600,000 
U.S. GAAP:
                   
Majority net income Ps.590.4 Ps. 825.9 Ps. 1,893.3 Ps. 895.5 Ps. 1,261.8  116.0 
                    
Statement of Financial Position Data
                   
Mexican FRS:
                   
Cash and cash equivalents Ps. 1,841.5 Ps. 2,608.4 Ps. 3,419.9 Ps. 3,583.9 Ps. 3,039.9  278.5 
Total assets  14,577.1  15,008.6  16,530.9  17,559.2  19,116.4  1,751.0 
Short-term debt(6)  68.2  111.2  100.0  9.8  58.8  5.4 
Long-term debt  109.0  80.9  56.0  35.5  50.8  4.6 
Stockholders’ equity  11,805.2  12,132.7  13,502.7  14,102.9  15,127.2  1,385.7 
U.S. GAAP:
                   
Stockholders’ equity  11,772.7  12,144.7  13,499.0  14,053.2  15,017.7  1,381.0 
                    
Selected Operating Data
                   
Sales volume (thousands of tonnes):                   
Chicken  655.4  733.0  773.0  773.7  837.2    
Eggs  132.1  138.1  140.6  143.4  147.8    
Swine and Others  8.5  9.1  9.6  8.9  16.1    
Balanced Feed  316.2  320.7  389.6  484.4  438.8    
Gross margin (%)  18.7% 18.9% 28.1% 22.5% 20.5%   
Operating margin (%)  4.0% 6.4% 15.2% 9.2% 8.2%   
Net margin (%)  5.0% 5.3% 12.2% 5.8% 7.0%   
Total employees  18,495  18,896  20,432  21,035  23,088    
  As of and for the year ended December 31, 
  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2008(2) 
Income Statement Data 
(in millions of constant pesos as of December 31, 2007 for years 2004 – 2007 and in
millions of nominal pesos for year 2008)(1)
  
(millions of U.S.
dollars)(1)
 
    Mexican FRS:
                  
Net revenues Ps.14,836.7  Ps.15,617.7  Ps.15,551.0  Ps.18,219.6  Ps.20,125.3   1,456.8 
Cost of sales  12,032.4   11,234.2   12,053.0   14,477.9   17,482.5   1,265.5 
Gross profit  2,804.3   4,383.5   3,498.0   3,741.8   2,642.9   191.3 
Operating income  952.4   2,378.1   1,425.4   1,496.3   230.1   16.7 
Comprehensive financing income (loss)  (79.8)  (74.0)  61.4   19.1   (1,,369.2)  (99.1)
                         
 Majority net income (loss)  788.3   1,908.4   906.2   1,270.9   (879.0)  (63.6)
Majority net income (loss) per Share(3)  1.3   3.2   1.5   2.1   (1.5)  (0.1)
Majority net income (loss) per ADS(4)  15.8   38.2   18.1   25.4   (17.5)  (1.3)
Dividends per Share(5)  0.46   0.44   0.61   0.59   0.59   0.05 
Weighted average Shares outstanding (thousands)  599,260   599,694   599,571   600,000   600,000   600,000 
Statement of Financial Position Data                        
Mexican FRS:                        
Cash and cash equivalents Ps.2,608.4  Ps.3,419.9  Ps.3,583.9  Ps.3,039.9  Ps.1,998.2   144.6 
Total assets  15,008.6   16,530.9   17,559.2   19,116.4   19,455.0   1,408.2 
Short-term debt(6)  111.2   100.0   9.8   58.8   234.2   17.0 
Long-term debt  80.9   56.0   35.5   50.8   391.7   28.3 
Total stockholders’ equity  12,132.7   13,502.7   14,102.9   15,127.2   14,079.4   1,019.1 
Capital Stock  2,294.6   2,294.6   2,294.9   2,294.9   2,294.9   166.1 
Selected Operating Data                        
Sales volume (thousands of tonnes):                        
Chicken  733.0   773.0   773.7   837.2   878.1     
Eggs  138.1   140.6   143.4   147.8   143.6     
Swine and Others  9.1   9.6   8.9   16.1   18.8     
Balanced Feed  320.7   389.6   484.4   438.8   370.7     
Margins                        
Gross margin (%)  18.9%  28.1%  22.5%  20.5%  13.1%    
Operating margin (%)  6.4%  15.2%  9.2%  8.2%  1.1%    
Consolidated net margin (%)  5.3%  12.2%  5.8%  7.0%  (4.4)%    
                         
Total employees  18,896   20,432   21,035   23,088   23,248     
(1)Except per share and per ADS amounts and operating data.
(2)Peso amounts have been translated into U.S. dollars, solely for the convenience of the reader, at the rate of Ps.10.92Ps.13.815 per U.S. dollar.
(3)Net income per share has been computed based on the weighted average number of common Shares outstanding.
(4)Net income per ADS has been computed by multiplying net income per share by twelve, to reflect the ratio of twelve Shares per ADS.
(5)Dividends per share have been computed by dividing the total amount of dividends paid (in constant pesos as of December 31, 2007) by the weighted average Shares outstanding.
(6)Includes notes payable to banks and current portion of long term debt.

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Exchange Rates
The Mexican peso showed high levels of volatility during the first four months of 2003; it appreciated and remained stable during the middle of the year and increased its volatility in the last four months of the year. Overall, the peso declined in 2003.
 
In 2004, the Mexican peso showed volatility for the first four months of the year with a general trend to depreciate with respect to the U.S. dollar.  In the following months, the Mexican peso fluctuated around the same level, it finished the year stronger against the dollar when compared to the exchange rate at the end of 2003.
 
During 2005, the Mexican peso continued showing volatility mainly at the beginning and at the end of the year, with a general trend to appreciate with respect to the U.S. dollar.  At the end of 2005, the Mexican peso finished stronger against the U.S. dollar.
 
During 2006, the Mexican economy showed signs of stability with an annual inflation rate of 4.1%.  After showing volatility during the first part of the year, the Mexican peso showed a reasonably stable peso-dollar exchange rate with a final depreciation of 1.6%, compared with the exchange rate at the end of 2005.
 
In 2007, the Mexican economy was stable overall, with an annual inflation rate of 3.8%, while the peso-dollar exchange rate at the year-end depreciated by 1.1% with respect to December 31, 2006.
 
During 2008, the Mexican economy suffered a sharp slowdown and ended the year with an inflation rate of 6.5%.  The exchange rate of the peso against the U.S. dollar was highly volatile.  While during the first half of the year, the Mexican peso strengthened its position with respect to the U.S. dollar, the Mexican peso experienced a steep depreciation during the second half of the year and the peso-dollar exchange rate at year-end had depreciated by 21.0% with respect to December 31, 2007.
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the high, low, average and year-end exchange rates for the purchase and sale of U.S. dollars (presented in each case as the average between such purchase and sale rates):
 
  
Exchange Rate(1)
(in current pesos per U.S. dollar)
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
High
 
Low
 
Average(2)
 
Year End 
 
2003  
  11.41  10.11  10.79  11.24 
2004  
  11.64  10.81  11.29  11.15 
2005  
  11.41  10.41  10.89  10.63 
2006  
  11.46  10.43  10.91  10.80 
2007  
  11.27  10.67  10.93  10.92 

  
Exchange Rate(1)
(in current pesos per U.S. dollar)
 
Year Ended December 31, 
High
  
Low
  
Average(2)
  
Year
End
 
2004  11.64   10.81   11.29   11.15 
2005  11.41   10.41   10.89   10.63 
2006  11.46   10.43   10.91   10.80 
2007  11.27   10.67   10.93   10.92 
2008  13.94   9.92   11.14   13.83 
(1)The exchange rates are the noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers in pesos as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “noon buying rate”).
(2)Average of month-end rates for each period shown.
 
  
Exchange Rate(1) 
(in current pesos
per U.S. dollar)
 
Period
 
High
 
Low
 
December 2007 
  10.92  10.80 
January 2008 
  10.97  10.82 
February 2008 
  10.82  10.67 
March 2008 
  10.85  10.63 
April 2008  10.60  10.44 
May 2008  10.57  10.31 
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Exchange Rate(1) 
(in current pesos
per U.S. dollar)
 
Period 
High
  
Low
 
December 2008  13.83   13.09 
January 2009  13.33   14.33 
February 2009  15.09   14.13 
March 2009  15.41   14.02 
April 2009  13.89   13.05 
May 2009  13.82   12.88 

(1)The exchange rates are the noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers in pesos as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Risk Factors
B.Capitalization and Indebtedness
C.Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

D.Risk Factors
·In 2003, GDP increased by 1.3% and the inflation rate was 3.98%.
 ·In 2004, México’s GDP increased by 4.4% and the inflation rate was 5.19%.
 ·In 2005, México’s GDP improved and increased by 3.0%, and the inflation rate was 3.33%.
 ·In 2006, GDP increased by 4.8% while the inflation rate was 4.05%.
 ·In 2007, GDP increased by 3.3% and the inflation rate was 3.8%.
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·In 2008, GDP increased by 1.3% and the inflation rate was 6.5%.
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In 2003, the peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 7.3%at year-end, and the average value of the peso against the U.S. dollar during 2003 was 10.5% lower than in 2002.
·In 2004, the Mexican peso appreciated with respect to the U.S. dollar by 0.8% at year end, whereas the average value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar was 4.4% lower, since the peso appreciated at the end of the year.
 ·In 2005, the Mexican peso appreciated with respect to the U.S. dollar by 4.9% at the end of the year and also the average value of the Mexican peso was 3.6% higher.

 
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 ·In 2006, the Mexican peso was reasonably stable in its peso-dollar exchange rate with a final depreciation of 1.6%, compared to the end of 2005.  The average value of the Mexican peso was 0.10% lower than the average of 2005.
 
 ·
In 2007, the Mexican peso remained reasonably stable in its peso-dollar exchange rate.  According with the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, the peso was depreciated with respect to the U.S. dollar by 1.1% at year-end.  The average value of the Mexican peso was 0.21% lower than the average of 2006.
 
·In 2008, the Mexican peso was highly volatile during the year in its peso-dollar exchange rate with a final depreciation of 21.0%, compared to the end of 2007.  The average value of the Mexican peso was 1.9% lower than the average in 2007.
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The Company uses financial instruments to counter financial risks on the exchange rate of the Mexican peso versus the U.S. dollar; a drastic change in the exchange rate could have an adverse impact on the financial position of our Company.
 
Severe devaluation or depreciation of the peso may also result in disruption of the international foreign exchange markets and may limit our ability to transfer or to convert pesos into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making timely payments of interest and principal on our indebtedness.  While the Mexican government does not currently restrict, and for many years has not restricted, the right or ability of Mexican or foreign persons or entities to convert pesos into U.S. dollars or to transfer other currencies out of México, the government could institute restrictive exchange rate policies in the future.  Currency fluctuations will probably continue to affect our revenues and expenses.
 
Furthermore, fluctuations in the exchange rate between the peso and the U.S. dollar will also affect the U.S. dollar equivalent of the peso price of our Shares (the “Shares” or “Series B Shares”) in the Mexican Stock Exchange and the price of American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) on the New York Stock Exchange.  Because we pay cash dividends in pesos, exchange rate fluctuations will affect the U.S. dollar amounts received by holders of American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”) upon conversion of such cash dividends by the Depositary.
 
High levels of inflation and high interest rates in México could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations
 
México has experienced high levels of inflation and high domestic interest rates in the past.  The annual rate of inflation, as measured by changes in the National Consumer Price Index was 3.98% in 2003, 5.19%was; 5.2% in 2004, 3.33%3.3% in 2005, 4.05%4.1% in 2006, 3.8% in 2007 and 3.76%6.5% in 2007.2008.  Inflation for the first four months of 20082009 was 1.72%1.38% according to the Mexican Central Bank.
 
According to Bank of México the average interest rates on 28-day Mexican treasury bills, or CetesCetes, was 6.23%6.8%, 6.82%9.2%, 9.20%7.2% , 7.19%7.2%  and 7.19%7.6% during 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007,2008, respectively.  On June 6, 2008,May 27, 2009, the 28-day CetesCetes rate was 7.44%5.09%.  High interest rates in México could adversely affect our costs.  Our earnings may also be affected by changes in interest rates due to the impact those changes have on our variable-rate debt instruments and beneficed by the interest we earn in our cash balance.
 
Political events in México could affect Mexican economic policy and our operations
 
In July 2006, we had a presidential election where Felipe Calderón was elected as the new President of México. President Calderón’s election initially met resistance from membersxico in July of the political opposition in the form of legal challenges and protests. These protests could return as President Calderón seeks to enact his legislative agenda. We cannot predict the impact that future protests may have on the Mexican government or on business conditions in México. Although2006.  President Calderón’s party, the Partido Acción Nacional, or PAN, obtained a plurality of the seats in the Mexican Congress after the election, no party succeeded in securing a majority in either chamber of the Mexican Congress.  The absence of a clear majority by a single party and the lack of alignment between the president-elect and the legislature are likely to continue until the next Congressional election in 2009.  This situation may result in government gridlock and political uncertainty, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.  We cannot provide any assurance that future political developments in México, over which we have no control, will not have an adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 
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Developments in other emerging marketcountries may adversely affect our business or the market price of our securities
 
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The market value of securities of Mexican companies is, to varying degrees, affected by economic and market conditions in other emerging market countries.  Although economic conditions in such countries may differ significantly from economic conditions in México, investors’ reactions to developments in any of these other countries may have an adverse effect on the market value of securities of Mexican issuers.  We cannot assure you that the market value of our securities will not be adversely affected by events elsewhere, especially in emerging markets.
 
Developments in the U.S. economy may adversely affect our business
 
Economic conditions in México are heavily influenced by the condition of the U.S. economy due to various factors, including commercial trade pursuant to the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), U.S. investment in México and emigration from México to the United States.  Events and conditions affecting the U.S. economy may adversely affect our business, results of operations, prospects and financial condition.
 
Risks Relating to our Organization
 
The chicken industry is characterized by long-term price declines and cyclical periods
 
The Mexican chicken industry, like the chicken industry in other countries, has been characterized by a long-term decline in prices in real terms.  The industry has undergone cyclical periods of higher prices and profitability, followed by overproduction, leading to periods of lower prices and profitability.  Real prices for eggs and swine in México have also declined over the long term and have varied cyclically.  The market that we serve is subject to volatility with respect to supply, which affects prices.  We cannot assure you that future cyclicality, excess supply and downturns in real prices will not adversely affect our results.
 
The price of feed ingredients is subject to significant volatility
 
The largest single component of our cost of sales is the cost of ingredients used to prepare feed, including sorghum, soybean meal, corn, fish meal, meat meal and, for certain chicken products, marigold extract.  The price of most of our feed ingredients is subject to significant volatility resulting from weather, the size of harvests, transportation and storage costs, governmental agricultural policies, currency exchange rates and other factors.  Given the long-term declining trends in real chicken prices, we may experience difficulty or delays in passing any increase in grain costs to customers.  Accordingly, increases in the prices of the main ingredients used in the preparation of feed may have a material adverse effect on our margins and results of operations.  Since we purchase many feed ingredients in U.S. dollars, from time to time we may acquire financial instruments to protect us against exchange rate fluctuations that may affect future purchases of feed ingredients.
 
Additionally, the prices of corn and soybean meal experienced high volatility in 2007 and through the first halfthroughout most of 2008.  Prices of corn reached historically high prices worldwide, as a result of strong demand and consequently, lower inventories worldwide.  .  However, by the end of 2008, such prices had begun to decline.  We can offer no assurance that corn and soybean meal prices will not continue to experience strong volatility in the future.  Such a continuedIf such prices begin to increase again, our profits could be adversely affected.

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The company uses these financial instruments to counter financial risks as protection against adverse fluctuations in the prices of corn and soybean.  A drastic change in the grain prices could adversely affect our profits.have an adverse impact on the financial position of the Company.
 
Our operations depend on raising animals and meat processing, which are subject to risks such as disease, contamination and adverse weather conditions
 
Our operations involve raising animals and are subject to a variety of risks, including disease, contamination and adverse weather conditions.  Chickens, in particular, are susceptible to infections by a variety of microbiological agents.  Since 1983, the avian influenza virus (“AIV”) has been widespread in the United States and in México. During 2003, AIV was widespread in Asian countries and the United States. México, to avoid having the disease spread from the United States, imposed certain restrictions on the importation of chicken from affected U.S. states. The AIV was still present in Asian countries and the United States.  In 2004 and 2005, AIV was still present in Asian countries and the United States.  During 2004 and 2005, México has been eliminating some restrictions on the importation of chicken from certain U.S. states as the sanitary conditions in those states improve.  In October 2005, México lifted importation restrictions on all U.S. states, except for 11 counties in the state of Texas.  InSince 2007, Mexico lifted importation restrictions for those remaining 11 counties in the state of Texas.
 
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In the past we have experienced limited outbreaks of various diseases that have resulted in higher mortality rates.
 
During 2005, there was an ample diffusion on the media worldwide of the widespread of a particular strain of AIV (H5N1), mainly in Asia and some European countries, which affected consumption of chicken in those countries.  At the present time, this strain has not been found in the United States or in Latin America.
 
Meat and eggs are subject to contamination during processing and distribution.  We do not believe that contamination of individual shipments during distribution would have a material adverse effect on our operations.  Contamination during processing, however, could affect a larger number of our poultry products and therefore could have a more significant impact on operations.
 
In 2006 we experienced a loss of chickens at our Norwest Complex due to the effects of Hurricane Lane. Future hurricanesHurricanes or other adverse weather conditions could result in additional losses of inventory and damage to our plants and equipment.  Our facilities near México’s coast are most vulnerable to the risk of severe weather.  The last year we experienced a loss of chickens was in 2006 in our Norwest Complex due to the effects of Hurricane Lane.
 
The use of nutritional supplements and the possibility of contamination expose us to risk of loss of consumer confidence in the chicken industry
 
To reduce contamination, we use specialized feedstock and nutritional supplements that have been approved by the Mexican government and meet international industry standards.  We can offer no assurance, however, that in the future we will not be materially adversely affected by claims or consumer concerns arising out of the use of these products in raising our animals.
 
Our sales are entirely dependent on consumer preferences, and the loss of consumer confidence in the products sold by Mexican meat and egg producers as a result of disease, contamination or other reasons, even if not related to our own products, could have a material adverse effect on the results of our operations.

 
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We face significant competition from other chicken producers in all of our geographic markets and product lines
 
According to the UNA, we are México’s largest chicken producer, but we face significant competition from other producers in all of the markets in which we sell our products.  In 2007,2008, we accounted for approximately 31.2%31% of total chicken production in México.  There are two other major vertically integrated chicken producers in México, which together with Bachoco account for more than 55.0%55% of Mexican chicken production, with the balance distributed among approximately two hundred small- and medium-sized integrated and non-integrated producers.
 
Each of the two other major companies has substantial financial resources and strengths in particular product lines and regions.  We expect to continue to face strong competition in every market, as our existing or new competitors are likely to broaden their product lines and extend their geographic coverage.  Accordingly, we cannot assure you that our performance will not be adversely affected by increased competition.

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We face increased competition from U.S. producers
 
In January 2003, import quotas and most tariffs on poultry, eggs and swine were eliminated through NAFTA.the North America Free Trade Agreement or “NAFTA”.  Poultry producers in the United States have developed extremely low-cost production methods and have been successful in exporting primarily frozen and value-added poultry to other countries, especially in periods of overcapacity in the United States.  As tariff barriers decline under NAFTA, U.S. producers can be expected to increase exports to México, which could have a material adverse effect on our performance.
 
In July 2003, the Mexican government imposed temporary restrictions on chicken leg quarters imported from the U.S.  and both governments confirmed this safeguard in July 2003. The safeguard consists of a five-year limited poultry import measure.  The measure, which became effective in 2003, includes quotas and an initial tariff of 98.8% on chicken leg quarters that will slowly decrease until it reaches 0%0.0% in 2008.  On January 1, 2008, the safeguard was phased out.
 
We are a holding company with no substantial operations and depend on our subsidiaries for cash flow
 
We are a holding company with no substantial operations and, consequently, we are dependent on dividends and other payments from subsidiaries for virtually all of our cash flow, including cash flow to pay taxes, service debt, make equity investments, finance the growth of subsidiaries and pay dividends to stockholders.  Together with Mexican law, our ability to pay dividends may, in the future, be limited by financial covenants in debt instruments that we, or our subsidiaries, may acquire.
 
Risks Relating to the ADS, and the Shares in the Mexican Market
 
The Robinson Bours family controls our management and their interests may differ from other security holders

Certain members of the Robinson Bours family hold the power to elect a majority of the members of our Board of Directors and have the power to determine the outcome of certain other actions requiring the approval of our stockholders, including whether or not dividends are to be paid and the amount of such dividends.  The Robinson Bours family has established two Mexican trusts, which they control (“Control Trust”), that together holdheld 496,500,000 Shares outstanding on December 31, 2007.  In November of 2008, the Robinson Bours family created a third trust with 102,000,000 Shares, which were taken from one of the existing trusts.  The purpose of this new trust is to serve as collateral for the Company’s loan indebtedness.  The three trusts together accounted for 496,500,000 Shares outstanding on December 31, 2008 and there has been no change in the position of each holder.

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Future sales of Shares by the controlling stockholders may affect prevailing market prices for the ADSsADS’s and the Shares trading at the Mexican Market.
 
The prevailing market prices for the ADSsADS’s and Shares could decline if either:
 
 ·the Robinson Bours family were to sell substantial amounts of their Shares, whether
 
 odirectly, or
 
 oindirectly, through the Mexican trusts through which they hold Shares; or
 
 ·the perception arose that such a sale could occur.
 
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The protection afforded to minority stockholders in México is different from that in the United States
 
Under Mexican law, the protection afforded to minority stockholders is different from those in the United States.  In particular, the law concerning fiduciary duties of directors is not well developed, there is no procedure for class actions or stockholder derivative actions, and there are different procedural requirements for bringing stockholder lawsuits.  As a result, in practice it may be more difficult for our minority stockholders of Bachoco to enforce their rights against us or our directors or our controlling stockholder than it would be for stockholders of a U.S. company.
 
Our bylaws restrict the ability of non-Mexican stockholders to invoke the protection of their governments with respect to their rights as stockholders
 
As required by Mexican law, our bylaws provide that non-Mexican stockholders shall be considered as Mexicans with respect to their ownership interests in Bachoco and shall be deemed to have agreed not to invoke the protection of their governments in certain circumstances.  Under this provision, a non-Mexican stockholder is deemed to have agreed not to invoke the protection of its own government by asking such government to interpose a diplomatic claim against the Mexican government with respect to the stockholder’s rights as a stockholder, but is not deemed to have waived any other rights it may have, including any rights under the U.S. securities laws, with respect to its investment in Bachoco.  If you invoke such governmental protection in violation of this agreement, your Shares could be forfeited to the Mexican government.
 
Our bylaws may only be enforced in México
 
Our bylaws provide that legal actions relating to the execution, interpretation or performance of the bylaws may be brought only in Mexican courts.  As a result, it may be difficult for non-Mexican stockholders to enforce their stockholder rights pursuant to the bylaws.
 
It may be difficult to enforce civil liabilities against us or our directors, officers and controlling persons
 
We are organized under the laws of México, and most of our directors, officers and controlling persons reside outside the United States.  In addition, all of our assets and their assets are located in México.  As a result, it may be difficult for investors to affect service of process within the United States on such persons or to enforce judgments against them.  This pertains also to any action based on civil liabilities under the U.S. federal securities laws.  There is doubt as to the enforceability against such persons in México, whether in original actions or in actions to enforce judgments of U.S. courts, of liabilities based solely on the U.S. federal securities laws.

 
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Non-Mexican stockholders may not be entitled to participate in future preemptive rights offerings
 
Under Mexican law and our bylaws, if we issue new Shares for cash as part of a capital increase, we must grant our stockholders the right to purchase a sufficient number of Shares to maintain their existing ownership percentage in the Company (“preemptive rights”).  We can allow holders of ADSs in the United States to exercise preemptive rights in any future capital increase only in one of the following two circumstances:
 
 ·we file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to that future issuance of Shares; or

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 ·the offering qualifies for an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
 
We make no promises that we will file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow holders of ADSs in the United States to participate in a preemptive rights offering.  As a result, the equity interests of such holders in the Company may be diluted proportionately.  In addition, under current Mexican law, it is not practicable for the depositary to sell preemptive rights and distribute the proceeds from such sales to ADS holders.
 
Corporate disclosure and accounting in México may differ from other countries
 
There may be less, or different, publicly available information about issuers of securities in México than is regularly published by or about issuers of securities in other countries with highly developed capital markets.  In addition, due to country-by-country differences in accounting and other reporting principles and standards, our corporate disclosures may differ in content from disclosures made under other principles and standards, such as U.S. GAAP.
 
ITEM 4.
Information on the Company
 
General
A.History and Development of the Company
 
Our legal name is Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V., and we frequently refer to ourselves commercially as BachocoBachoco.  We were incorporated in México on April 17, 1980.  Our headquarters are located at Avenida Tecnológico No. 401, Ciudad Industrial 38010, Celaya, Guanajuato, México, telephone (52)(461) 618-3500 and (52)(461)618-3555.  Our investor relations agent in the U.S. is Grayling, who is located in New York, New York.  Our main product lines are:  chicken, table egg, balanced feed and swine.  At the present almost all of our production and almost all of our sales are made in México.
 
According to the UNA, we are the largest poultry producer in México.  In 2007,2008, we produced more than 9.0approximately 9.4 million chickens per week and accounted for approximately 31.2%31% of total chicken production in México.  As a vertically integrated producer, we control virtually all aspects of the production and distribution process, which enables us to exercise cost controls and to maintain high standards of quality, service and efficiency.  With over 700 production and distribution facilities dispersed throughout México, our operations include the following:
 
 ·preparing balanced feed;

 
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 ·breeding, hatching and growing chickens; and
 
 ·processing, packaging and distributing chicken products.
 
Sales of chicken products accounted for 77.6%76.9% of our net revenues in 2007.2008.  Please also see the table under Item 5.  “General—Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 20062007 and 2007.2008.
 
We are also a significant producer of commercial balanced feed.  We sell our feed both through distributors and directly to small producers.  During 2007,2008, we sold approximately 438,000 tonnes370 thousand tons of balanced feed to external customers, which amounted to 8.0%7.3% of our total revenues for that year.
 
Currently, Bachoco is the second largest producer of table eggs products.  In 2007,2008, we sold approximately 147,700143 thousand tons.  Table egg sales accounted for 9.6%10.5% of our net revenues in 2007.

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As part of our other product lines we also sell swine on the hoof to meat packers for pork product production, miscellaneous poultry-related products, and in 2007 we have recently entered into two new business lines:  turkey and beef value-added products.  In 2007,2008, sales of swine and these other lines accounted for 4.8%5.3% of our net revenues.
 
The following table sets forth, for each of the periods presented, the volume of chicken, balanced feed, table eggs and swine that we sold:
 
  
Bachoco Sales Volume
(in thousands of tonnes)
 
  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2003
 
2004
 
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
    
Chicken 
  655.5  733.0  773.0  773.7  837.2 
Eggs 
  132.1  138.1  140.6  143.4  147.8 
Swine(1) 
  8.5  9.1  9.6  8.9  16.1 
Balanced Feed 
  316.2  320.7  389.6  484.4  438.8 
  
Bachoco Sales Volume
(in thousands of tonnes)
 
    
  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2004
  
2005
  
2006
  
2007
  
2008
 
    
Chicken  733.0   773.0   773.7   837.2   878.1 
Eggs  138.1   140.6   143.4   147.8   143.6 
Swine(1)  9.1   9.6   8.9   16.1   18.8 
Balanced Feed  320.7   389.6   484.4   438.8   370.7 
(1) Includes Swine, Turkey and Beef products.
 
In the Mexican poultry industry few producers operate in multiple regions.  We believe we have the broadest geographic market coverage in the Mexican poultry industry and that we are one of the largest poultry suppliers in the México City metropolitan region (which accounts for a significant portion of overall Mexican chicken consumption).  We currently compete in every major product category and channel of distribution for poultry products within the regions that we serve.  We expect to continue to do so in order to meet growing consumer demand and needs.
 
Background and Ownership Structure
 
Founded in 1952 by the Robinson Bours family as a small commercial table egg operation in the state of Sonora, we grew by expanding our existing facilities and acquiring additional facilities from other poultry producers.  In 1974, we established operations in Celaya, located in the agricultural region of Bajio, to begin serving the México City metropolitan region.  Beginning in 1988, our management recognized the potential for growth in Mexican chicken consumption, as well as the advantages of a large, vertically integrated operation.  As a result, we began to seek opportunities for geographic expansion and to increase production capacity and market share.  We extended our market coverage (particularly in 1993 and 1994) by purchasing fixed assets and inventory from major regional producers that faced financial difficulties.  Following each acquisition, we made substantial investments to apply our production and distribution methods and reap the benefits of vertical integration and economies of scale, improving the performance of the acquired facilities.

 
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In April 1995, Robinson Bours stockholders created a trust (the “Control Trust”), the principal purpose of which was to hold a controlling interest in our Series B Shares.  Before September 2006, our common stock (“Common Stock”) consisted of Series B Shares and Series L Shares of limited voting stock (“Series L Shares”) (collectively, the “Old Shares”).  The Old Shares were grouped into units.  Each unit (“Unit”) consisted of one Series B Share and one Series L Share.  Each B Unit (“B Unit”) consisted of two Series B Shares.
 
In September 1997, we made an initial public offering of Units representing 17.25% of the outstanding Old Shares.  Following such offering, the Control Trust held Units and B Units representing 68.0% of the outstanding Series B Shares.

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In September 2006, we separate the UBL and UBB units trading on the Mexican Exchange into their component L and B Shares.  The Series L Shares was converted into Series B Shares, on a one -to -one basis, thereby creating a single Share class, the Series B Shares, which represent our entire Common StockStock.  This change did not modify the face value of the Shares.  These Shares are trading on the Mexican stock market.  The ADS still consist of twelve underlying Shares, but they are all Series B Shares, with full rights.
 
As of December 31, 2007,2008, the Robinson Bours Stockholders owned B Shares representing 82.75% of the Series B Shares outstanding.  As a result, the Robinson Bours Stockholders continue to have the power to control the Company.
 
Members of the Robinson Bours family, together with certain of our executive officers, hold a majority of the seats on our Board of Directors.
 
In November 1998, we approved a stock repurchase plan (the “Repurchase Plan”), which allows us to repurchase up to 3.0% of the total Shares outstanding and trading on theMexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores), in accordance with Mexican securities laws.  To execute the Repurchase Plan, we created a reserve of Ps.321.6Ps. 180.0 million (expressed(Ps. $303.9 million in nominal pesos)constant Mexican pesos as of December 31, 2007), which reduced retained earnings on our balance sheet.  As of May 31, 2008,29, 2009, we had repurchased no Shares.
During 2003, we implemented two important projects to expand the facilities at our Northwest Complex and Yucatán Peninsula Complex to increase production capacity in our chicken business. Botha total of these projects were completed by the end of the third quarter of 2004. These facilities are ideally suited for the expansion projects due to their sanitary status and their geographical location. Both complexes were expanded to increase capacity by approximately 50%, which will increase opportunities for potential future exports as well as for meeting consumer demand in those regions and in other regions in México. The new facilities in both complexes have been equipped with the best technology available.92,000 shares.
 
In July 2004, we reached an agreement for renting the farms of the union producers of UPAVAT and& UPATEC, a small producerunion producers of table eggs in the Techamachalco Valley of the state of Puebla, south of México City, with a capacity of about 0.75 million of lying hens.  This operation allows us to start the production of table eggs in southern México.
 
On June 29, 2005, we acquired certain assets of Grupo Sanjor, a private poultry company located in the Yucatan Peninsula, with production of approximately 300 thousand chickens per week and 100 thousand table egg laying hens, which allow us to reinforce our leadership in this region of the country.
 
In December 2006, we acquired most of the assets and working capitalinventories of “Del Mezquital” to start a new complex in the State of Sonora, located in northern México, close to the border with the United States. See Item 5: “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects - Acquisitions and Dispositions” in this Annual Report for more details on this transaction.
 
In February 2007, we reached a business agreement with  “Grupo Libra” a Company in the Northeast of México, that includes the buying of all their working capitalinventories and long term rent agreement of their facilities to strengthen our presence in that market. See Item 5: “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Acquisitions and Dispositions” in this Annual Report for more details on this transactions.

 
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In December 2007, we reached an agreement with “Grupo Agra,” a table eggs company located in the states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila in Northeast Mexico.  The agreement provides for leasing of their facilities, which include laying hens farms (with a capacity of approximately 1.0 million hens), a processing table eggs plant, distribution centers and the Agra brands.  In addition, we acquired all of their working capital.

inventories.
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Business Strategy

Over the past decade, we have substantially increased our chicken production, establishing ourselves in every major product category and distribution channel for chicken and expanding to cover a geographic market in México that is more widespread than any other chicken producer.  We have also increased the efficiency of our production process and built a reputation for the freshness of our chicken products and quality of our customer service.
 
The Mexican poultry industry has experienced considerable consolidation in recentthe last years, in which we have participated.  We continue to evaluate possible acquisitions of other poultry producers or production facilities from time to time and may pursue certain opportunities consistent with our business strategy.
 
The key elements of our business strategy are as follows:
 
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Increased market penetration through expanded distribution.  We have an extensive distribution network, supported by our own transportation fleet, superior knowledge of existing wholesale channels and strategically located cold storage warehouses and facilities.  We have substantially increased our distribution routes during the past years.  We plan to continue to develop and improve our distribution network and systems in every product category and throughout our expanded geographic coverage in México.
 
 ·
Increased service and market responsiveness.  We seek to remain a leader in the Mexican poultry market by maintaining high standards of customer service and continuing to be responsive to the changing needs of varying market segments.  As part of this strategy, we have structured our operations in such a way as to enable us to vary the size, weight, color and presentation of our chicken products, depending upon the particular demands of the market segment.  In addition, we have decentralized order and sales services from our headquarters to our cold storage warehouses and facilities, which serve as midpoints in the distribution chain to wholesalers and local customers.  This strategy allows us to stay closer to our customer base and to better cultivate growing customer segments, such as food-service operators, supermarkets and food wholesale clubs.
 
 ·
Low-cost production and operating efficiency.  We are among México’s lowest-cost producers and distributors of chicken, due in part to economies of scale and vertically integrated operations.  We pursue on-going programs to increase operating efficiencies and reduce operating costs.
 
 ·
Continued brand differentiation.  We have developed a brand image for premium fresh chicken and table eggs in México.  Building on the success of our branded products to date, we seek to continue to promote our brand name through billboards, packaging, special publicity campaigns and through development of brand loyalty among wholesale and retail distributors.  At the end of 2007 and beginning of 2008, we successfully launched Bachoco’s new image.

 
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Capital Expenditures
 
Over the last three years, we have financed our capital expenditures with resources generated by our operations.  We made the following capital expenditures during the last three years (nominal pesos):
 
 ·In 2005,2006, we made capital expenditures of Ps.805.3Ps.856.2 million net, with which we:
 
 ocontinued to update our transportation fleet, farms, processing plants and feed mills;
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oincreased the capacity and updated our rendering plants, which expenditures continue to the present; and
omade the acquisition of certain assets of Grupo Sanjor.
·In 2006, we made capital expenditures of Ps.863.2 million net, with which we:
ocontinuedContinued to update our transportation fleet, farms, processing plants and feed mills, which expenditures continue to the present;
 
 oincreasedIncreased capacity, mainly for the production of live chickens and;
 
 obuildingBuilding of a new feed mill in the state of Aguascalientes.
 
 ·In 2007, we made capital expenditures of Ps.991.7 million net, with which we:
 
 obeganBegan the construction of the new complex in the state of Sonora.
 
 ofinishedFinished the construction of our new feed mill in the state of Aguascalientes;
 
 oincreasedIncreased capacity in the production of live chicken;
 
 oincreasedIncreased capacity of the secondary processprocessor at some of our processing plants; and
 
 oupdatedUpdated our transportation fleet, processing plants and feed mills.
 
Business Overview
·In 2008, we made capital expenditures of Ps. 1,098.8 million, with which we:
 
oIncreased capacity and implemented new technology in the processing plants located in Celaya and Culiacán.
oIncreased chicken capacity in farms located in Mérida and Veracruz.
oFinished the construction of new farms located in Ciudad Obregón and Hermosillo.
oBegan the construction of new farms located in the state of Chiapas.
oUpdated our transportation fleet.
B.Business Overview
Chicken Market
 
Mexican consumers value distinct characteristics in their chicken.  Virtually all chicken sold by us and other major chicken producers in México is fresh.  Fresh chicken is a central ingredient in many traditional Mexican dishes and it is the leading meat consumed in México according to data from the UNA.  Traditionally, value-added chicken products, such as heat-and-serve products, frozen dinners, chicken nuggets and other similar foods, have found limited acceptance among Mexican consumers due to historical consumer preferences for fresh chicken.
 
In recent years, theThe value-added chicken products are growing rapidly;a new market in Mexico; we participate significantly in the market and try to lead the supplyingsupply of these products.  According to the UNA, value-added chicken products currently account for approximately 7.0%4.0% of the chicken sold in México.xico; this represents a decrease from the 7.0% market share in 2007.
 
Mexican consumers traditionally prefer chicken with pronounced yellow skin pigmentation, a characteristic found mainly in our public-market and supermarket-broiler chicken products that we attain by including marigold extract in our chicken feed.  We have also noticed an increased demand for smaller, whole, fresh chicken from various fast-food outlets, principally chicken roasting shops (rosticerías), which have developed rapidly in México.

 
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According to data obtained from the UNA, total Mexican chicken consumption per capita increased by 12.4%14.6% from 20032004 to 2007.2008.  Chicken is the leading meat consumed in México, and it accounted for approximately 34.1%the 50.0% of all meat produced in México in 2007.2008.  The following table sets forth total Mexican production of chicken, pork and beef for 20032004 to 2007:2008:
 
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Mexican Production of Chicken, Beef and Pork
(in thousands of tonnes)*(1)
 
  
2003
 
2004
 
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
Chicken  2,290  2,390  2,498  2,592  2,683 
Beef  1,496  1,543  1,559  1,602  1,628 
Swine  1,100  1,150  1,088  1,102  1,116 
  
2004
  
2005
  
2006
  
2007
  
2008
 
Chicken  2,390   2,498   2,592   2,683   2,853 
Beef  1,543   1,559   1,602   1,628   1,673 
Swine  1,150   1,088   1,102   1,116   1,149 

*(1)Source:  UNA
 
The Mexican chicken industry, like chicken industries in other countries, is characterized by a long-term decline in real prices in real terms in conjunction with cyclical periods of higher profitability leading to overproduction followed by periods of lower prices and lower profitability.
 
In 2003, chicken prices decreased by approximately 4.0% over 2002, mainly due to an oversupply in domestic production that was present mainly in the second half of the year and a decrease in the purchasing power of the average consumer.
In 2004, our chicken prices increased by approximately 6.7%, mainly as a result of an increase in the cost of the main feed ingredients worldwide, and a more normalized supply in México during the second half of the year.
 
In 2005, our chicken prices decreased by approximately 1.7%, mainly as a result of a decrease in the cost of the main feed ingredients worldwide, and a strong oversupply during the last quarter of the year.  We believe that Mexican chicken prices may decline further in real terms and that prices for chicken may also vary cyclically.
 
In 2006 our chicken prices declined 3.6% when compared to the previous year mainly as a result of an oversupply in the Mexican poultry market at the beginning of 2006.
 
During 2007, our chicken prices increased by 5.5%8.3% as compared with 2006, due to increases in the price of the main feed ingredients and a strong demand for chicken.
In 2008, our chicken prices increased by 4.4% compared to prices in 2007, which was primarily a result of increases in the prices of raw materials, partially offset by (i) excess domestic supply, particularly during the second half of the year, and (iia decrease in the purchasing power of the average consumer.
 
We believe that changes in Mexican chicken consumption correlate closely with changing chicken prices and their effect on consumer purchasing power.  Chicken per capita consumption increased 4.9% in 2003, 3.3% in 2004, 3.5% in 2005, 2.6% in 2006, and 2.5% in 2007.2007 and 5.3% in 2008.
 
Chicken Products
 
Six main product categories exist for fresh chicken in México:  live, public market, rotisserie, supermarket broiler, chicken parts and value-added products.
 
“Live” Below is a brief description of each chicken is delivered alive to small independent slaughtering operations or to wholesalers that contract with independent slaughtering operations for processing. The freshly slaughtered chicken is then sold to chicken shops and other specialized retailers for sale to consumers and in some areas is sold directly to consumers by the slaughterhouse. According to the UNA, live chicken accounts for approximately 26% by volumeproduct line as well as its respective percentage of the total Mexican chicken sold by producersproduction in México.2008:
 
“Public Market” chicken is a whole broiler presented either uneviscerated or eviscerated, generally sold within 48 hours after slaughter in public markets throughout México, but primarily concentrated in the México City metropolitan region. According to the UNA, public market chicken accounts for approximately 21% by volume of the chicken sold by producers in México.
“Live” chicken is delivered alive to small independent slaughtering operations or to wholesalers that contract with independent slaughtering operations for processing.  The freshly slaughtered chicken is then sold to chicken shops and other specialized retailers for sale to consumers and in some areas is sold directly to consumers by the slaughterhouse.  According to the UNA, live chicken accounted for approximately 27% by volume of the chicken sold by producers in México.

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“Rotisserie” chicken is a whole broiler presented eviscerated and ready to cook. Rotisserie chicken is sold by wholesalers and directly by producers to small shops, stands (rosticerías or asaderos) and supermarkets, which cook the chicken and sell it whole and freshly cooked to the end-consumer, providing an economical form of fast-food. According to the UNA, rotisserie chicken accounts for approximately 28%
“Public Market” chicken is a whole broiler presented either uneviscerated or eviscerated, generally sold within 48 hours after slaughter in public markets throughout México, but primarily concentrated in the México City metropolitan region.  According to the UNA, public market chicken accounts for 21% by volume of the chicken sold by producers in México.
 
“Supermarket Broiler”
“Rotisserie” chicken is a whole broiler presented eviscerated and ready to cook.  Rotisserie chicken is a fresh whole broiler presented with the edible viscera packed separately. In most cases, it is sold by wholesalers and directly by producers to small shops, stands (rosticerías or asaderos) and supermarkets, which cook the chicken and sell it whole and freshly cooked to the end-consumer, providing an economical form of fast-food.  According to the UNA, rotisserie chicken accounts for 26% by producers to supermarkets and, in some regions, to other independent food shops. Mexican consumers’ preference for freshness requires regular deliveries of chicken to supermarkets and other food shops. According to the UNA, supermarket broiler chicken accounts for approximately 7% of the volume of the chicken sold by producers in México.
 
“Chicken Parts” refers to cut-up fresh chicken parts sold wrapped in trays or in bulk principally to supermarket chains,
“Supermarket Broiler” chicken is a fresh whole broiler presented with the edible viscera packed separately.  In most cases, it is sold directly by producers to supermarkets and, in some regions, to other independent food shops.  Mexican consumers’ preference for freshness requires regular deliveries of chicken to supermarkets and other food shops.  According to information provided by the UNA, the supermarket broiler chicken accounted by the 12% of the fast-food industry and other institutional food-service providers. Producers generally sell directly to the supermarket chains and deliver the chicken directly to the outlet. Sales to the institutional market often require customized cutting and presentation. According to the UNA, chicken parts account for approximately 11% by volume of the chicken sold by producers in México.
 
“Value-added Products” refers mainly to cut up fresh chicken parts with value-added treatment like marinating, breading and individual quantity frozen, sold mainly wrapped in trays principally to supermarkets and other institutional chains. Producers generally sell directly to the supermarket chains and deliver the chicken directly to the store. Sales to the institutional market often require customized cutting and presentation. According to the UNA, chicken parts account for approximately 7% by volume of the chicken sold by producers in México
“Chicken Parts” refers to cut-up fresh chicken parts sold wrapped in trays or in bulk principally to supermarket chains, the fast-food industry and other institutional food-service providers.  Producers generally sell directly to the supermarket chains and deliver the chicken directly to the outlet.  Sales to the institutional market often require customized cutting and presentation.  According to the UNA, chicken parts accounts for 10% of the chicken volume sold by producers in México.
“Value-added Products” refers mainly to cut up fresh chicken parts with value-added treatment like marinating, breading and individual quantity frozen, sold mainly wrapped in trays principally to supermarkets and other institutional chains.  Producers generally sell directly to the supermarket chains and deliver the chicken directly to the store.  Sales to the institutional market often require customized cutting and presentation.  According to the UNA, these products account for 4% of the chicken volume sold by producers in 2008.
 
We sell value-added chicken products mainly to supermarkets and other retailers.  The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the sales volume in tonnes and as a percentage of the total volume of chicken sold for each of our principal lines of chicken products:
 
  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2003
 
2004
 
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
  
Volume
 
% of Total
 
Volume
 
% of
Total
 
Volume
 
% of
Total
 
Volume
 
% of
Total
 
Volume
 
% of
Total
 
  
(thousands of tonnes, except percentages)
 
Public Market and Rotisserie  288.1  44.0  319.1  43.5  349.6  45.2  344.3  44.5  371.0  44.3 
Supermarket Broiler, Chicken Parts and Other(1)  194.9  29.7  219.6  30.0  219.1  28.4  228.2  29.5  245.1  29.3 
Live  172.5  26.3  194.4  26.5  204.3  26.4  201.2  26.0  221.2  26.4 
Total  655.5  100.0% 733.1  100.0% 773.0  100.0% 773.7  100.0% 837.2  100.0%
  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2004
  
2005
  
2006
  
2007
  
2008
 
  
Volume
  
% of 
Total
  
Volume
  
% of 
Total
  
Volume
  
% of 
Total
  
Volume
  
% of 
Total
  
Volume
  
% of 
Total
 
  (thousands of tonnes, except percentages) 
Public Market and Rotisserie  319.1   43.5   349.6   45.2   344.3   44.5   371.0   44.3   402.1   45.8 
Supermarket Broiler, Chicken Parts and Other(1)  219.6   30.0   219.1   28.4   228.2   29.5   245.1   29.3   239.0   27.2 
Live  194.4   26.5   204.3   26.4   201.2   26.0   221.2   26.4   237.0   27.0 
Total                             733.1   100.0%  773.0   100.0%  773.7   100.0%  837.2   100.0%  878.1   100.0%

(1)“Other” comprises sales of value-added poultry products, viscera and other products.
(1)“Other” comprises sales of value-added poultry products, viscera and other products.
 
Our product mix varies from region to region in México, reflecting different consumption and distribution patterns.  Based on market demand, we believe that fresh, rather than frozen, chicken will continue to dominate the Mexican market.  Furthermore, we believe that consumer demand for value-added fresh chicken products, such as rotisserie chicken, supermarket broilers and chicken parts, will increase over time.  Accordingly, we continue to focus principally on producing fresh chicken, including value-added fresh chicken products.
 
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Chicken Marketing, Sales and Distribution
 
We have developed an extensive distribution system that we believe is the largest and most modern of any chicken or egg producer in México.  We use various distribution channels in every major product category to service different market segments.  We use our own fleet to transport the majority of rotisserie chickens, supermarket broilers and other chicken products to our customers.  We try to cooperate with existing distribution channels and do not compete with wholesale distributors, except in areas where we supply our own distribution capacity where needed for market penetration.

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We distribute products from our nine processing plants (located in Celaya, Culiacán, Puebla, Lagos de Moreno, Coatzacoalcos, Mérida, Gómez Palacio, Monterrey and Hermosillo) to our cold-storage facilities and warehouses, which serve as a midpoint in distribution to wholesalers and local customers.  From our cold-storage facilities, we service wholesalers (who in turn deliver to their customers) and transport certain products directly to supermarkets and food-service operations.  Our distribution infrastructure includes 60 cold-storage warehouses and facilities and a large fleet of vehicles.  The decentralized sales force permits us to remain attuned to developments in the regions we serve and to develop close relationships with customers.
 
We have expanded our distribution network, which now covers almost all of México:
 
·During 2003, we implemented two important projects to expand the facilities at our Northwest Complex and Peninsula Complex to increase production capacity in our chicken business. These facilities are ideally suited for the expansion projects due to their sanitary status and their geographical location. Both complexes were expanded in the third quarter of 2004 by approximately 50%, which increased opportunities for future exports as well as for meeting consumer demand in those regions and in other regions in México.
·During 2004, we finished our projects to expand the facilities at our Northwest Complex and Peninsula Complex.
 
·In 2005, we acquired assets of Grupo Sanjor, a private producer of chicken and table eggs located in the Yucatán Peninsula.
 
·At the end of 2006, we acquired assets of “Del Mezquital,” a private broiler producer located in the state of Sonora.
 
·At the beginning of 2007, we reached a business agreement with “Grupo Libra,” a chicken producer located in northeast México.  We also started to build a new complex in Hermosillo City.
 
·In 2008, we finished several projects to expand our facilities in Mérida and continued increasing our production in Northern México, specifically in the city of Hermosillo and in the state of Chiapas.
In the following paragraphs, we provide a description of our marketing, sales and distribution strategies for each of our major chicken products.
 
·
Live Chicken – We sell live chicken primarily to wholesalers, which contract out the processing to independent slaughterhouses and then resell the processed product as public market chicken.  To a lesser extent, we sell to small, independent slaughterhouses in the southeast, where live chicken continues to be the standard for consumption.  Additionally, customers can purchase live chicken directly from us on our farms.  However, we believe that the market as a whole is moving slowly away from live chicken.
 
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Public Market Chicken – We believe that we are the largest producer of public market chicken in México.  We regularly sell to more than 50 of the approximately 200 whole fresh chicken wholesalers operating in the México City region.  Most of our wholesale customers rely primarily on us for public market chicken, although we have no exclusive supply agreements.  Our principal focus in this market has been to provide superior distribution and service to selected wholesalers in order to maintain and further develop loyalty.  Public market chicken is ordinarily sold to consumers without any packaging or other identification of the producer, but our distribution system encourages wholesalers to sell to retailers in containers from our own “Bachoco” trailers, reinforcing our reputation for freshness and efficiency of service and fostering brand loyalty among retailers.  We believe we have developed excellent relationships with the wholesalers we serve.
 
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Rotisserie Chicken–We –We sell rotisserie chicken directly to rosticerías, asaderosasaderos and supermarkets.  We attribute the growth in our sales of rotisserie chicken in large part to the rapid growth of the market for freshly cooked chicken sold by rosticerías and asaderosasaderos and in the rotisserie sections of supermarkets.  We expect this market to continue to grow because of an ever-increasing consumer demand for convenient, low-priced and high-quality fast food.  Success in supplying rotisserie chicken depends on consistency and good service, and only larger producers with more modern processing facilities and distribution capacity can compete in this market.  We expect to expand sales of rotisserie chicken by leveraging our increasingly developed transportation and distribution network.
 
·
Supermarket Broiler Chicken – We sell supermarket broilers, as well as chicken parts and eggs, directly to the principal supermarkets, convenience store chains and wholesale clubs in México.  In order to build consumer loyalty for our supermarket broiler chicken, we emphasize our brand image as well as our superior service, reinforced by frequent delivery to ensure freshness.  Each chain negotiates purchases centrally, but we deliver directly to every point of sale, ordinarily at least once every 48 hours.  We believe that we lead the market in frequency of deliveries to supermarkets.
 
·
Chicken Parts – We sell chicken parts principally to supermarkets, using the same marketing strategy that we use for supermarket broiler chicken.  We are also an important supplier of chicken parts to the growing franchise fast-food and institutional food-service industries.  We continue to develop custom-cutting processes to help meet demand from fast-food and institutional customers for a wider variety of chicken parts.
 
·
Value-Added Products–Mexican –Mexican consumers have a greater preference for fresh chicken than their U.S. counterparts.  Frozen, heat and serve and other further processed poultry products make up only a small proportion of total Mexican poultry consumption today.  Demand for these kinds of fresh products is growing rapidly.  The potential for substantial growth in this market is large and we believe that our distribution network, our large market share for supermarket chicken sales, our brand name and our experience in a wide range of existing Mexican distribution channels will be important competitive strengths in this area.
 
SalesEven though sales of our fresh value-added products have increased approximately 10.3% over 2006 sales. We are moving to produce and introduce variousduring recent years, fresh chicken still dominates the industry.  The Company is constantly developing new, convenient value-added products in México, which we have developed in accordance with Mexican customer preferences. We will continue to do so, as this market grows.products.
 
Table Eggs
 
According to the UNA, México has one of the largest per capita consumption of table eggs in the world with 21.621.7 kilograms per capita a year, a 2.3% decrease when compare to the previous year.compared with approximately 21.6 kilograms per capita consumed in 2007.  This high level of consumption is due in part to the fact that eggs are among the cheapest sources of protein in México.
 
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The Mexican table egg industry is more fragmented than the chicken industry but has experienced some degree of consolidation in recent years, including acquisitions made by us.  According to the UNA, the ten largest producers of table eggs in México now account for approximately 43%48.6% of the market.
 

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Eggs in México have traditionally been distributed in large 360-egg cases through wholesalers to retailers.  The retailers, which are typically small grocery shops, sell the eggs by weight to consumers.  At present, approximately 21%20.0% of the eggs sold in México are sold in packaged form, 9%10.0% are sold in processed form and approximately 70%70.0% are sold in bulk to wholesalers.  The sales trendin recent years has slowly been moving towards packaged and processed egg sales.  We expect that the convenience, the development of brand loyalty and the growth of supermarket chains will contribute to the continuance of this trend toward packaged eggs.
 
According to the UNA, Bachoco is the second largest producer of table eggs in México with approximately 9.0%12.0% of the market.  We sell both brown and white eggs.  We are the largest producer of brown eggs in México.  Our marketing efforts for egg products focus on increasing our brand recognition.
 
The branded carton of brown eggs is a premium product in the Mexican market.  We believe that brown eggs are less vulnerable to price fluctuations than white or unbranded eggs, because consumers perceive them to be of higher quality.  Brown eggs command a small premium over white eggs.
 
In some regions, however, we have reallocated part of our production from brown eggs to white eggs due to local market preferences.  Our marketing strategy in the eggs business is to gradually move from bulk to packaged white eggs.  Packaged eggs are less vulnerable to price fluctuation and create brand loyalty.
 
In 2004, we started to build new farms to increase production capacity of table eggs in our Northwest Complex, at Mexicali, near the U.S. border.  We completed this project in the second half semester of 2005.
 
In 2005, as part of the acquisition of Grupo Sanjor, we acquired some table egg farms located in the Yucatán Peninsula.
 
In December 2007, we reached an agreement with “Grupo Agra”, located in the states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila in Northeast Mexico.  The agreement provides for leasing of their facilities, which include laying hens farms with a capacity of approximately 1.0 million hens, a processing table eggs plant, distribution centers and the Agra brands.  In addition, we acquired all of their working capital.
 
In 2007, we began to enter into foreign markets.  We are testing our brand by selling table eggs in the southern USU.S. states with products produced in the US.U.S.  This test will allow us to see how our brand is received and identify opportunities and strategies going forward.
In 2008, our table egg production remained stable with a slight reduction in production capacity due to some adjustments we made in production.
 
We have designed our egg distribution system to transport eggs from our laying farms at Celaya, Los Mochis, Obregón, Mexicali, Tecamachalco, Mérida, Saltillo and La Laguna regions to customers in all sales regions.  We sell packaged eggs directly to all of the principal supermarket chains in México, with daily deliveries directly to their outlets.
 
Seasonality
 
Our sales are moderately seasonal, with the highest levels of sales, in general, in the second and fourth quarter due to higher chicken consumption during the holiday season and lower sales levels earlier in the year during Lent (particularly in the week prior to Easter).season.
 
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Balanced Feed
 
According to Consejo Nacional de Fabricantes de Alimento Balanceado y de la Nutrición Animal, A.C) (”CONAFAB”), Mexican production of balanced feed increasedhas been in constant growth, increasing from 22.123.9 million tonnestons in 20012004 to 25.2an estimated 26.2 million tonnestons in 2006.2008.  In 2006,2008, México was ranked the fourththird largest producer of feed in the world and the second largest in Latin America.
 
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Local production is composed of commercial and integrated manufacturers.  Commercial manufacturers produce for the market, while integrated manufacturers mostly produce for themselves and occasionally for other producers.  Integrated producers account for approximately 64.0%63.4% of total production.  Imports of feed come almost entirely from the United States and represent approximately 1.2%1.1% of the total consumption in México.
 
We entered the feed business as a result of our acquisition of Grupo Campi at the end of 1999.  We sell to small livestock producers and through a network of small distributors located mainly in central and southern México.  We have benefited from economies of scale and synergies derived from producing feed both for our own internal consumption and for sale to third parties.  Currently, we have four feed plants dedicated to produce balanced feed to third parties.
We estimate that our balanced feed business comprises approximately 4.8%3.9% of the market share of the commercial (non-integrated) balanced feed business in México.xico, a reduction from the 4.8% market share in 2007.  The decrease in our balanced feed sales volume is due to as high increases in the cost of grains which particularly affects our markets.
 
Swine
 
We purchase breeder swine live from the United States and breed them at facilities in Navojoa.  We then raise swine to maturity at our farms in Celaya and three other locations in México.  Mature swine is sold on the hoof to Mexican swine meat packers for the production of pork products. In 2003, swine prices began to recover, increasing by 7.0%, due mostly to the fact that there was very modest growth in domestic production and imports.  In 2004, our swine prices increased by more than 20.0% as a result of an increase in the cost of feed ingredients and a more normalized supply and imports, and, during 2005, our swine prices decreased 9.0% due to larger supplies in the Mexican market which continued in 2006 where prices went down about 11.9%.  In 2007, swine prices decrease 5.5% as a result of over-supply conditions in the swine market.  In 2008, our swine prices increase by 19.6% as a result of a better balance in the commercial market.  Traditionally, Mexicans consume less swine products than chicken and eggs products.
 
Turkey and Prepared Beef Products
 
At the beginning ofIn 2007, as a result the “Del Mezquital” and “Grupo Libra” agreements we introduced two new product lines:  turkey and value-added beef and pork products.  We do not raise either turkey or cattle; we only process these products. See Item 5: “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects - Acquisitions & Dispositions” in this Annual Report for more details on the “Del Mezquital” and “Grupo Libra” agreements.
 
In 2007,2008, these products lines represented less than 1.0% of our total sales.  However we see opportunities to grow these businesses by taking advantage of our distribution network.
 
Raw Materials
 
We purchase our breeding stock for broilers and layers from high-quality suppliers.  All of our breeder swine currently come from one supplier, but we have changed suppliers from time to time and have numerous alternative sources of supply.
 
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The largest single component of our cost of sales is the cost of ingredients used in the preparation of feed including, principally, sorghum, soy meal, corn, fish meal, meat meal, and for certain chicken products, marigold extract.  The price of these ingredients is subject to significant volatility resulting from weather, the size of harvests, transportation and storage costs, governmental agricultural policies, currency exchange rates and other factors.  To reduce the potential adverse effect of grain price fluctuations, we vary the composition of our feed to take advantage of current market prices for the various types of ingredients used.
 
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Under NAFTA, the government eliminated the tariff on sorghum effective January 1, 1994, and eliminated tariffs on all other grains that we use, except corn, on January 1, 2003.  Corn tariffs were eliminated on January 1, 2008.  We expect these developments to allowThis new condition has been positive for the Company, allowing us more flexibility in our cost of production as the cost of our ingredients more closely tracks prices in the international commodity markets.
 
Since the end of 2006, throughout all of 2007 and through the first monthsmost of 2008, prices of corn and soybean meal have experienced high volatility and have demonstrated historically high prices world-wide.  However, by the end of 2008, prices of corn and soybean meal started to decrease and have continued their downward trend into the first quarter of 2009.
 
We take advantage of lower-cost feed ingredients from Mexican sources, when available.  In 2007,2008, we obtained approximately 36.4%48.0% of our total grain needswe bought from the domestic market.  We believe that the quality of local feed ingredients, particularly sorghum, is superior to that of imported feed ingredients.  In addition, the use of local feed ingredients allows us to save on transportation costs and import duties.  However, in southern México where Grupo Campi’s complexes are located, domestic crops and feed ingredients are limited.  As such, these complexes use mainly imported grain.  We may, from time to time, engageThe Company engages in hedging of ourits feed costs in the future.order to assure more stable cost of grains.
 
Competition
 
Chicken
 
According to the UNA, we are México’s largest chicken producer.  We face significant competition from other producers in all of the markets in which we sell our products.  When combined with our two largest vertically integrated competitors, we account for approximately 56%55.0% of total Mexican poultry production; the balance is distributed among approximately twoone hundred and ninety small- and medium-sized integrated and non-integrated producers.  The major producers, including Bachoco, have substantial cost advantages over smaller, non-integrated producers arising from economies of scale and control of feed preparation.  To varying degrees, each of these companies has substantial financial resources and strengths in particular product lines and regions.  We believe, however, that we have substantial competitive strengths over our competitors, including a broader range of chicken products and broader geographic coverage.
 
Furthermore, there are considerable barriers to entry into large-scale chicken production and distribution in México, including, among others, the consumer preference for fresh chicken, the weaknesses of transportation infrastructure and varying regional consumer preferences among the various product categories.  The channels for distribution of chicken products, in particular, are highly specialized and varied, and they call for in-depth experience in market practices.
 
Nonetheless, we expect that we will continue to face strong competition in every market and that existing or new competitors are likely to broaden their product lines and to extend their geographic coverage.
 
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Poultry producers in the United States have developed low-cost production techniques and have been successful in exporting primarily frozen and value-added poultry to other countries, especially in periods of overcapacity in the United States.  As tariff barriers have declined under NAFTA, we have experienced increased competition from U.S. poultry producers.  According to the UNA, in 2007,2008, imports of poultry products decreased 13.7%increased 23.0% in volume over imports in 2007 and an increase of 6.2% over year 2006.  This decreaseincrease was caused by a betterdue to lower level of prices in the U.S. and others foreign markets.markets as well as the phase out at the beginning of 2008 of the temporary tariff safeguard which has been put into place for the benefit of domestic producers.
 
We expect that competition from U.S. exporters could increase.  However, Mexican consumer acceptance of frozen poultry products is still low, and we do not anticipate significant growth in the near future.
 
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Table Eggs
 
We are one of the largest producers of table eggs in México, with approximately 6.5%12.0% of total Mexican egg production at the end of 2007.2008.  The Mexican table egg industry is very fragmented and the principal 10 companies only account for 48.6% of total table egg production in Mexico.
Balanced Feed
 
Balanced Feed
OfAccording to the registered producers ofConsejo Nacional de Fabricantes de Alimento Balanceado y de la Inustria Animal, A.C. ( “CONAFAB”), the balanced feed production in México recorded a cumulative increase of 9.6% from 2004 to 2008, where the integrated firms produce approximately 64.4%63.4% of total production for their internal use, and the remaining 35.6%36.6% is produced for sale to third parties.  We estimate a market share of approximately 4.8%3.9% in our feed product line.
 
Swine
 
The Mexican swine industry is highly fragmented, and no producer has more than 15.0% of the market.  On December 31, 2007,2008, we had less than 1.0% of the Mexican market share in swine.  U.S. producers already compete in this market in México because tariff barriers on swine are moderate.
 
Mexican Regulation
 
Mexican Import Regulation and Price Controls
 
As required by NAFTA, the Mexican government eliminated all permanent quotas and tariffs on poultry, table eggs and swine in January 2003.  With certain specific exceptions described below, there are now no quotas or tariffs on imports of poultry, eggs and swine from the United States.  We expect the elimination of these trade protections to stabilize the level of imports over time and to permit improved private control over imports, which may result in increased competition from importers.
 
Import limits and short-term tariffs:
 
The Mexican government has put in place a number of short-term tariffs and import limits on poultry, eggs and swine:
 
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In January 2003, the Mexican government announced a temporary safeguard to stabilize the flow of poultry imports,which included an initial tariff of 98.8% on imports of chicken leg quarters.  This safeguard will decrease annually until it reaches 0% in 2008.  All other chicken products from the United States, including whole chicken, chicken parts other than leg quarters and eggs, remain tariff-free.
 
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·According to the safeguard, for 2007, the tariff in effect was 19.8% for imports of chicken leg quarters above the quota of 104 thousand tonnes.
 
·OnStarting on January 1, 2008, the safeguard was phased out.  This allows AmericanU.S. producers to export any amount of chicken leg quarters free of tariffs to México.
 
In addition to NAFTA, México has entered into free trade agreements with several other countries including Chile, Europe, Colombia and Venezuela.  Although such agreements may result in lower tariffs on our own products, we believe that imports from such countries will not increase substantially in the future due to high transportation and distribution costs.
 
Antitrust Regulations
 
The Ley Federal de Competencia Económica (“Mexican Economic Competition Law”), which took effect on June 22, 1993, regulates monopolies and monopolistic practices.  Under this law, all companies (including Bachoco) are required to notify the Comisión Federal de Competencia (“Federal Competition Commission”) of all proposed transactions exceeding specified threshold amounts as set forth in the Mexican Economic Competition Law.  The Federal Competition Commission can impose conditions on, and prevent or unwind, any such transactions by Mexican companies.  We have complied with all requirements under this law.
 
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Environmental and Sanitary Regulation
 
Our operations are subject to Mexican federal and state laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment.  The principal laws are Ley General de Equilibrio Ecológico y Protección Ambiental (General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection—the “Environmental Law”) and Ley de Aguas Nacionales (“National Waters Law”).  The Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, or “Semarnat”) administers the Environmental Law, and Comisión Nacional del Agua (“National Water Commission”) administers the National Waters Law.
 
The Environmental Law regulates water pollution, air pollution, noise control and hazardous substances.  Semarnat can bring administrative and criminal proceedings against companies that violate environmental laws, and after certain administrative procedures, it also has the power to close non-complying facilities.  Every company in México is required to provide Semarnat with periodic reports regarding compliance with the Environmental Law and the regulations thereunder.
 
The level of environmental regulation in México has increased in recent years, and enforcement of the law is improving.  We expect this trend to continue and to intensify with international agreements between México and the United States.
 
In particular, Mexican environmental laws set forth standards for water discharge that are applicable to poultry processing operations.  Our processing plants have water treatment facilities that comply with Mexican environmental standards.  We are implementing other investment projects in anticipation of stricter environmental requirements in the future.  We do not expect that compliance with those Mexican federal environmental laws or Mexican state environmental laws will have a material effect on our financial condition or performance.
 
The production, distribution and sale of chicken, eggs and swine are subject to Mexican federal and state sanitary regulations.  The principal legislation is Ley General de Salud (“General Health Law”) and Ley Federal de Sanidad Animal (“Federal Animal Health Law”).  The Federal Animal Health Law was enacted in 1993, and, since then, we have been working closely with Mexican authorities to develop regulatory standards and inspection methods for chicken processing.  Currently, Mexican authorities do not monitor production or inspect products to the same degree as sanitary authorities in other countries, such as the USDA in the United States.  However, we believe that we are in compliance with all applicable sanitary regulations.
 
Organizational Structure
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C.Organizational Structure
 
We are a holding company with no operations other than holding the stock of our subsidiaries, all of which are incorporated in México, and engaging in transactions with our subsidiaries.  Our principal operating subsidiary is BSACV, which owns our principal operating assets, and which accounted for 87.7%94.1% of consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2007,2008, and 88.9%91.9% of our consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007.2008.  All of our subsidiaries are directly owned by us in the percentage listed below.  None of these subsidiaries have any subsidiaries of their own.
 
The following table shows our main subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007:2008:
 
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Percentage Equity Interest
 
  
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
Acuícola Bachoco, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  100 
Aviser, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  100 
Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. (“BSACV”)  100  100  100 
Bachoco Comercial, S.A. de C.V.  -  -  100 
Campi Alimentos, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  100 
Huevo y Derivados, S.A. de C.V.  97  97  97 
Operadora de Servicios de Personal, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  100 
Pecuarius Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V.  64  64  64 
Secba, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  100 
Sepetec, S. A. de C.V.  100  100  100 
Servicios de Personal Administrativo, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  100 
Induba Pavos, S.A. de C.V.  -  100  100 

In November 2004, the Company acquired all the Shares of Seceba, S.A. de C.V. from a related party for Ps.14.4 million. As of the date of acquisition, the figures of Secba, S.A. de C.V. have been consolidated with the Company’s figures. The excess of the purchase price paid over the book value of this investment amounted to Ps.0.3 million, which was recorded in other income.
  
Percentage Equity Interest
 
  
2006
  
2007
  
2008
 
Acuícola Bachoco, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Aviser, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. (“BSACV”)  100   100   100 
Bachoco Comercial, S.A. de C.V  -   100   100 
Campi Alimentos, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Huevo y Derivados, S.A. de C.V.  97   97   97 
Operadora de Servicios de Personal, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Pecuarius Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V.  64   64   64 
Secba, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Sepetec, S. A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Servicios de Personal Administrativo, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Induba Pavos, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 

In December 2006 and July 2007 we created Induba Pavos, S.A. de C.V. and Bachoco Comercial, S.A. de C.V. respectively.  They are both 100% owned subsidiaries of Industrias Bachoco.
 
Property, Plants and EquipmentThere were no changes in our subsidiaries during 2008.
D.Property, Plant and Equipment
 
Our production and storage facilities are located throughout the regions we serve in order to ensure freshness and minimize transportation time and costs.  The most extensive facilities are grouped in nine complexes that include farms and processing plants.  The largest of our complexes is in Celaya, where we have broiler grow-out farms, a broiler processing plant and egg production farms.  The complex at Culiacán includes broiler grow-out farms and a broiler processing plant, as do the complexes located in Puebla, Lagos de Moreno, Coatzacoalcos, Mérida, Hermosillo and Monterrey.  There are smaller egg production farms at Los Mochis, Ciudad Obregón and Mexicali.  In Gómez Palacio Durango,and Saltillo, we have a complex which consists of broiler grow-out farms, a broiler processing plant and egg production farms representing nearly half of our total egg production capacity.
 
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The following table summarizes the types and number of each type of our production facilities as of March 2008:2009:
 
Bachoco Production Facilities
 
Type
 
Number
 
Chicken breeding farms
  152168 
Broiler grow-out farms
  481466 
Broiler processing plants
  9 
Egg incubation plants
  2221 
Egg production farms
  109101 
Swine breeding farms
  1 
Swine grow-out farms
  1012 
Feed mills
  17 
Further process plants
  43 

The Company repaired its Peninsula Complex on schedule and by the end of 2003 the complex had returned to the level of capacity maintained prior to sustaining the damage caused by Hurricane Isidore. In 2003, the Company implemented projects to expand the facilities at the Peninsula Complex as well as the Northwest Complex. Both complexes were expanded to increase capacity by approximately 50% by the third quarter of 2004. These projects were financed with internal resources generated by our own operations.
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In 2003, the Company implemented projects to expand the facilities at the Peninsula Complex as well as the Northwest Complex.  Both complexes were expanded to increase capacity by approximately 50% by the third quarter of 2004.  These projects were financed with internal resources generated by our own operations.
 
On September 16, 2006, Hurricane Lane, hit the southern part of the state of Sinaloa affecting some of our chicken growing farms in that region.  We were able to keep a proper supply to our customers in that region from our other complexes.
 
On April 13, 2008, the secondary processor at our processing plant in Monterrey caught fire.  While the fire destroyed the entire secondary processor, the primary processor, which is physically separate from the second, did not suffer any damage and is operating under nearly normal conditions.  The assets were properly covered by an insurance policy.
We operate 17 feed mills for our own chickens, feed sales to third parties and egg and swine operations.  The total production capacity of our feed plants is approximately 380,000 tonnes390,000 tons per month.  We estimate that we are the largest producer of animal feed in México.
 
Our other facilities include two poultry manure-processing plants.  Our headquarters are located in Celaya Guanajuato, México, and we have 60 sales centers throughout the regions we serve. While we
We own most of our facilities, wefacilities.  We also lease a limited number of farms and sales centers.centers, all of which we do not consider material.  We also employ a network of contract growers.
 
Our fleet of trucks carries part of the feed from feed mills to farms, live chickens from farms to processing plants, day-old chickens from egg incubation plants to farms, eggs from farms to distribution centers and, ultimately, products from distribution centers to customers.
 
ITEM 4.A. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

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ITEM 5.
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements.  The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS, which differs in certain respects from U.S. GAAP.  Note 1921 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides a description of the principal differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP, as they relate to us, and a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP of totalconsolidated stockholders’ equity, net income and operating income, a consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and a condensedconsolidated statement of cash flows under U.S. GAAP as of December 31, 20062007 and 20072008 and for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007.2008.
 
InAs of January 1, 2008, we have adopted the new standard related to “Inflationary Effects” in accordance with Mexican FRS rules(Mexican FRS B-10).  Due to the relatively low inflation that the country has consistently achieved during the past several years, a new financial reporting standard came into effect on price-level restatementJanuary 1, 2008, which terminates the recognition of inflationary effects in our financial statements, theinformation.  Consequently, financial statements includedinformation corresponding to periods prior to December 31, 2007 is expressed in millions of Mexican Pesos with this disclosure recognize certain effects of inflation. In addition, the financial statements and, unless otherwise specified, the other financial data included herein are restated in constant pesospurchasing power as of December 31, 2007.2007, while the financial information for periods after December 31, 2007 is stated in millions of nominal Mexican Pesos. The effects of this price-level restatement in accordance with Mexican FRS have not been reversed in the reconciliation from Mexican FRS to U.S. GAAP.  See the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
 
General
 
In the following discussion we describe various trends and how they affected our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007.2008.
 
Mexican Economic Conditions
In 2004, the Mexican economy showed signs of recovery; GDP growth was 4.4%, which was better than initial expectations. Interest rates on 28-day Cetes increased to an average of 6.8% for the year and an average of 8.5% in the last month of the year. Inflation increased to a rate of 5.2%, and the peso appreciated against the U.S. dollar by 0.8% at year-end.
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In 2005, the Mexican economy was stable and GDP increased by 3.0%; the inflation rate was 3.3%, and rates on 28-day Cetes increased to an average of 9.2% for the year and an average of 8.2% during December 2005. The peso appreciated against the U.S. dollar by 4.9% at year-end.
 
In 2006 the Mexican economy showed signs of volatility during the first part of the year, before the presidential election.  After the election the economy showed stability with an annual inflation rate of 4.1% and a reasonably stable peso-dollar exchange rate with a final depreciation of the peso against the dollar of 1.6%, as compared to the end of 2005, Rates on 28-day CetesCetes decreased to an average of 7.2% for the year.
 
In 2007 the Mexican economy was stable with an annual inflation rate of 3.8% and a final dollar-peso depreciation rate of the peso against the dollar of 1.1%, as compared to the end of 2006.  Rates on 28 day Cetes had an average of 7.19% for the year.
 
In addition to the effects thatDuring 2008 the Mexican economy has on our business and resultswas very volatile.  In the first half of operations, Mexican political events may significantly affect our operations and the performance of Mexican securities generally. See Item 3, “Key Information—Risk Factors.” A downturn in México’s economic conditions, civil unrest or other adverse social, political or economic developments in or affecting México could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, ability to obtain financing and prospects for future business.
Theyear, the Mexican economy and financial and securities markets are, to varying degrees, influenced by economic conditions in other countries. Economic or financial conditions in one country or region may undermine investors’ confidence in other countries, such as México, and decrease the attractivenessshowed little signs of securities investments in such countries. See Item 3, “Key Information — Risk Factors.”.
Effects of Economic Conditions on the Company
Mexican economic conditions have had an important impact on México’s chicken market. Feed costs constitute a substantial portion of the cost of goods sold and are priced with reference to U.S. dollars. We use financial instruments to mitigate the cost of goods sold in currencies other than Mexican pesos. See Note 2-p of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In 2003, average producer prices increased significantly by 10.6%, due primarily to an increase in raw materials prices during most of the year.
In 2004, average producer prices increased by 6.7%, due mainly to strong increases in the cost of feed ingredients, in particular soybean meal, and a moderate increase of supply in the Mexican market.
In 2005, average producer prices decreased by approximately 1.7%, mainlyvolatility.  However, as a result of a decreasethe global economic slowdown and particularly the financial crisis in the cost ofU.S., the main feed ingredients worldwide, andMexican economy experienced a strong oversupply during the last quarter of the year.
In 2006, average producer prices decreased by approximately 3.0% mainly from oversupply conditions in the market during the first part of the year and as market conditions return to more normalized levels as compared with the first three quarters of 2005.
In 2007, average producer prices increased by approximately 10.0% mainly due to increases in the cost of raw materials and a balance between supply and demand in the market, particularlydrastic downturn in the second and third quarterhalf of the year.  In particular, the Mexican peso experienced a sharp depreciation, the Mexican economy had a general slowdown and economic forecasts deteriorated.
 
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As of December 31, 2007, we have an outstanding total indebtedness of Ps.109.6 million all denominated in Mexican pesos. In 2007, we had foreign exchange loss of Ps.3.4 million due to fluctuations2008 the annual inflation rate for was 6.5% and the final dollar-peso depreciation rate of the peso against the U.S. dollar was approximately 21.0%, as compared to the end of 2007.  The rate on 28 day Cetes had an average of 7.6% for the year.
The global financial crisis which is currently negatively affecting Mexico could extend for several years and thus could have a foreign exchange gainmaterial adverse effect on our future operating and financial results.
Effects of Ps.40.8 million in 2006Economic Conditions on the Industry and a foreign exchange loss of Ps.62.3 million in 2005.the Company
 
Any erosion of the purchasing power of Mexican consumers may adversely affect demand for our products and, as a result, our net revenues and profitability.  Inflation and changing prices affect our ability to raise prices as well as consumer demand, supplier prices and other costs and expenses, consumer purchasing power and competitive factors, all of which in turn affect our net revenues and operating results.  Peso devaluations and high inflation levels could further adversely affect our operations and financial position.

 
Volume of Chicken Sold
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The volumeMexican economic conditions have had an important impact on México’s chicken market, especially in the feed costs and the exchange rate as we noted above.  Balanced feed constitutes a substantial portion of our chickencost and is priced mostly in U.S. dollars.
We use financial instruments to mitigate the cost of goods sold in currencies other than Mexican pesos.  See Note 2-q and Note 10 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In 2006, average Mexican producer prices decreased by 1.5%approximately 3.0% mainly from oversupply conditions in 2003the market during the first part of the year and as market conditions returned to more normalized levels as compared with the first three quarters of 2005.
In 2007, average Mexican producer prices increased by 11.8%, 5.5%, 0.1% and 8.2% in each of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
The decrease in volume in 2003 wasapproximately 10.0% mainly due to the effects of Hurricane Isidore on our Peninsula Complex, this situation affected our production during most of the year.
The increase in 2004 was due mainly to the completion of growing projects in our Northwest and Peninsula complexes, and productivity improvementsincreases in the restcost of our operations.
The increase in 2005 was due mainly to productivity improvements achieved by the Companyraw materials and the Sanjor acquisitiona balance between supply and demand in the market, particularly in the second and third quarter of the year.
 
During 2008, average Mexican producer prices increased by approximately 0.2% mainly due to increases in the cost of raw materials, partially offset by oversupply conditions primarily in the second part of the year.
Our outstanding total indebtedness at the end of 2008 increased to Ps. 625.9 million as compared to the Ps. 109.6 million in 2007, as we increased our debt in order to ensure sufficient liquidity.
 In 2008, we had foreign exchange gain of Ps. 160.2 million due to fluctuations in the exchange rate of the peso against the U.S. dollar, as compared to a foreign exchange loss of Ps.3.4 million in 2007 and a foreign exchange gain of Ps. 40.8 million in 2006.  Our valuation effects of financial instruments was a loss of Ps. 1,666.8 million as compared to a loss of Ps. 44.1 millions in 2007, as a result of the Mexican peso depreciation at the end of the year and the volatility in the cost of grains which negatively affected our hedging positions.  See note 10 in our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Volume of Chicken Sold
The Company achieved an increase in its volume of chicken sold during the last years by
The slight increase in 2006 was 0.1%, due mainly to productivity improvements, offset by the negative effects of Hurricane Lane on our Northwest Complex during the second half of the year, and a reduction in yield as the Company moves to offering value-added products.
 
The 8.2% increase in the volume in 2007, was mainly due the business agreements entered into in 2007, domestic growgrowth and productivity efforts.
 
In 2008, the Company reported an increase in volume of chicken sold of 4.9%, compared to 2007.  This increase is due mainly to new farms in the cities of Hermosillo and an expansion in capacity at our Mérida and Coatzacoalcos complexes.
Trends in Product Prices
 
Our results of operations aremay also significantly affected by the cyclical and volatile nature of Mexican prices for chicken, feed, eggs and swine.

 
In 2003, the Company was affected by higher feed ingredient costs and oversupply conditions due to an increase in domestic production. The continued weakness of the Mexican economy affected the purchasing power of customers, and as a result the Company was unable to increase its prices. During 2003, our chicken prices decreased 2.7% primarily as a result of oversupply conditions in the domestic chicken market as well as a decrease in consumer purchasing power.
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In 2004, our chicken prices increased by 6.4%, mainly as a result of an increase in the cost of our main feed ingredients which pushed the prices up in the industry, a moderate supply of chicken in the Mexican market, mainly in the second part of the year, and our commercial and marketing strategies.
In 2005, our chicken prices increased 1.6%, as a result of a strong demand in the first three quarters of the year, partially compensated by weak prices in the last quarter of the year.Chicken Prices
 
In 2006, our chicken prices decreased 3.7% due to oversupply in the market, in the first part of the year, and a lower more normalized historical demand compared to 2005.
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In 2007, our chicken prices increased 8.3% as a result of a stable market conditions and increases in the cost of our main raw materials.
 
Prices for feed tend to follow trends in prices of feed ingredients, which we discuss below.
In 2003, egg2008, our chicken prices increased by 17.5%, mainly due to a reduced supply of this product in the market.
In 2004, egg prices increased by 7.3%, mainly due to an increase in the price of feed ingredients and a moderate supply during the first part of the year in the Mexican market.
In 2005, our egg prices decreased by 15.7%4.4% as a result of continuedincreases in our costs of sales, partially offset by oversupply conditions, inwhich were present throughout the Mexican market due to domestic production.year.
Egg Prices
 
In 2006, our egg prices increased 3.9% compared to 2005, as a result of a more stable supply.
 
In 2007 our egg prices increased 18.5% as a result of a strong demand, particularly in the second half of the year.
 
BachocoIn 2008 our egg business was strong and egg prices increased by 23.9% as a result of a better balance between the demand and supply in the market and improvements in our mix of products sold.
Bachoco’s eggs business continues to work to improve its sales mix by increasing the mix of packaged product with brand identification with better profit margins.
 
In 2003, swine prices began to recover, increasing by 7.0%, due mostly to very modest growth in domestic production and imports.Balanced Feed Prices
 
In 2004, our swine price increased2008 the Company was strongly affected by 25.8% as there was only a moderate supplyhigher feed ingredient costs and oversupply conditions which resulted principally from the global economic slowdown.  Balanced feed prices tend to follow the trends in the Mexican market.prices of feed ingredients, which we discuss in “Trends in Prices of Feed Ingredients” below.

In 2005, our swine prices decreased by 9.0% as imports into Mexico increased.Swine Prices
 
In 2006, our swine prices declined 11.9% as a result of greater competition from imports and a more fragmented Mexican market.
 
The same conditions in the swine market that were present in 2006 were also present in 2007, causing a 5.5% decline in our swine prices.
 
During 2008, demand and supply were stable for most of the year and swine prices increased by 19.6% as compared to 2007.
We believe that, among other factors, industry price competition may continue to exert downward pressure on chicken prices, and that prices for chicken, feed, eggs and swine are also likely to remain volatile and subject to cyclical variation. Duevariation, due to the time needed to complete the chicken growth cycle, chicken producers generally cannot adjust production to respond immediately to cyclical variations, and, accordingly, in times of oversupply, prices may decline due to overproduction.
 
Trends in Prices of Feed Ingredients
 
The single largest component of our cost of sales is the cost of ingredients used to prepare feed, including sorghum, soybean meal, corn, fish meal, meat meal and, for certain chicken products, marigold extract.  The prices of these feed ingredients are subject to significant volatility due to a number of variables, including, among other factors, weather, harvest size, transportation and storage costs, government agricultural policies and currency exchange rates.  The price at which we may obtain feed ingredients from Mexican producers relative to U.S. producers is also subject to volatility depending on these variables.

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At present, Mexican feed prices tend to parallel U.S. and international prices.  In 2003,2006, the percentage of grain purchased from domestic markets was 38%. In 2004, it was approximately 35%31.0%, in 2005 it was 30%, in 2006 it was 31.3% and in 2007 it was 36.4% and in 2008 it was approximately 36.4%48.0%.
Due to low inventories worldwide at the end of 2003 and during most of 2004, soybean meal reached historically high prices worldwide. Consequently, the price of other sources of protein, including grain, increased. As a result, the cost of our feed increased substantially. It was not possible for us to pass these increases to our customers, leading us to poor results during the first part of the year. In the second part of the year, mainly in the last quarter, prices resumed more normalized levels, allowing us to improve our results. In 2005, prices of our raw materials were on the average lower compared to 2004; during the year prices were rather constant with a slight trend to increase during the second part of the year.
 
During the second part of 2006, and through 2007, international corn prices increased significantly as a result of lower inventories and increases in alternative uses of corn, such as ethanol production.
 
InternationalBeginning in 2007 and throughout most of the 2008, international grain prices also increased dramatically in 2007drastically reaching new historically high prices worldwide and exceeding the corn prices reached in that year, due mainly to strong demand and alternative uses for grain such as ethanol production. Soybean meal prices alse increased, particularly in the second half of the year,2004, due to strong demand and lower inventories worldwide.  These price increases put strong pressure on our production costs.
 
In recent years, reductions in tariffs under NAFTA have generally resulted in reductions of our costs of importing feed ingredients. RestrictionRestrictions on importing grain under NAFTA began to phasephased out inat the beginning of 2008.  We expect this condition to be beneficial to the Company and result in a reduction of the costs associated with our imports of feed ingredients.  However, while this change is generally positive to the Company, the high cost of raw materials made it difficult to reflect the positive impact of the purchases we made during 2008.
 
Acquisitions & Dispositions
 
Our operations have been affected during the periods we discuss herein, by a series of acquisitions and production arrangements that we have made in recent years:
·During 2003, we implemented two important projects to expand the facilities at our Northwest Complex and Peninsula Complex to increase production capacity in our chicken business. Both complexes were expanded to increase capacity by approximately 50% and were completed by the third quarter of 2004.
·In July 2004, we reached an agreement for renting the facilities of UPAVAT and UPATEC, a small producer of table eggs in the state of Puebla, south of México City, with an annual capacity of about 0.7 million of lying hens.
·In November 2004, the Company acquired all the shares of Secba, S.A. de C.V., from a related party for Ps.15.0 million. As of the date of the acquisition, the figures of Secba, S.A. de C.V. have been consolidated with the Company’s figures. The excess of the purchase price paid over the book value of this investment amounted to Ps. 0.3 million, and was recognized in other income.
·In June 2005, the Company acquired certain assets of Sanjor, a private poultry company located in the Yucatán Peninsula, with production of approximately 300 thousand chickens per week and 100 thousand table egg laying hens, which allow us to reinforce our leadership in this region of the country.
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 ·In December 2006, the Company started operations at a new complex in the state of Sonora by acquiring the farms from and leasing the processing plant and feed mill of “Del Mezquital Alimentos” in accordance with our strategic plans.
 
 ·In February 2007 and December 2007, the Company reached a business agreement with “Grupo Libra” and “Grupo AGRA” respectively as described below:
a)Grupo Libra is a company located in northeast México.  The agreement establishes a lease for the use of their facilities, which included breeders and chicken farms with a capacity of approximately 3.0 million chickens per cycle, along with a slaughter plant, and a processing center.  In addition, Bachoco acquired all of Grupo Libra’s working capitalinventories  and brands.
 ·b)In December 2007, we reachedGrupo Agra is an agreement with “Grupo Agra”, a table eggs producerproducing company located in the states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila in Northeast Mexico.  The agreement provides for leasing of their facilities, which include laying hens farms with a capacity of approximately 1.0 million hens, a processing table eggs plant, distribution centers and the Agra brands.  In addition, we acquired all their working capital.inventories.
 
SummaryThese two transactions in 2007, represent less than 1.0% of Resultsour total sales.  We analyzed both transactions to determine whether these agreements should be considered as business acquisitions, under SFAS141 “Business Combination”.  Per the terms of Operationsthe agreements, we did not acquire any employees, customer base or production techniques.  For these and other reasons, we concluded that the transactions did not qualify as a business in accordance with EITF 98-3 “Determining Whether a non-monetary transaction Involves Receipt of Productive Assets or of a Business” (paragraph 6) and therefore were not deemed to be business combinations, in accordance with FAS 141.

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Both transactions were accounted for as asset acquisitions.  The accounting is the same for Mexican GAAP.  The FAS 141 disclosure requirements described in paragraph 51-53 therefore do not apply to these transactions.

Additionally, we analyzed the appropriate accounting treatment related to leases as described in FASB 13 “Accounting for Leases” and concluded that the transactions were operating leases and did not qualify as capital leases because there is no transfer of ownership of the property to Bachoco by the end of the lease term, the lease does not contain an option to purchase the leased property at a bargain price, the lease term is not equal or greater than 75% of the estimated economic life of the leased property and the present value of rental and other minimum lease payment is not equal to or exceed 90% of the fair value of the leased property. We concluded that they were operating leases under both Mexican Financial Reporting Standards and US GAAP.  The lease commitments were appropriately included in footnote No. 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

On April 13, 2008, the second phase of our production process at our processing plant in Monterrey caught fire. While the fire destroyed the entire second phase of our production process, the first phase of our production process, which is physically separate from the second, did not suffer any damage and is operating under nearly normal conditions. All the assets were properly covered by an insurance policy.

A.Operating Results
Summary
 
The following table sets forth selected components of our results of operations as a percentage of net revenues for each of the periods indicated:
 
  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
  
(percentage of net revenues)
 
Net revenues  100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of sales  (71.9) (77.5) (79.5)
Gross profit  28.1  22.5  20.5 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  (12.8) (13.3) (12.3)
Operating income  15.2  9.2  8.2 
Comprehensive financing (cost) income  (0.5) 0.4  0.1 
Income tax and asset tax  (2.4) (3.9) (1.7)
Net income  12.2  5.8  7.0 
  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2006
  
2007
  
2008
 
  (percentage of net revenues) 
Net revenues  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
Cost of sales  (77.5)  (79.5)  (86.9)
Gross profit  22.5   20.5   13.1 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  (13.3)  (12.3)  (12.0)
Operating income  9.2   8.2   1.1 
Comprehensive financing income (loss)  0.4   0.1   (6.8)
Taxes  (3.9)  (1.7)  1.4 
Net income (loss)  5.8   7.0   (4.4)

The following table sets forth, for each of the periods indicated, our net revenues of chicken, feed, eggs, swine and other products as a percentage of total net revenues in each period:
 
  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
  
(percentage of net revenues)
 
Chicken  80.1% 77.6% 77.6%
Feed  7.2% 9.0% 8.0%
Eggs  8.7% 9.2% 9.6%
Swine and Others  4.0% 4.2% 4.8%
Total  100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2006
  
2007
  
2008
 
  (percentage of net revenues) 
Chicken  77.6%  77.6%  76.9%
Feed  9.0%  8.0%  7.3%
Eggs  9.2%  9.6%  10.5%
Swine and Others  4.2%  4.8%  5.3%
Total  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%

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Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2008
General
The global financial crisis had severe repercussions in the Mexican economy, especially in the second half of the year.  In particular, there was a slowdown in the Mexican economy and a reduction in economic growth forecasts.  In addition, the exchange rate of the peso against the U.S. dollar experienced a sharp depreciation of 21.0% when compared to the year-end exchange rate for 2007.
The Mexican economy had a growth rate of only 1.3% and the annual inflation rate increased to 6.5%.
According to the UNA, the production volume of the Mexican chicken industry grew by approximately 6.4% in 2008 as a result of consumer preference for healthier meat products, income increases per capita and chicken as a low-cost protein alternative to other meat sources.
With respect to the table egg industry, domestic production increased by 1.2% which led to a better balance between supply and demand in the market.
Even though we were able to increase sales in all our main product lines and sold our entire production, the Mexican economic slowdown, the continued increases in the cost of our main raw materials and oversupply conditions in the chicken markets negatively affected our operating and financial results.  Consequently, we achieved an operating margin of 1.1%, which is lower than the 8.2% reached in 2007 and one of the weakest margins in the Company’s history.
Net revenues
Net sales during 2008 were Ps. 20,125.3 million, 10.5% higher than the Ps. 18,219.6 million reported in 2007.  This was due to an increase in sales in all of our business lines. For more detail see the table included in Item 5: “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects - Summary” above.
Chicken sales grew by 9.5% as compared to sales in 2007.  The increase was due to an 4.4% price increase.  Even when there were oversupply issues throughout the year, the Company was able to sell its entire chicken production.  Chicken volume grew by 4.9% due to increases in capacity driven by increases in capacity at several farms located in our Mérida and Veracruz complexes and new farms located in Hermosillo.
Table egg sales grew by 20.4% in 2008 as compared to sales in 2007 due to a 23.9% price increase, partially offset by a 2.8% decrease in volume.  The sales increase was due to stable supply in the Mexican table eggs industry and strong demand for our table eggs products during most part of the year, of which more than 50% are packaged under our brand name.
During 2008, balanced feed sales grew slightly by 0.9% and the volume of balanced feed sold dropped 15.5% in comparison to 2007.  This business line was strongly affected by high increases in the prices of raw material.  The 19.4% increase in our balanced feed prices was not enough to offset the increases in our production costs.
 We increased our pork sales by 35.3% in 2008 as compared to sales in 2007, due to a 13.1% increase in volume sold and a 19.6% increase in our pork prices which resulted from stable demand in the Mexican market and a slight reduction in imports of pork products.

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In 2007 and 2008, we recognized Ps.10.9 million and Ps. 16.7 million, respectively, in revenue as a result of the fair valuing part of the Company’s inventories, see Note 2-g, and Note 6-b in our Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
Cost of sales
Our consolidated cost of sales in 2008 was Ps. 17,482.5 million, an increase of 20.8% with respect to 2007, as a result of the substantial increases in the prices of raw materials, particularly grains, which are the most important components of our costs of sales.
Gross profit
As a percentage of net sales, gross profit was 13.1% in 2008, compared to 20.5% reported in 2007.  The decrease was mainly due to a sharp increase in the cost of sales.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
The operating expenses of the Company in 2008 amounted to Ps. 2,412.8 million, an increase of 7.4% as compared to 2007, primarily due to increases in sales and distribution expenses.  Total expenses accounted for 12.0% of the Company’s total sales, representing a decrease of 0.3% when compared with the 12.3% reported for year 2007.
Operating income
The consolidated operating result for 2008 was a profit of Ps. 230.1 million, lower than the Ps. 1,496.3 million profit reported in 2007.  The operating margin was 1.1% in 2008, as compared to the 8.2% reported in 2007.
Other income, net
Other income, net represented a net cost of Ps.21.0 million in 2008 as compared to a gain of Ps.69.6 million in 2007, mainly due to lower income for sales of waste animals, raw materials and by products, lower tax incentives and higher employee profit sharing contributions.  See Note 17 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
Comprehensive financial results
The Company had negative comprehensive financial results of Ps. 1,369.2 million in 2008, as compared to the comprehensive financing income of Ps. 19.1 million achieved in 2007.  This reversal was primarily due to negative results in our exchange rate derivative instruments and grain hedge positions.  Our net interest position and the impact on the valuation of our financial instruments was a loss of Ps.1,529.3 million in 2008, partially offset by our foreign exchange gain of Ps.160.2 million.  See Note 10-a of our Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
Income (loss) before income taxes, and minority interest
Loss before income and asset taxes and minority interest was Ps. 1,160.1 million in 2008 as compared to income of Ps. 1,585.0 million in 2007.
At December 31, 2008, the Company recognized an income tax benefit for an amount of Ps. 274.0 million, compared to an income tax expense of Ps. 312.7 million reported in 2007.  See note 16-a of the Consolidated Financial Statements for more details.

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Net (loss) income
The Company reported a consolidated net loss of Ps. 886.0 million for 2008 , representing a loss per share of Ps.1.5 (equivalent to U.S.$1.3 per ADS), as compared to a consolidated net profit in 2007 of Ps. 1,272.2 million or Ps. 2.1 per share (equivalent to U.S.$1.8 per ADS).  This decrease is due to the lower operating income and the negative comprehensive financial results we achieved in 2008.
Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2007
 
General
 
In 2007, the Mexican economy showed signs of stability:  GDP grew by 3.3%, the annual inflation rate was 3.8% and the peso-dollar exchange rates was reasonably stable with a dollar-peso depreciation rate of 1.1% at the end of the year, as compared to the end of 2006.
 
According to the UNA, the production volume of the Mexican chicken industry grew by approximately 3.5% in 2007.  Consumer preference for healthier products, income increases per capita, and chicken as a low-cost protein alternative to other meat sources have all had a favorable effect on per capita poultry consumption in the country.
 
With respect to the egg industry, domestic production decreased by almost 5.3%, which contributed to a better balanced supply in the market particularyparticularly in the second half of the year.2007.
 
We were able to increase our sales in all our main product lines.  We sold our entire production and achieved an operating margin of 8.2%, which is lower than the 9.2% reached in 2006.
 
Net revenues
 
Net sales during 2007 were Ps. 18,219.6 million, 17.2% higher than the Ps. 15,551.0 million reported in 2006.  This was due to an increase in sales in all of our business lines.
 
Chicken sales grew by 17.3% as compared to the sales in 2006.  The increase was due to an 8.3% price increase, as a result of a balance between supply and demand in the chicken market for most of the year.  Chicken volume grew by 8.2%, due to increases in capacity driven by the business agreements with the “Del Mezquital” and “Libra” companies, as detailed previously.
 
Table egg sales grew by 22.2% in 2007 as compared to sales in 2006, due to an 18.5% price increase, while volume grew by 3.1%.  The sales increase was due to a stable supply in the Mexican table eggs industry, particularly during the second half of the year and more than 50% of our eggs being packaged under our brand name.
 
In 2007, balanced feed sales grew by 4.2%, while the volume of balanced feed sold decreased by 9.4% in comparison to 2006.  Balanced feed price increased by 15.1% with respect to the prior year, driven by increases in the costs of raw materials.
 
We increased our pork sales by 24.3% in 2007, due to a 31.5% increase in volume sold while the price fell by 5.5% in comparison with 2006.  This price drop was caused by a greater supply of these products in the Mexican market.
 
We recognized Ps.10.9 million in our 2007 revenue as a result of fair valuing part of the Company’s inventories, see Note 2-h, and 5-b in our audited financial statements.inventories.

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Cost of sales
 
TheIn 2007, the consolidated cost of sales was Ps. 14,477.9 million, an increase of 20.1% with respect to the prior year,2006, as a result of increases in the prices of raw materials, particularly grains, which are one of our main raw materials.
 
Gross profit
 
As a percentage of net sales, gross profit was 20.5% in 2007, compared to 22.5% reported in 2006.  The decline was due primarily to the increase in the cost of sales, resulting of the increase in cost of our main raw materials.
 
Sales,Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
Operating expenses increased to Ps. 2,245.5 million in 2007, an 8.4% increase over the prior year, primarily as a result of the increase in the volume of sales.  These expenses represented 12.3% of the Company’s sales, which was lower than the 13.3% reported in 2006.
 
Operating income
 
Consolidated operating income in 2007 was Ps. 1,496.3 million; 4.9% more than the Ps. 1,426.4 million reported in 2006.  The operating margin was 8.2% in 2007, lower than the 9.2% reported in 2006.
 
Comprehensive cost of financing
Comprehensive financing income (cost) represents the net effect of interest expense, interest income, foreign exchange gain (loss) and gain (loss) on net monetary position, which arises from the effect of inflation on the average net balance of monetary assets and liabilities. We had a comprehensive financing income of Ps. 19.1 million primarily due to Ps. 177.3 million of net interest income. This result was lower than the Ps. 61.4 million reported in 2006.
Other income, net
 
Other income, net represented a net gain of Ps.69.6 million in 2007 as compared to a gain of Ps.18.4 million in 2006.  Other income, net in both 2007 and 2006 was attributable mainly to sales of used equipment, income from governmental aid and miscellaneous services. See Note 16 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
 
Comprehensive financial results
In 2007, we had a net comprehensive financing result of Ps. 19.1 million primarily due to Ps. 177.3 million of net interest income.  This result was lower than the Ps. 61.4 million reported in 2006.
Income before income tax, asset tax, and minority interestedinterest
 
Income before income tax, asset tax, and minority interest was Ps, 1,585.0 million in 2007, Ps. 78.7 million more than Ps. 1,506.3 reported in 2006.  In 2007, taxes recognized by the Company amounted to Ps. 312.7 million, a decrease with respect to the Ps. 599.6599.1 million recognized in 2006, primarily due to a unique charge amount in deferred taxes recognized at the end of 2006, due to the tax rate increase that affected the poultry industry and consequently our Company in fiscal year 2007, see note 15-a of the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.2007.
 
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Net income
 
Net income was Ps. 1,272.2 million in 2007, 40.2% higher than the Ps. 907.1 million reported in 2006.  Earnings per share of Ps. 2.12 (US$ 2.33 per ADR), compared to Ps.1.51 (US$ 1.66 per ADR) reported in 2006.
 
Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2006
General
In 2006, the Mexican economy showed signs of stability: GDP grew by 4.8%, an annual inflation was 4.1% and the peso-dollar exchange rates was reasonably stable with a final depreciation of 1.6% of the peso against the dollar at the end of the year, as compared to 2005.
According to the UNA, the production volume of the Mexican chicken industry grew approximately 3.7% in 2006. Consumer preference for healthier products, income increases per capita, and chicken as a low-cost protein alternative to other meat sources, have all had a favorable effect on per capita poultry consumption in the country.
With respect to the egg industry, domestic production increased by almost 1.3%, which contributed to the excess supply in the market during the year.
We were able to increase our sales volume in all our main product lines. We sold our entire production and achieved an operating margin of 9.2%.
Net revenues
Consolidated net revenues during 2006 amounted to Ps.15.6 billion, compared to $15.6 billion reported in 2005, a 0.4% decrease. This was mostly due to a decrease in the sales of chicken, our main product line.
Our chicken sales decreased by 3.5% due to a decrease in price of 3.6%, while volume increased smoothly by 0.1%, mainly as a result of an increase in supply in the chicken market as compared to the previous year.
Our revenues from egg sales increased by 5.9% in 2006, as a result of a 3.9% price increase, and 1.9 % increase in volume, due to more stable supply and prices in the year throughout the industry.
In 2006, there was a significant growth in sales of 25.4% of balanced feed, while the volume achieved 24.3% compared to 2005. This was the result of focused strategies that Bachoco has implemented in this line of business.
We recognized Ps.10.9 million in our 2006 revenue as a result of fair valuing part of the Company’s inventories, see Note 2-h and 5-b in our audited financial statements.
Cost of sales
The consolidated cost of sales in 2006 was Ps.12.1 billion, representing an increase over 2005 of Ps.0.82 billion, or 7.3%, as a result of higher costs in raw materials, particularly during the second half of the year.
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Gross profit
Bachoco’s gross profit reached Ps.3.5 billion during 2006, a decrease of 20.2% compared with the previous year. Gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, was 22.5%, compared to 28.1% reached in 2005. The decline was mostly due to cost increase and a decrease in sales.
Sales, general and administrative expenses
Sales and administrative expenses in 2006 amounted to Ps.2.1 billion. This represents an increase of only 3.3% over 2005 and is mainly attributable to sales expenses due mainly to delivering product to more points of sales.
Operating income
Consolidated operating income in 2006 totaled Ps.1.4 billion, a decrease of 40% over the previous year’s results, largely due to a lower gross profit and higher operating expenses. The operating margin for the year was 9.2% compared to 15.2% in 2005.
Comprehensive cost of financing
Comprehensive financing income (cost) represents the net effect of interest expense, interest income, foreign exchange gain (loss) and gain (loss) on net monetary position, which arises from the effect of inflation on the average net balance of monetary assets and liabilities. Comprehensive financing cost had a positive impact (gain) of Ps.61.4 million in 2006, compared with a cost of Ps. 74.0 million in 2005.
This change was due mainly to a net gain in foreign exchange of Ps. 40.8 million due to a more efficiency in buying U.S. dollars needed for our normal operations and larger net interest income due to higher level of cash, partially offset by a higher loss on net monetary positions, since the inflation rate was higher in 2006.
Other income, net
Other income, net represented a net gain of Ps.18.4 million in 2006 as compared to a net expense of Ps.26.0 million in 2005. Other income, net in both 2006 and 2005 was attributable mainly to sales of used equipment, income from government supports and miscellaneous services. This variation was mainly due to better results of used equipment less amount of obsolete inventories, and larger government supports.
Income before provision for income tax, asset tax, employee profit sharing
Income before provision for income tax, asset tax, employee profit sharing and cumulative effect of accounting change decreased in 2006, from Ps.2, 278.2 million to Ps.1,506.3 million, due primarily to a decrease in operating income.
Net income
Net income for 2006 decreased to Ps.907.1 million compared to Ps.1, 910.3 million reached in 2005. This result includes a Ps.336.4 million decrease due to deferred taxes as a result of rate changes in the taxation of the Mexican agricultural and livestock sector, in place as of 2007. This change had no effect on the Company’s cash flow.
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Income Tax, Asset Tax and Employee Profit Sharing,Flat Rate Business Tax, Year 20072008
 
For a more detailed discussion on this topic, please see Note 15 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. We, and each of our subsidiaries file individualseparate income tax returns and may bereturns.  Bachoco, the main subsidiary is subject to different tax regimes.the simplified regime, which rate was 16% in 2005 and 2006 and since 2007 it is 19%.  This regime is applicable to agriculture, cattle-raising, and fishing among a few others.

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In December 2004,2007, a reduction innew law was approved which partially revoked the 33% general incomeAsset Tax Law.  Pursuant to the new law, as of 2007, the applicable asset tax rate was approved, so that1.25% rate and liabilities were no longer deductible from the rate was 30% in 2005, 29% inasset tax base.  Through December 31, 2006, and 28% in 2007 and succeeding years.
The Simplified Regime taxed corporate income at a rate of 35% for 2002, with a gradual yearly decrease of one percent, until the applicable asset tax rate was reduced to 29% in 2006; however, companies subject to the New Simplified Regime also received reductions on the above corporate rates, so that companies under this regime had an effective tax ratebeen 1.8% of 16% for 2004, 2005 and 2006.

As of January 1, 2006, the tax rate for taxpayers that pay income tax under the New Simplified Regime was determined by applying the reduction of 44.83% in 2006, to the regular income tax rates of 29%, resulting in the fixed rate of 16%.

In 2006 changes were made to Mexican Law that will increase the tax rate from 16% to 19% for 2007. This charge resulted in a debit of Ps.336.4 millions to income, reflected in deferred taxes.
As a result, the income tax rate under the New Simplified Regime was 19% in 2007.
In addition to income tax, we, along with our subsidiaries, are also subject to an alternative minimum tax known as “asset tax,” which is assessed on the average value of most assets and net of certain liabilities.  The general asset tax rate was 1.25% in 2007, (1.8% in year 2006); BSACV is subject to a 0.848% rate pursuant to the New Simplified Regime (unchanged from the Simplified Regime). We benefit from special rules that exclude a number of assets from the asset tax and from tax incentives in connection with certain of our investments. We (together with our subsidiaries) are subject to asset tax if the amount of asset tax exceeds the computed income tax liability. Asset tax can be credited against income tax in subsequent years (up to ten years). The asset tax in 2005, 2006 and 2007 amounted to Ps.21.4 million, Ps.28.3Ps 28.3 million and Ps.27.2Ps 27.2 million, respectively.  In each of the threetwo years we credited against these amounts the income tax paid.
 
As of December 31,During 2007, we had Ps.6.4 millionrecognized an additional liability of Ps. 288.6, in order to account for the difference between deferred taxes as calculated under the asset tax credits.and liability method and deferred taxes as calculated under the stockholders’ equity method.  Then, effective January 1, 2008, we adopted Mexican FRS D-4, which supersedes Bulletin D-4 and establishes the assets and liability method as the only approved method for calculating deferred taxes.  Consequently, we proceeded to reverse the Ps. 288.6 of additional liability which was recognized in 2007 against consolidated retained earnings in 2008.  See Note 15-b16-e and 16-e to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
 
During 2007, a new tax reform was enacted and it abolished theAs of December 31, 2008, we had Ps. 4.5 million in asset tax effective in 2008 as discussed below.credits.  See Note 16-c to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
 
In 2007,2008, we recognized a total income, taxdeferred and asset tax chargecredit of Ps.312.7Ps. 274.0 million (an effective income tax rate of 19.80%24.1%), compared to.  This credit resulted mainly from the Company’s net loss in 2008.  By comparison, the Company had a total income tax and asset tax charge of Ps. 312.7 million in 2007 and Ps.599.1 million in 2006 and Ps.367.8 million in 2005. This amount was lower than the amount recognized in 2006 due to the recognition of deferred taxes in 2006 as a result of the tax rate increase on the Mexican poultry industry for 2007. (See Note 15-a to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Neither Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. nor Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. have employees, but each of our other subsidiaries is required under Mexican law to pay employees, in addition to their compensation and benefits, profit sharing in an aggregate amount equal to 10% of such subsidiary’s taxable income subject to certain adjustments. According to the interpretation of Mexican FRS 4, employee profit sharing must be presented in the statements of income as an ordinary expense. Thus, effective 2007, we classified employee profit-sharing included it in the “other ordinary expenses” section of the income statement (in prior years it was disclosed as a single caption before net income). (See Notes 16 and 2-x to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
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Flat-Rate Business Tax (FRBT or IETU in Spanish).2006.
 
The Flat-Rate Business Tax (FRBT or IETU in Spanish) Lawlaw was published in the Official Gazette on October 1, 2007.  This Law came into effect as of January 1, 2008 and abolished the Asset Tax Law.
 
The current-year FRBT rate is computed by applying the 17.5% rate to income determined16.5% for 2008, 17.0% for 2009 and 17.5 for 2010 and thereafter based on the basis of cash flows (as defined), net of authorized credits. The rate for 2008 is 16.5% and for 2009 is 17.0%.certain limited deductions.
 
FRBT credits derive principally from the unamortized negative FRBT base and salary credits and social security contributions, as well as credits derived from the deduction of certain investments, such as inventories and fixed assets, during the transition period, which began starting on the date on which the FRBT came into force.
 
FRBT shall be payable only to the extent it exceeds income tax for the same period.  Should a negative FRBT base be determined because deductions exceed taxable income, there will be no FRBT payable.  The amount of the negative base multiplied by the FRBT rate results in a FRBT credit, which may be applied against income tax for the same year or, if applicable, against FRBT payable in the next ten years.
 
BasedIn 2008, we recognized a total FRBT of Ps. 0.1 million.  We cannot assure a similarly low FRBT in future years.
For a more detailed discussion on tax result projections, we consider that our Company will be subject to the payment of income tax in the following years. (Seethis topic, please see Note 15-c16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
LiquidityStatements.  We and Capital Resources
Our working capital (current assets less current liabilities) increased year over year from Ps.5.7 billion on December 31, 2006 to Ps.6.5 billion on December 31, 2007. We believe that our working capital is sufficient for our present requirements. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities on December 31, 2007 was 5.4. Cash and cash equivalents were Ps.3.0 billion on December 31, 2007, representing a decrease of Ps.544.0 million from the previous year primarily due to increases in the working capital required by our operations and an increase in our level of capital expenditures.
Inventories were Ps.3.3 billion as of December 31, 2007, representing an increase of Ps.1.1 billion from the previous year, due mainly to larger inventories and higher cost of raw materials.
Total debt, including the current portion of long term debt, equaled Ps.109.6 million as of December 31, 2007, an increase of Ps. 64.14 million from December 31, 2006.
Stockholders’ equity increased to Ps.15.1 billion on December 31, 2007 from Ps.14.1 billion on December 31, 2006.
Long term debt on December 31, 2006 represented 0.3%each of our capitalization, without change as compared to 0.3% on December 31, 2006.
In 2007, capital investments amounted to Ps.991.7 million, all of which were financed from resources generated from our own operations. These capital investments were used mainly to finance productivity projects, production growing capabilitiessubsidiaries file individual tax returns and infrastructure maintenance to keep facilities in good operating conditions.
We are a holding company with no significant operations of our own. We will have distributable profits and cash to pay dividends only to the extent that we receive dividends from our subsidiaries, principally BSACV. The amount of dividends payable by our subsidiaries and us is alsomay be subject to general limitations under Mexican corporate law.different tax regimes.

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We expect to finance our capital expenditures and debt service obligations from our current liquidity and capital resources, cash flows and from additional borrowings from our existing sources of debt financing, although we will also consider other sources of debt financing if they are available on advantageous terms. For a discussion of our use of hedging instruments, please see Item 8 below.
Our major categories of indebtedness included the following:
As of December 31, 2007, we have Ps. 40.0 million in notes payable to banks.
Long term debt to banks, as of December 31, 2007, was Ps.50.8 million outstanding (excluding current portion). The weighted average interest rate on long term debt was 7.892%.
The following table summarizes certain contractual liabilities as of December 31, 2007. The table does not include short term debt, accounts payable or pension liabilities.
  
Payments Due by Period
(millions of constant pesos as of December 31, 2007)
 
                          
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
Long-term debt  Ps. 50.8  0.0  19.8  19.8 Ps. 7.5 Ps. 3.7 
Operating leases   310.9 Ps. 70.0 Ps. 62.7 Ps. 56.7  55.1  54.4 
Total  Ps. 361.7 Ps. 70.0 Ps.82.5 Ps. 76.5 Ps. 62.6 Ps. 58.1 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements of the type that we are required to disclose under Item 5.E of Form 20-F.
Reconciliation to U.S. GAAP
The principal differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP, as they relate to us, concern (i) net cost of labor obligations (ii) capitalization of financing costs, (iii) biological assets and agricultural products valuation at fair value, and (iv) treatment of minority interest. Each of these differences also affects our balance sheet.
Our consolidated net income under U.S. GAAP was Ps.1, 893.3 million in 2005, Ps.895.5 million in 2006 and Ps.1, 261.8million in 2007, compared to Ps.1, 910.3 million, Ps.907.1million and Ps.1,272.2 million, respectively, under Mexican FRS. For further explanation, please see Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Bachoco has applied Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.109, Accounting for Income Taxes, for all periods presented. In the Company’s case the application of the rule did not generate a reconciling difference in 2005, 2006 and 2007, therefore, there is no difference between Mexican FRS and US GAAP in those years.
The Company also adopted the requirements of Statement 144 on January 1, 2002 and has not identified any impairment adjustments to the carrying value of its long lived assets.
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Reconciliation to U.S. GAAP
To be filed no later than the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date of this Annual Report.
Use of Estimates in Certain Accounting Policies
 
In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we make estimates concerning a variety of matters.  Some of these matters are highly uncertain, and the estimates involve judgments based on the information available to us. The discussion below identifies matters for which the financial presentation would be materially affected (a) if we relied on different estimates that we could reasonably use, or (b) if in the future we change our estimates in response to changes that are reasonably likely to occur.
 
The discussion below addresses only those estimates that we consider most important based on the degree of uncertainty and the likelihood of a material impact if we used a different estimate.  There are many other areas in which we use estimates about uncertain matters, but the reasonably likely effect of changed or different estimates would not be material to our financial presentation.
 
Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment
 
We estimate the useful lives of our property, plant and equipment in order to determine the amount of depreciation expense to be recorded in each period.  The current estimates of useful lives are based on estimates made by an independent appraiser in 1996.  Those estimates have been adjusted when applicable, based on historical experience with similar assets that we own.
Accumulated depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment in 20072008 amounted to Ps. 6,702.7 million.7.2 billion.  As applied to our 20072008 financial results, the depreciation was Ps.571.4Ps.616.4 million, or 3.1% of our net revenues.  For further explanation, see Notes 2-i2-h and 67 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Allowance for Productivity Declines
 
In estimating the inventory valueThe allowance for decline in productivity of our breeder birds,chickens and swine and layers, we make allowances for productivity declines. We estimate such allowancesis estimated based on expected future production and deduct them from inventories. The estimates of future production are based on standardslife under straight line method.  See Note 2g in our Consolidated Financial Statements for the breeder line and the performance of the most recent flocks. We refer to the standards provided by the company that sells us the breeder line in question. Each company that sells breeder lines publishes its own particular standards for its proprietary breeder line.more detail.
 
Inventory Valuation
 
Since January 1, 2003, for Mexican FRS purposes,Inventories
At December 31, 2008, our inventories are valuedstated at the lower of historical cost determined by the average cost method or market (replacement cost), provided that replacement cost is not less than net realizable value.
Our inventories at December 31, 2007 were stated using market prices. According to Bulletinthe specific-cost method. The stated value of inventories is not in excess of net realizable value
Agriculture
Our Consolidated Financial Statements recognize the requirements of Mexican FRS E-1, “Agriculture”, which establishes the rules for recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing biological assets and agricultural products.
Mexican FRS E-1 requires biological assets and agricultural products (the latter at the time of their harvesting) are to be valued at their fair value, net of the estimated costs at the point of sale. Also, the Bulletin E-1 also establishes that whenever the fair value cannot be determined in a reliable, verifiable and objective manner, the assets are to be valued at their production cost, net of accumulated impairment.impairment loss.

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Poultry being fattened (lessThe allowance for decline in the productivity of breeder chickens and pigs is estimated based on expected future life under the straight-line method.
Agricultural products are live chickens, processed chickens, commercial eggs and pigs available for sale. The Company’s biological assets are comprised of poultry in their different stages, incubatable eggs and breeder pigs.
Broiler chicks less than 6.5six and a half weeks old),old, incubatable eggs, breeder pigs and laying hens are valued at production cost since it is not possible to determine their fair value in a reliable, verifiable and objective manner.
 
Poultry being fattened from age 6.5Broilers more than six and a half weeks to the time birdsold through their date of sale are ready for sale is valued at fair value net of estimated point-of-sale costs, at point of sale, considering the sales price per kilogram of processed chicken at the date of valuation.
Laying hens are depreciated based on eggs produced using an estimated factor for productive useful life.valuation date.
 
Processed chicken turkey, beef and commercial eggs are valued at their fair value net of estimated point-of-sale costs, at point of sale, considering the sales price per kilogram of processed chicken and commercial eggs at the time such items are considered as agricultural products; from thisproducts. From such date through the valuationdate of sale, the fair value is considered to be the cost up to the time of sale,processed chicken or commercial eggs, not in excess of net realizable value.
 
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We are exposed to financial risks due to changes in the price of chicken. We estimate that the price of chicken will not fall significantly in the future; consequently, we have not entered into any derivative agreement or any other type of agreement to offset the risk of a drop in the price of chicken.
 
For more details, see “Inventories and biological assets” in Note 2-h and 56 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
We periodicallyOur policy is to record an allowance for doubtful accounts for balances which are not likely to be recovered.  In establishing the required allowance, management considers historical losses taking into account current market conditions and systematically reviewour customer’s financial conditions, the amount of receivables in dispute, the aging and collection of our accounts receivable. We consider that such accounts are thosecurrent receivable aging, and the collectibility of our current receivables based on individual payment patterns. Accounts which are more than 60 days overdue or in litigation.are reviewed individually for collectibles. See Note 2-g2-f to our Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements for more detail.
Pension Plan
 
Pension Plan
We have a retirement plan in which all non-union workers participate.  Pension benefits are based on the salary of workers in their final three years of service, the number of years worked and their age at retirement.  See noteNote 2-m inand Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

This plan includes:

- Defined contribution plan: This fund consists of employee and Company contributions. The employee contribution percentage ranges from 1% to 5%. The Company contribution ranges from 1% to 2% in the case of employees with less than 10 years’ seniority, and the same contribution percentage as the employee (5%
§Defined contribution plan:  This fund consists of employee and Company contributions.  The employee contribution percentage ranges from 1.0% to 5.0%.  The Company contribution ranges from 1.0% to 2.0% in the case of employees with less than 10 years’ seniority, and the same contribution percentage as the employee (up to 5.0%) when the employee has more than 10 years’ seniority.

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- Defined benefit plan: This fund consists solely of Company contributions and covers the Company's labor obligations with each employee.
§Defined benefit plan:  This fund consists solely of Company contributions and covers the Company's labor obligations with each employee.

Seniority premiums and severance payments are paid to workers as required by Mexican labor law.

We recognize the liability for pension benefits, seniority premiums and termination benefits (severance payments), based on independent actuarial computations using the projected unit-credit method and financial assumptions net of inflation.
B.Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our working capital (current assets less current liabilities) decreased year over year from Ps.6.5 billion on December 31, 2007 to Ps.4.6 billion on December 31, 2008.  Said decrease was mainly due to a decrease in the cash and investments current assets accounts, and increases in the accounts payable and derivatives financial instruments current liabilities accounts.  The ratio of current assets to current liabilities on December 31, 2008 was 2.4.
Cash and cash equivalents were Ps.2.0 billion on December 31, 2008, representing a decrease of Ps.1.0 billion or 34.3% from the previous year.  The decrease was primarily due to larger inventories, increase in our level of capital expenditures and losses in our financial instrument positions.
Inventories were Ps.4.0 billion as of December 31, 2008, representing an increase of Ps.644.3 million or 19.4% from the previous year, due mainly to larger inventories and higher cost of raw materials.
Total debt, including the current portion of long term debt, equaled Ps.625.9 million as of December 31, 2008, much higher than the Ps. 109.6 million reported as of December 31, 2007.  This increase is due to new debt obligations we entered into in order to guarantee our liquidity under highly volatile conditions.
Long term debt on December 31, 2008 represented 2.7% of our capitalization, compared to 0.3% reported on December 31, 2007.
Stockholders’ equity decreased to Ps.14.1 billion on December 31, 2008 from Ps.15.1 billion on December 31, 2007.
In 2008, capital investments amounted to Ps. 1.1 billion, all of which were financed from resources generated from our own operations.  These capital investments were used mainly to finance productivity projects, production growing capabilities and infrastructure improvements to keep facilities in good operating conditions.
We are a holding company with no significant operations of our own. We principally engage in transactions with our subsidiaries.  We will have distributable profits and cash to pay dividends only to the extent that we receive dividends from our subsidiaries, principally BSACV.  The amount of dividends payable by our subsidiaries and us is also subject to general limitations under Mexican corporate law. See our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow in our Consolidated Financial Statements for more details.
We consider our current level of working capital to be sufficient for our operations.

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We expect to finance our capital expenditures, additional working capital, and debt service obligations from our current liquidity and capital resources, cash flows and from additional borrowings from our existing sources of debt financing, although we will also consider other sources of debt financing if they are available on advantageous terms.  For a discussion of our use of hedging instruments, please see Note 10 of our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We entered into operating leases for certain offices, production sites, computer equipments, and automobiles.  These agreements have terms ranging between one and five years period and some of them contain renewal options.  Rental expenses under these leases for 2006, 2007 and 2008 were Ps. 124.0, Ps. 153.2 million and Ps. 167.9 million,  respectively.

C.Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.
None

D.Trend Information
For a description of trends in our product lines see Item 3:  “General – Trend in Product Prices” above.

E.Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements of the type that we are required to disclose under Item 5.E of Form 20-F.
F.Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
Our major categories of indebtedness included the following:
As of December 31, 2008 we have Ps. 234.2 million in notes payable to banks and current installments of long term debt.
Long term debt to banks, as of December 31, 2008, was Ps.391.7 million outstanding (excluding current portion), which is higher than Ps. 50.8 million in the same date of 2007.  The weighted average interest rates on long term debt for 2007 and 2008 were 7.8% and 12.9% respectively.  See Note 9 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
The following table summarizes long-tem debt as of December 31, 2008.  The table does not include short term debt, accounts payable or pension liabilities.
   
Payments Due by Period
(millions of constant pesos as of December 31, 2008)
               
Contractual Obligations
  
Total
 
2010
  
2011
  
2012
  
2013
Long-term debt Ps.391.6  360.9   15.3   11.5 Ps.3.9
Operating leases Ps.227.8  70.5   69.0   68.2 Ps.20.1

G.Safe Harbor
Not applicable.

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ITEM 6.
Directors, Senior Management and Employees
 
A.Directors and Senior Management
Directors
 
The Board of Directors is responsible for the management of our business.  The Board of Directors consists of an odd number of directors, never fewer than five, and corresponding alternate directors, each of whom is elected for a term of one year.
 
Before September 2006, holders of Series B Shares elected directors and alternate directors at a general ordinary stockholders’ meeting, while holders of Series L Shares had the right to appoint or elect two directors and two alternate directors to the Board of Directors.
 
Since September 2006, we have only Series B Shares with full voting rights.
 
Alternate directors are authorized to serve on the Board of Directors in place of directors who are unable to attend meetings or otherwise participate in the activities of the Board of Directors.
 
The following table identifies our directors, alternate directors, Honorary Chairman of the board and Secretary of the board as of June 2008,2009, their positions and their years of service:
 
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Name
Position 
Position
Years as a a
Member of the
Board of Director
Directors
Enrique Robinson Bours Almada
 Honorary Chairman of the board 5455
Mario Javier Robinson Bours Almada
 Life Honorary Shareholder Director 5455
Francisco Javier R. Bours Castelo
 Chairman of the Board and Proprietary Shareholder Director 2627
Eduardo Rojas Crespo
 Secretary of the Board Since April, 2008  1
Jose Gerardo Robinson Bours Castelo Proprietary Shareholder Director Since April, 2008  1
Juan Bautista Salvador Robinson Bours
 Proprietary Shareholder Director 5455
ArturoJesús Enrique Robinson Bours Griffith
Muñoz
 Proprietary Shareholder Director 1415
Jesús EnriqueRodolfo Robinson Bours Muñoz
 Proprietary Shareholder Director 14  7
Ricardo Aguirre Borboa
Arturo Bours Griffith
 Proprietary Shareholder Director 1415
Octavio Robinson Bours Griffith
 Proprietary Shareholder Director 1112
Jesús Rodolfo Robinson Bours Muñoz
Ricardo Aguirre Borboa
 Proprietary Shareholder Director 615
José Eduardo Robinson Bours Castelo
 Alternate Director 1415
Juan Salvador Robinson Bours Martínez
 Alternate Director 1415
José Francisco Robinson Bours Griffith
 Alternate Director 1415
Guillermo Pineda Cruz
 Alternate Director 1415
Avelino Fernández Salido
 Independent Director 5  6
Humberto Schwarzbeck Noriega
  Independent Director  5  6
 
·Enrique Robinson Bours Almada, Mario Javier Robinson Bours Almada and Juan Bautista Salvador Robinson Bours are brothers.
 
·Francisco Javier R. Bours Castelo, José Gerardo Robinson Bours Castelo and José Eduardo Robinson Bours Castelo are sons of Mario Javier Robinson Bours.

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·Arturo Bours Griffith, José Francisco Bours Griffith and Octavio Robinson Bours are nephews of Enrique Robinson Bours Almada, Mario Javier Robinson Bours Almada and Juan Bautista Salvador Robinson Bours.
 
·Jesús Enrique Robinson Bours Muñoz and Jesús Rodolfo Robinson Bours Muñoz are sons of Enrique Robinson Bours Almada.
 
·Juan Salvador Robinson Bours Martínez is the son of Juan Bautista Salvador Robinson Bours.
 
·Guillermo Pineda Cruz is the son-in-law of Enrique Robinson Bours Almada, and Ricardo Aguirre Borboa is the son-in-law of Juan Bautista Salvador Robinson Bours.
 
Our bylaws provide for the creation of an executive committee of the Board of Directors, which may exercise certain of the board’sBoard’s powers in full, subject to certain limitations.
 
In April 2002, we announced the retirement of Mr. Enrique Robinson Bours Almada, Chairman of the board and co-founder of the Company.Company is retired in April 2002.  Mr. Bours led the Company for 50 years.  The boardBoard named as his successor Mr. Javier Robinson Bours Castelo, Mr. Enrique Robinson Bours’s nephew.  Mr. Bours Castelo has been at Bachoco for 2627 years as a member of the board and served as Vice-Chairman for nine years. Mr. Bours Castelo was named Chairman of the board in 2002.
 
During the Annual Shareholder meeting on April 23, 2008 the Company announced the retirement of Mr. Mario Javier Robinson Bours Almada, as a member of the Board of Directors retired in April 2008, and he was named as a Life Honorary Propriety Shareholder Director.  Also during this meetingOn the same date, the Board named Mr. José Gerardo Robinson Bours Castelo was named as a Proprietary Shareholder Director in the place of Mr. Mario Javier Robinson Bours Almada.
 
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In order to fully comply with current Mexican Corporate and Securities Market Laws as well as other recent regulatory amendments in the various markets in which Bachoco’s Shares are traded, we appointed a new Board of Directors at our ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 30, 2003. We ratified our Board of Directors at our stockholders’ meeting held on April 23, 2008.
Our board, as22, 2009.  As of June 2008,2009, our Board of Directors is composed of the following members:
 
Proprietary Shareholder Directors:
Francisco Javier R. Bours Castelo (Chairman of the Board)
Jose Gerardo Robinson Bours Castelo
Juan Bautista S. Robinson Bours Almada
Jesús Enrique Robinson Bours Muñoz
Jesús Rodolfo Robinson Bours Muñoz
Arturo Bours Griffith
Octavio Robinson Bours Griffith
Ricardo Aguirre Borboa

Alternate Directors:
José Eduardo Robinson Bours Castelo
Juan Salvador Robinson Bours Martínez
José Francisco Robinson Bours Griffith
Guillermo Pineda Cruz

Independent Directors:
Avelino Fernández Salido
Humberto Schwarzbeck Noriega

Life Honorary Chairman of the Board:
Enrique Robinson Bours Almada

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Life Honorary Shareholder Director:
Mario Javier Robinson Bours Almada

Secretary of the Board of Directors:
Eduardo Rojas Crespo

Francisco Javier R. Bours Castelo, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has been a member of the board for 2627 years, and has been Chairman since April 2002.  Before that, he was Vice-Chairman for several years.  Mr. Bours holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores Monterrey (ITESM).  He currently serves as Chairman of the boardsBoards of directorsDirectors of the following companies:  Grupo Megacable S.A.Holdings, S.A.B. de C.V., Congeladora Hortícola, S.A. de C.V., Inmobiliaria of Trento S.A. de C.V., Acuícola Boca S.A. de C.V., Agriexport S.A. de C.V., Industrias Boca, S.A. de C.V., and Promotora Empresarial del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.
 
Jose José Gerardo Robinson Bours Castelo, Proprietary Shareholder Director, is member of the board since April, 2008.  He previously served as Systems Manager.  Mr. Bours, holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores Monterrey (ITESUM)(ITESM).  He currently serves as member of the following companies:  Grupo Megacable, S.A. de C.V., Congeladora Hortícola, S.A. de C.V., Acuícola Boca, S.A. de C.V., Industrias Boca, S.A. de C.V. and Promotora Empresarial del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.  He is also Chairman of Fundación Mexicana para el Desarrollo Rural del Valle del Yaqui and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Obregón.
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Juan Bautista S. Robinson Bours Almada, Proprietary Shareholder Director, has been a member of the board for 5455 years and is a co-founder of Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V.
 
Jesús Enrique Robinson Bours Muñoz, Proprietary Shareholder Director, has been a member of the board for 1415 years, having previously served as Production Director and Divisional Manager.  Mr. Robinson Bours holds a degree in Engineering from the University of Arizona.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of San Luis Corporación S.A. de C.V., and Megacable S.A. de C.V.
 
Jesús Rodolfo Robinson Bours Muñoz, Proprietary Shareholder Director, has been a member of the board for 67 years.  Mr. Robinson Bours previously served in the Company as Production Manager in the Northwest and Bajio divisions, Commercial Manager in Northwest Division and Purchasing Manager at the Bajio Division.  Mr. Robinson Bours holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Arizona.  He has business experience in agriculture and raising livestock with Agrícola Monte Cristo S.A. de C.V., Agrícola Río Yaqui S.P.R. de R.L., Agrícola Nacapul S.P.R. de R.L. and Ganadera Cocoreña S.P.R. de R.L., Chairman of the Board of Centro Cultural Cocorit and Manager of the Museum of the Yaqui Indians.
 
Arturo Bours Griffith, Proprietary Shareholder Director, has been a member of the board for 1415 years.  Mr. Bours Griffith completed professional studies at the University of Arizona.  He is also Chairman of the board of Qualyplast, S.A. de C.V., and a member of the board of Megacable, S.A. de C.V., Promotora Empresarial del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V., and Taxis Aereos del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.
 
Octavio Robinson Bours, Griffith, Proprietary Shareholder Director, has been a member of the board for 1112 years.  Mr. Robinson Bours holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).  He has experience in producing swine, and is also a member of the board of Choya, S.A. de C.V., and Granos Santa Fe, S.A. de C.V.
 
Ricardo Aguirre Borboa, Proprietary Shareholder Director, was also an Independent Director until April 2007.  Mr. Aguirre has been a member of the board for 1415 years.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the newspaper El Debate and he holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).  He has experience in agriculture and pork production.  Mr. Aguirre Borboa is also member of the board of Gasolinera Servicios del Valle del Fuerte S.A. de C.V., Periódico el Debate de los Mochis, and Tepeyac Produce, Inc.

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José Eduardo Robinson Bours Castelo, Alternate Director, has been a member of the board for 1415 years.  Mr. Robinson Bours holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).  He was previously Commercial Director of Industrias Bachoco, a Senator of the Mexican Congress and is currently governor of the state of Sonora.
 
Juan Salvador Robinson Bours Martínez, Alternate Director, has been a member of the board for 1415 years, and has served Bachoco as Purchasing Manager.  Mr. Robinson Bours holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).  His other appointments include Chairman of the board and CEO of Llantas y Accesorios, S.A. de C.V.
 
José Francisco Robinson Bours Griffith, Alternate Director, has been a member of the board for 1415 years.  He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara.  Mr. Robinson Bours has worked at Bachoco as Engineering Manager, andManager.  He is currently dedicated to agricultural operations.operations and has run an aquaculture farm for nine years.
 
Guillermo Pineda Cruz, Alternate Director, has been a member of the board for 1415 years.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Banamex and was a regional member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Financiero Serfín, Inverlat and Inverméxico.  Mr. Pineda holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Instituto Tecnológico. y de Estudios Superioresgico de Sonora (ITSON).  He co-foundedcofounded Edificadora Pi-Bo,PiBo, S.A. de C.V. in 1983 and is its President and CEO.
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Avelino Fernández Salido, Independent Director, was named ais member of the board on April 30,since 2003.  He is also a member of the board of Banco Nacional de México, BBVA Bancomer, and Banca Serfín.  His business experience is in the marketing of grains.
 
Humberto Schwarzbeck Noriega, Independent Director, was named ais member of the board on April 30,since 2003.  He holds a degree in economics from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).  He is currently CEO of Yeso Industrial de Navojoa S.A. de C.V. and Chairman of the Board of Promotora de Manufacturas S.A. de C.V.

Eduardo Rojas Crespo, was named Secretary of the Board of Directors on April 23, 2008.  Mr. Rojas has worked for Bachoco since 2004 as our Chief Legal Officer.  Before joining Bachoco, Mr. Rojas worked for 10 years as the Chief Legal Officer of Grupo Fimex.  He holds a law degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and a post-graduate diploma in Environmental Law and Due Diligence and a master’s degree in Corporate Laws, both from the Anáhuac University.

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Executive Officers
 
Our executive officers as of December 31, 2007June 2008 are set forth in the table below:
 
Name
 
Position
 
Age
Cristóbal Mondragón Fragoso Chief Executive Officer 6263
Daniel Salazar Ferrer Chief Financial Officer 4344
David Gastélum Cazares Director of Sales 5657
José Luis López Lepe Director of Personnel 6263
Rodolfo Ramos Arvizu Technical Director 5051
Ernesto Salmón Castelo Director of Operations 4546
Andres Morales Astiazaran 
Director of Marketing and
Value-added Products
 3940
Marco Antonio Esparza SerranoComptroller Director53

Cristóbal Mondragón Fragoso, Chief Executive Officer, joined us in 1982 and assumed his current position in 2001.  Previously, Mr. Mondragón served as Administration Manager, as Manager of Corporate Finance and as Chief Financial Officer.  Before joining us, Mr. Mondragón worked as an accountant for three years.  Later he joined La Hacienda, S.A. de C.V., where he held the positions of Auditor, Accountant, Head of Processing Systems, Audit Manager, Administration Manager and Comptroller.  Mr. Mondragón holds an Accounting degree from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
 
Daniel Salazar Ferrer, Chief Financial Officer,joined us in 2000 and assumed his current position in January 2003.  Previously, Mr. Salazar worked for four years as Chief Financial Officer at Grupo Covarrubias and as Comptroller at Negromex, a company of Grupo Desc.  Mr. Salazar holds an Accounting degree from Universidad Tecnológica de México and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).
 
David Gastélum Cazares, Director of Sales, joined us in 1979 and assumed his current position in 1992.  Previously, Mr. Gastélum served as a pullet salesman in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, National Sales Manager of Live Animals and Eggs, Manager of the Northwest Division, Manager of the México City Division and National Sales Manager.  Before joining us, Mr. Gastelúm worked at La Hacienda, S.A. de C.V. as Technical Advisor and as Area Officer for the Southeast Division.  Mr. Gastélum holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the school of Veterinary Medicine of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
 
José Luis López Lepe,Director of Personnel, joined us in 1993.  Previously, Mr. López worked as a teacher in several institutions as well as with Grupo Condumex, where he was Director of Personnel.  Mr. López holds a degree in Physics and Chemistry from the Escuela Normal Superior and a degree in Business Administration from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
 
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Rodolfo Ramos Arvizu,Technical Director, joined us in 1980.  Previously, Mr. Ramos held positions in the Egg Quality Control Training Program and in Poultry Management as well as serving as Supervisor of the Commercial Egg Production Training Program, Manager of Raw Material Purchasing and as a Director of Production.  Mr. Ramos holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).
 
Ernesto Salmón Castelo,Director of Operations, joined us in 1991 and assumed his current position in 2000.  Previously, Mr. Salmón worked for Gamesa, S.A. de C.V. and for us as Sales Manager in Sonora, Northwestern Distribution Manager, Manager of the Processing Plant in Celaya, Southeastern Division Manager and Bajio Division Manager.  Mr. Salmón holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from InstitutoTecnológico de Sonora and a master’s degree in Business Administration fromfrom Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).

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Andrés Morales Astiazaran,Director of Marketing and Value-added Products since July 2006.  Before joining us, Mr. Morales worked during 4 years as Sales and Marketing Vice President in Smithfield Foods a U.S. Company with offices in Sonora, Mexico.  Previously Mr. Morales worked for Bachoco as Marketing Manager, Manager of the Northeast division and then as National Manager of Bachoco.  Mr. Morales holds an accounting degree from Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) and marketing courses by the universities of Northwestern University (Kellog), University of Chicago, ITESM and the IPADE (D1).
 
Marco Antonio Esparza Serrano, Comptroller Director since March 2009. Before joining Bachoco, Mr. Esparza worked for more than 25 years in the pharmaceutical industry for three multinational companies, two American companies and one German company. During that time, Mr. Esparza managed and directed every area within Finance and Administration as Accounting Manager, Tax Manager Comptroller, Financial Planning Director and Finance Director. Mr. Esparza holds a degree in public accounting and several post-graduate diplomas in Business Administration, Economics and Direction of Enterprises from universities such as Instituto Politecnico Nacional, University of California at Berkeley, Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), University of Almeria Spain and IPADE.
Statutory Auditor
 
According with the Mexican market security law,Securities Market Law, the Statutory Auditor is notno longer required for public companies sinceas of June 2006. The activities of the Statutory Auditor will be performed by the Audit Committee.
 
Audit Committee
 
In January 2001, the Mexican Commission of Business Leaders (Consejo Coordinador Empresarial),with the support of the Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (Mexican Banking and Securities Commission, or “CNBV”), issued a Código de Mejores Prácticas Corporativas (“Code of Best Practices”) for publicly traded Mexican companies, recommending certain actions with respect to various areas of corporate governance.  Subsequently, the Securities Market Law was amended, effective June 2006, to require that all publicly traded Mexican companies have an audit committee.
 
The mandate of the Audit Committee is to establish and monitor procedures and controls in order to ensure that the financial information we distribute is useful, appropriate and reliable and accurately reflects our financial position.  In particular, pursuant to our bylaws and Mexican law, among others, the Audit Committee must do the following:
 
 (a)Submit an annual report to the Board of Directors;
 
 (b)Provide the Board of Directors with its opinion on the matters that pertain to the Auditing Committee, in accordance with the Securities Market Law;
 
 (c)Inform the Board of Directors of the current condition of the internal controls and internal auditing system of the Company or of the entities it controls, including any irregularities detected;
 
 (d)Require the relevant directors and other employees of the Company, or of the entities it controls, to provide reports relative to the preparation of the financial information or any other kind of reports or information it deems appropriate to perform its duties;

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 (e)Receive observations formulated by shareholders, Board members, relevant officers, employees and, in general, any third party with regard to the matters under the Audit Committee duties, as well as carry out the actions that, in its judgment, may be appropriate in connection with such observations;
 
 (f)Inform the Board of Directors of any material irregularities detected as a result of the performance of its duties and, as applicable, inform the Board of Directors of the corrective actions taken, or otherwise propose the actions that should be taken;
 
 (g)Call Shareholders Meetings and cause the items it deems pertinent to be inserted into the agendas of such Shareholders’ Meetings, and
 
 (h)Assist the Board of Directors in selecting candidates for audit and reviewing the scope and terms of the auditor’s engagement, as well as evaluate the performance of the entity that provides the external auditing services and analyze the report, opinions, statements and other information prepared and signed by the external auditor.
 
In order to fully comply with current Mexican Corporate and Securities Market Laws, as well as other recent regulatory amendments in the various markets in which Bachoco’s Shares are traded, we named an audit committee during our annual ordinary stockholders’ meeting on April, 30, 2003.
 
There were changes in the audit committee during the ordinary stockholder’s meeting held on April 25, 2007; Mr. Francisco Javier R. Bours Castelo is no longer a member of the audit committee and the audit committee is now comprised of the following members:
 
Avelino Fernández Salido (President)
Humberto Schwarzbeck Noriega
Ricardo Aguirre Borboa
 
Mr. Ricardo Aguirre Borboa represents the controlling shareholders and has no voting rights in the audit committee.
 
Compensation of Directors and Officers
B.Compensation
 
For the year ended December 31, 2007,2008, we paid approximately Ps.33.4Ps.38.5 million in aggregate compensation to our directors and executive officers, for services they rendered in their respective capacities.
 
Board Practices
C.Board Practices
 
In 2001, we began to review our board practices to bring them into compliance with the recent requirements for companies listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange. As a result of this review, we have changed the composition of our board and appointed an audit committee.  See “Directors” and “Audit Committee.”
 
EmployeesWe do not have any special agreements or contracts with any member of our board. All of our board members are subject to the specific expiration dates of their current terms of office.
D.Employees
 
As of December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007,2008, we had approximately 20,432, 21,035, 23,088 and 23,08823,248 employees, respectively.

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In 2007,2008, approximately 62.4%64.6% of our employees were members of labor unions.  Labor relations with our employees are governed by 5949 separate collective labor agreements, each relating to a different group of employees and negotiated on behalf of each such group by a different labor union.  As is typical in México, wages are renegotiated every year while other terms and conditions of employment are renegotiated every two years.  We seek to attract dependable and responsible employees to train at each of our plants and facilities.  We offer our employees attractive salary and benefit packages, including a pension and savings plan.
 
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We believe that we have good relations with our employees.  We have not experienced significant work stoppages as a result of labor problems.
 
Share Ownership
E.Share Ownership
 
To the best of our knowledge, no individual director or managers holds share ownership of more than one percent of our Shares.  At this time, we have not developed a share options plan for our employees.
 
Comparison of our Corporate Governance Rules and the Rules of the NYSE Applicable to U.S. Registered Companies
On November 4, 2003, the SEC approved the final corporate governance rules of the NYSE. According to such rules, foreign private issuers are subject to a more limited set of requirements regarding corporate governance than those imposed on U.S. domestic issuers. As a foreign private issuer, we must comply with four rules imposed by the NYSE:
·prior to July 31, 2005, we must comply with the requirements set forth by the SEC concerning audit committees;
·we must submit an annual Written Affirmation to the NYSE and an Interim Written Annual Affirmation each time a change occurs in the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee.
·our CEO must promptly notify the NYSE in writing after any executive officer becomes aware of any material non-compliance with any of the applicable NYSE corporate governance rules; and
·we must provide a brief description disclosing any significant ways in which our corporate governance practices differ from those followed by U.S. companies under NYSE listing standards.
A brief description disclosing the significant ways in which our corporate governance practices differ from those followed by U.S. companies under NYSE listing standards is available in our webpage http://www.bachoco.com.mx/?p=94
ITEM 7.
Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions
 
Before September 2006, our Common Stock consisted of 450,000,000 Series B Shares and 150,000,000 Series L Shares.  Holders of Series B Shares were entitled to one vote at any general meeting of our stockholders for each Series B Share held.  Holders of Series L Shares were entitled to one vote for each Series L Share held, but only with respect to certain matters.  We had UBL Units consisting of one Series B Share and one Series L Share and B Units consisting in two Series B Shares.
 
During the extraordinary meeting hold on April 26, 2006 Shareholders approved the Company’s plan to convert the Series L Shares into Series B Shares, with full voting rights, as well as the dissolution of UBL and UBB Units into their components Shares.

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This process was completed in September 2006, and included two steps:  separating the UBL and UBB Units trading on the Mexican Exchange into their component Shares and converting the Series L Shares into Series B Shares, thereby creating a single share class, the Series B Shares.  These Shares are trading on the Mexican stock market.  The ADS which trade on the NYSE still consist of twelve underlying Shares, but they are all Series B Shares, with full voting rights.

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A.Major Shareholders
Control Trust
Initially in April 1995, the Robinson Bours Stockholders created the Control Trust to hold certain Units owned by members of the Robinson Bours family.  The Robinson Bours Stockholders, through the Control Trust and a separate trust established in connection with our 1997 initial public offering (the “Family Trust”),
Before.  Prior to the Share conversion in September 2006,2005 described above, the Control Trust and the Family Trust was:were composed by:

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Title of Class
 
Identity of Group
 
Amount Owned
 
Percent of Class
 
        
Series B(1) Control Trust and Family Trust  398,250,000  88.5%
           
Series L(2)
 
Control Trust and Family Trust  98,250,000  65.5%
           
All Classes(3)
 
Control Trust and Family Trust  496,500,000  82.8%
Title of Class
 
Identity of Group
 
Amount Owned
  
Percent of Class
 
         
Series B(1) Control Trust and Family Trust  398,250,000   88.5%
           
Series L(2) Control Trust and Family Trust  98,250,000   65.5%
           
All Classes(3) Control Trust and Family Trust  496,500,000   82.8%


(1)Percentage is based on 450,000,000 Series B Shares, including 300,000,000 Shares not registered under Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
(2)Percentage is based on 150,000,000 Series L Shares.
(3)   
(3)Percentage is based on 600,000,000 Shares.
 
AsAfter the conversion of December 31, 2006L Shares to B Shares, the Control Trust  and the Family Trust ownedown the same number of Shares (496,500,000 Shares or 82.75% of outstanding Shares).  However, these Shares are all now Series B Shares.
In November 2008, the Robinson Bours family created a third trust with 102,000,000 Shares, which were taken from one of the existing trusts.  The purpose of this new trust is to serve as collateral for the Company’s loan indebtedness.  The three trusts together accounted for 496,500,000 Shares outstanding (82.75%), all Series B Shares.on December 31, 2008 and there has been no change in the position of each holder.
 
Apart from the ownership set forth above, at the end of April 2008,March 2009, Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund and Fidelity Management & Research Co. each own 5.03%owned 4.7% of our Common Stock, representingStock; equal to a total of 2,515,000 and 2,515,200 shares2,325,000 ADS’s for each respectively.
 
In November 1998, in accordance with rules established by the CNBV, we established a reserve in the amount of Ps.180.0 million in nominal pesos, for the repurchase of Shares.  At the end of 2007,2008, the Company had repurchased zero Shares.
 
During our stockholders’ meeting of April 23, 2008,22, 2009, we capped the share repurchase program for 20082009 to a maximum amount of Ps.313.6Ps.165.6 million.  As of May 20, 2008,29, 2009, we had repurchased zero Shares.a total of 92,000 shares.
 
The following table sets forth the estimated percentages of the Shares held in México and other Countries as of December 31, 2007.2008.
 
Year
 
Percentage
 
    
México  85.084.8%
Other Countries  15.015.2%
 
FromAs of March 31, 2009, from the 100% of the total Sharesshares of the Company, we accounted for approximately 4849 shareholders in the NYSE and 5865 in the BMV.

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Interest of Management in Certain Transactions
B.Related Party Transactions
 
It is our policy not to engage in any transaction with or for the benefit of any stockholder or member of the Board of Directors, or any entity controlled by such a person or in which such a person has a substantial economic interest, unless (i) the transaction is related to our business and (ii) the price and other terms are at least as favorable to us as those that could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from a third party.

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We have engaged in a variety of transactions with entities owned by members of the Robinson Bours family, all of which we believe were consistent with this policy and not material to our business and results of operations.  All of these transactions are described below.  See Note 45 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  We expect to engage in similar transactions in the future.
 
We regularly purchase vehicles and related equipment from distributors owned by various members of the Robinson Bours family.  The total amount spent on such purchases was Ps.58.6 million, Ps. 63.5 million, Ps.95.8 million and Ps.95.8Ps. 156.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007,2008, respectively.  The distribution of vehicles and related equipment is a highly competitive aspect of business in the areas in which we operate.  We are not dependent on affiliated distributors and are able to ensure that the pricing and service we obtain from affiliated distributors are competitive with those available from other suppliers.
 
The Robinson Bours Stockholders own Taxis Aéreos del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V. (“TAN”), an air transport company that provides transportation for members of the Board of Directors to and from meetings at our headquarters in Celaya.  We paid TAN Ps. 4.7 million, Ps.4.2 million, and Ps.3.2 million and Ps. 2.1 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007,2008, respectively, for such transportation.
 
We purchased feed and packaging materials from enterprises owned by Robinson Bours Stockholders, the family of Enrique Robinson Bours and the family of Juan Bautista Robinson Bours.  The cost of such purchases was Ps.194.1Ps.251.9 million, Ps.251.9.0Ps.192.8 million and Ps.192.8Ps.427.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007,2008, respectively.
 
Our accounts payable to related parties totaled Ps.12.7Ps.26.8 million and Ps.26.8Ps. 50.3 million as of ended December 31, 20062007 and 2007,2008, respectively.  These transactions took place among companies owned by the same set of stockholders.  See Note 45 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Neither we nor our subsidiaries have loaned any money to any of our directors or officers, controlling shareholders or entities controlled by these parties.
 
ITEM 8.
C.
Financial Information
Interests of Experts and Counsel
 
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.Financial Information
A.Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are included in Item 18.  The financial statements were audited by an independent registered public accounting firmfirms and are accompanied by antheir audit report.reports.
On August 28, 2008, we announced that the Company’s Board of Directors, as per the Audit Committee’s recommendation, approved the selection of KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. as the Company’s independent auditor, effective as of August 27, 2008.
 
The financial statements include a consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statements of income,operations, consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity, and consolidated statements of changes in financial position, and Notesconsolidated statement of cash flows and notes relating to the Consolidated Financial Statements.consolidated financial statements.

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The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS, which differ in certain respects from U.S. GAAP.  Note 1921 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides a description of the principal differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP as they relate to us and a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP of totalConsolidated stockholders’ equity, operating income and consolidated net income, a consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and a condensedconsolidated cash flow statement under U.S. GAAP as of December 31, 20062007 and 2007,2008, and for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007.

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Legal Proceedings
 
We are a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of our business.  We believe that none of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, is likely to have a material adverse effect on us.the Company’s consolidated financial positions and consolidated results of operations.
 
Dividends Policy
 
Pursuant to Mexican law and our bylaws, the declaration, amount and payment of annual dividends are determined by a majority vote of the shareholders, generally but not necessarily on the recommendation of the Board of Directors.
 
WeIn 2006, 2007 and 2008, we declared and paid cash dividends at nominal values of Ps.353.9, Ps. 353.9 and Ps. 353.9 respectively (Ps. 378.1 and Ps.363.7 in nominalconstant Mexican pesos as at December 31 of Ps.239.1 million in 2005, Ps.353.9 million in 2006 and Ps.353.9 million in 2007.2007 respectively).
 
Although there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of future dividends, we expect to pay an annual dividend pro rata to holders of outstanding Shares in an amount up toof approximately 20%the 20.0% of the prior year’s net income.  The declaration and payment of dividends will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors and the shareholders, including debt instruments which may limit our ability to pay dividends.
 
Because we are a holding company with no significant operations of our own, we will have distributable profits and cash to pay dividends only to the extent that we receive dividends from our subsidiaries, principally BSACV.  Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will pay dividends or of the amount of any such dividends.  BSACV, our principal operating subsidiary, could, in the future, enter into loan agreements containing covenants whose terms limit its ability to pay dividends under certain circumstances.
 
Mexican law requires that 5%5.0% of our net income each year (after profit sharing and other deductions required by Mexican law) be allocated to a legal reserve fund until such fund reaches an amount equal to at least 20%20.0% of our capital stock.  Mexican corporations may pay dividends only out of earnings (including retained earnings after all losses have been absorbed or paid up) and only after such allocation to the legal reserve fund.  The level of earnings available for the payment of dividends is determined under Mexican FRS.
 
B.Significant Changes
Significant Changes in Accounting Practices
 
New Accounting pronouncements
 
The most important new accounting pronouncements that came into effect inafter December 31, 2007 are:

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Mexican FRS B-10, (Effects of inflation).  As a result of the adoption of this FRS, at January 1, 2008, the stockholders' equity accounts were reclassified as shown on the consolidated statement of stockholders' equity.  We present the 2007 and 2006 consolidated financial statements in constant pesos at December 31, 2007, the last date on which the comprehensive method for recognizing the effects of inflation was used.
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Mexican FRS D-3, (Employee Benefits).  As a result of the adoption of this FRS, in 2008 the intangible asset of Ps. 28.3 million, previously recognized in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the labor obligation minimum liability adjustment of Ps. 2.5 million, previously recognized in the consolidated statement of stockholders equity as of December 31, 2007, were eliminated.  Furthermore, amortization of unamortized items resulted in an approximate gain of Ps. 0.8 million during 2008.
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Mexican FRS D-4, (Taxes on income).  Effective January 1, 2008, the asset and liability method became the only approved method to calculate deferred taxes.  Therefore, we wrote off the Ps. 288.6 million of additional liability determined under the stockholders’ equity method in 2007 against retained earnings.
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Mexican FRS B-2, (Statement of Cash Flow).  As a result of the adoption of this FRS in 2008, the indirect method was used for the calculation of consolidated cash flows in 2008 while the consolidated statements of change in the financial position in 2006 and 2007 are presented as issued.
The CINIF has issued the following FRS, B-3, (Statementeffective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2008:
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FRS B-7 “Business acquisitions”, FRS B-8 “Consolidated and combined financial statements”, FRS C-7 “Investments in associates and other permanent investments” and FRS C-8 “Intangible assets”.
We consider that the initial effects of Operation), Mexican FRS C-13, (Related Parties), Mexican FRS D-6, (Capitalization of the Comprehensive Cost of Financing), Mexican IFRS 4, (Presentation of Employee Profit Sharing in the Statement of Operation) and Mexican IFRS8, (Effects of the Flate-Rate Business Tax (FRBT)). these new FRS’s will not be material.
For more detail see Note 2-x and Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The most important new accounting pronouncements that will come into effect in 2008 are: Mexican FRS B-2, (Statement of Cash Flows), Mexican FRS B-10 (Effects of Inflation), Mexican FRS D-3, (Employees Benefits), Mexican FRS D-4, (Taxes on Profits), Mexican FRS 5, (Accounting Recognition of the Additional Consideration Agreed at the Inception of a Derivative to Adjust the Instrument to its Fair Value), Mexican FRS 6, (Formally Designating a Hedge) and Mexican FRS 7, (Application of Comprehensive Income Item Generated by a Cash Flow Hedge on a Forecasted Purchase of a Non-financial Asset).

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We consider that the application of the Mexican FRS 5, Mexican FRS 6 and Mexican FRS 7 will have no material effect on our financial position or results of operations. We will apply Mexican FRS B-10 by ceasing to recognize the effects of inflation in our financial information and we are analyzing the effect of Mexican FRS B-2, FRS D-3 and FRS D-4. For more detail see Note 1820 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
ITEM 9.
The Offer and Listing
 
A.Offer and Listing Details

On September 19, 1997, Bachoco commenced trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange through Units (each comprised of one Series B Share and one Series L Share),and on the New York Stock Exchange thoughtthrough American Depositary Shares (“ADSs,” each comprised of six Units).  The ADSs are evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)issued by The Bank of New York, as Depositary under a Deposit Agreement among the Company, the Depositary and the holders from time to time of ADRs.
 
In September 2006, the Company separated the UBL and UBB Units into their components, and converted their Series L Shares into Series B Shares, on a one to one basis.  Consequently, now all our Common Stock Shares are Series B Shares with full voting rights.  This change had not modified the face value of the Shares.
 
On May 1, 2008,As of April 30, 2009, there were 7,654 thousands7,574,991 ADSs outstanding, representing 15.3%15.1% of the total Shares outstanding, which were held by five holders (including the Depositary Trust Company) with registered addresses in the United States.approximately 50 holders.

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The following tables set forth for each year from 20032004 to 2007,2008, for each quarter from 20062007 and 20072008 and for each complete month from December 20072008 to May 2008,2009, the high, low and close prices of the Shares on the Mexican Stock as reported by the Mexican Stock Exchange and the high, low and close price of the ADSs on the NYSE as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.
 
Mexican Stock Exchange
(Nominal pesos per Share)

Year
 
High
 
Low
 
Close
 
2003  9.65  7.00  9.45 
2004  13.35  8.50  13.10 
2005  20.70  12.22  17.25 
2006  23.70  15.70  23.66 
2007  30.96  20.00  28.60 
Year
 
High
  
Low
  
Close
 
2004  13.35   8.50   13.10 
2005  20.70   12.22   17.25 
2006  23.70   15.70   23.66 
2007  30.96   20.00   28.60 
2008  30.15   14.21   15.99 

New York Stock Exchange
(U.S.$ per ADS)

Year
 
High
 
Low
 
Close
 
2003  10.78  7.73  10.45 
2004  14.19  8.8  14.19 
2005  23.02  12.87  19.50 
2006  29.00  16.33  29.00 
2007  35.11  24.10  31.81 

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Year
 
High
  
Low
  
Close
 
2004  14.19   8.8   14.19 
2005  23.02   12.87   19.50 
2006  29.00   16.33   29.00 
2007  35.11   24.10   31.81 
2008  33.34   12.75   14.50 

Mexican Stock Exchange
(Nominal pesos per Share)

Period
 
High
 
Low
 
Close
 
First Quarter 2006  17.25  15.70  15.95 
Second Quarter 2006  19.10  15.85  18.50 
Third Quarter 2006  20.00  16.90  20.00 
Fourth Quarter 2006  23.66  18.70  23.66 
First Quarter 2007  28.00  20.00  25.80 
Second Quarter 2007  30.08  25.89  28.60 
Third Quarter 2007  30.96  24.00  29.50 
Fourth Quarter 2007  29.02  23.00  27.01 
Period
 
High
  
Low
  
Close
 
First Quarter 2007  28.00   20.00   25.80 
Second Quarter 2007  30.08   25.89   28.60 
Third Quarter 2007  30.96   24.00   29.50 
Fourth Quarter 2007  29.02   23.00   27.01 
First Quarter 2008  30.15   25.00   26.13 
Second Quarter 2008  26.50   23.99   24.99 
Third Quarter 2008  25.60   22.76   22.76 
Fourth Quarter 2008  22.00   14.21   15.99 

New York Stock Exchange
(U.S.$ per ADS)

Period
 
High
 
Low
 
Close
 
First Quarter 2006  19.58  16.33  17.43 
Second Quarter 2006  20.90  17.30  18.29 
Third Quarter 2006  22.45  17.97  22.25 
Fourth Quarter 2006  29.00  20.65  29.00 
First Quarter 2007  30.75  24.10  28.34 
Second Quarter 2007  33.55  28.51  32.25 
Third Quarter 2007  35.11  27.14  32.06 
Fourth Quarter 2007  32.61  26.04  30.77 
Period
 
High
  
Low
  
Close
 
First Quarter 2007  30.75   24.10   28.34 
Second Quarter 2007  33.55   28.51   32.25 
Third Quarter 2007  35.11   27.14   32.06 
Fourth Quarter 2007  32.61   26.04   30.77 
First Quarter 2008  33.34   27.39   29.12 
Second Quarter 2008  31.24   27.56   29.60 
Third Quarter 2008  31.00   21.59   24.38 
Fourth Quarter 2008  24.60   12.75   14.50 

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Mexican Stock Exchange
(Nominal pesos per Share)

Month
 
High
 
Low
 
Close
 
December 2007  29.02  26.91  28.60 
January 2008  30.15  26.35  28.50 
February 2008  28.50  22.00  26.00 
March 2008  26.33  22.00  25.12 
April 2008  25.56  22.11  25.05 
May 2008  25.36  23.71  25.36 
Month
 
High
  
Low
  
Close
 
December 2008  18.00   14.21   15.99 
January 2009  16.99   14.01   15.64 
February 2009  18.00   13.03   13.03 
March 2009  14.69   11.85   13.80 
April 2009  17.48   13.00   17.48 
May 2009  20.00   16.00   19.12 

New York Stock Exchange
(U.S.$ per ADS)

Period
 
High
 
Low
 
Close
 
December 2007  32.61  30.00  31.81 
January 2008  33.34  29.46  30.90 
February 2008  29.53  27.39  29.30 
March 2008  29.99  28.23  29.12 
April 2008  29.25  27.80  29.03 
May 2008  29.48  27.56  29.00 
Period
 
High
  
Low
  
Close
 
December 2008  16.50   12.75   14.50 
January 2009  15.30   12.00   13.50 
February 2009  15.29   9.60   11.70 
March 2009  12.70   9.03   11.35 
April 2009  15.00   11.58   15.00 
May 2009  18.50   15.20   17.89 
 
B.Plan of Distribution
Not applicable.
C.Markets
Trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange
 
The Mexican Stock Exchange, located in México City, is the only stock exchange in México.  Founded in 1894,1894.  Since 2008, the Mexican Stock Exchange is organized ashas been a corporation whose Shares are held by brokerage houses, which are currently the only entities allowed to own them. Thesepublic company, The brokerage houses are currently the only entities authorized to trade on the floor of the Mexican Stock Exchange.
Trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange takes place principally through an automated inter-dealer quotation system known as SENTRA, which is open for trading between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., México City time, each business day. Each trading day is divided into six trading sessions with ten-minute periods separating each session. Trades in securities listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange can, subject to certain requirements, also be realized off the Exchange. Due primarily to Mexican tax considerations, however, most transactions in listed securities are effected through the Exchange. The Mexican Stock Exchange operates a system of automatic suspension of trading in Shares of a particular issuer as a means of controlling excessive price volatility, but under current regulations this system does not apply to securities such as the Units that are directly or indirectly (for example, through ADSs) quoted on a stock exchange outside México.

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Settlement is effected two business days after a share transaction on the Mexican Stock Exchange. Deferred settlement, even by mutual agreement, is not permitted without the approval of the CNBV. Most securities traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange are on deposit with S.D. Indeval Institución para el Depósito de Valores, S.A. de C.V., (Central Securities Depository for the Mexican Securities Market, or “Indeval”), a privately owned central securities depositary that acts as a clearing house, depositary, custodian and registrar for Mexican Stock Exchange transactions, eliminating the need for physical transfer of securities.

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The Mexican Stock Exchange is one of Latin America’s largest exchanges in terms of market capitalization, but it remains relatively small and illiquid compared to major world markets, and is therefore subject to greater volatility.  There is no formal over-the-counter market for securities in México.
 
The market value of securities of Mexican companies is, to varying degrees, affected by economic and market conditions in other emerging market countries.
 
Market Regulation
 
The predecessor of the CNBV was established in 1946 to regulate stock market activity.  The Ley del Mercado de Valores (“Securities Market Law”) of 1975, as amended, regulates the securities markets and brokerage houses and sets standards for the registration of brokers in the Intermediaries Section of the Registro Nacional de Valores e Intermediarios (National Registry of Securities and Intermediaries, or “RNVI”), such registration being a prerequisite to becoming a member of the Mexican Stock Exchange.  Prior to registration in the RNVI, a brokerage house must be authorized by the Ministry of Finance upon the recommendation of the CNBV.  Legislative provisions under NAFTA allow foreign securities firms in a NAFTA country to establish and control brokerage firms in México.  There are several foreign brokerage houses authorized to operate in México.  In addition, a number of other foreign brokerage firms have submitted preliminary applications to be authorized to operate on the Mexican Stock Exchange.  The Securities Market Law also empowers the CNBV to regulate the public offering and trading of securities.  The governing committee of the CNBV is composed of representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the Mexican Central Bank, the Comisión Nacional de Seguros y Fianzas (“National Insurance and Bonding Commission”), the Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (“National Retirement Savings Fund Commission”) and the CNBV.
 
Under the Mexican Securities Market Law, the CNBV must be notified before stockholders of a company listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange effect one or more simultaneous or successive transactions resulting in the transfer of 10% or more of such company’s capital stock.  The holders of the Shares being transferred in the transactions are also obligated to inform the CNBV of the results of the transactions within three days of completion of the last transaction, or that the transactions have not been completed.  The CNBV will notify the Mexican Stock Exchange of such transactions, without specifying the names of the parties involved.

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The CNBV and the Mexican Stock Exchange must also be notified in the event of any of the following contingencies:
 
 ·on the following day of operation if any stockholder of a company listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange effects one or more transactions resulting in the ownership of more than 10% and less of 30% of capital stock;
 
 ·on the following day of operation if any Related Person increases his ownership of the stock of a company; and
 
 ·at least 15 days before the operation becomes effective if any stockholder of a company listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange undertakes in a Public Offering one or more transactions resulting in the ownership of more than 30% but less than 50% of capital stock.
 
In June 2006, the Ley del Mercado de Valores (“Securities Market Law”) was updated.  Our bylaws were also updated accordingly, which are available in an English version, in our web page.

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Some of the changes, among others, are:were:
 
a)We had to change our name from “Industrias Bachoco S.A. de C.V.” to “Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V.”
 
b)Defines more specifically the concept of “Control” or “Controlled”
b)            Defines more specifically the concept of  “Control” or “Controlled”
c)            Defines and assigns specific duties to the General Director or CEO.
d)            Defines more precisely and widely the duties of the Board of Directors.
e)            Assign more ample responsibilities to the audit committee.
 
c)Defines and assigns specific duties to the General Director or CEO.
d)Defines more precisely and widely the duties of the Board of Directors.
e)Assign more ample responsibilities to the audit committee.
f)The Statutory Auditor no longer exists for Public Companies, his duties were assumed by the Audit Committee.
 
ITEM 10.
D.
Additional Information
Selling Shareholders
 
Memorandum and Articles of AssociationNot applicable.
E.Dilution
Not applicable.
F.Expenses of the Issue
Not applicable.
ITEM 10.Additional Information
A.Share Capital
Not applicable.
B.Memorandum and Articles of Association
 
Information regarding the memorandum and articles of association was included in the Initial Registration Form F-1, submitted in September 1997.  In April 2002, we made changes to our bylaws, which were reported in our annual report for year 2002.  In December 2003 and January 2007 we made further changes, the most important are summarized below.  An English translation of our bylaws was submitted with our annual report for year 2006 and is incorporated by reference herein and is also available on our web page www.bachoco.com.mxwww.bachoco.com.mx.  Aside from these changes, the information contained in the Initial Registration Form F-1 is applicable to this Annual Report.
 
The discussion set forth below contains information concerning our capital stock and a brief summary of the material provisions of the bylaws and applicable Mexican law.  This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the bylaws and the applicable provisions of Mexican law.
 
General
 
The Company was incorporated on April 17, 1980 as a variable capital corporation (sociedad anónima de capital variable) under the laws of México.  To fully comply with Mexican laws, the Company modified its name to Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. (sociedad anónima bursatil de capital variable) in April, 2007.

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In 1995, our stockholders authorized the issuance of up to 15,525,000 additional Series B Shares and 15,525,000 additional Series L Shares, all constituting fixed capital, to be issued in connection with the global offering of Shares that took place on September 19, 1997 (the “Global Offering”).
 
On April 21, 1997 we restructured our capital by (i) declaring a four-to-one stock split of the 106,678,125 Series B Shares and 35,559,375 Series L Shares outstanding, (ii) converting 7,762,500 Series L Shares (on a post-split basis) into Series B Shares and (iii) combining all of the 434,475,000 Series B Shares and 134,475,000 Series L Shares outstanding (in each case, on a post-split basis) into 134,475,000 Units and 150,000,000 B Units.  Each Unit consisted of one Series B Share and one Series L Share.  Holders of Units were entitled to exercise all the rights of holders of the Series B Shares and Series L Shares underlying their Units.  Each B Unit consisted of two Series B Shares.  B Units entitle the holders thereof to exercise all the rights of holders of the Series B Shares underlying such B Units.  Immediately prior to the Global Offering, our outstanding capital stock consisted of 434,475,000 Series B Shares and 134,475,000 Series L Shares, all of which were duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
 
Originally for a period of 10 years after the Global Offering, the Series B Shares will be issuable only in the form of Units and B Units, and the Series L Shares only in the form of Units.  Commencing 10 years from the date of the Global Offering, Units will automatically separate into their component Series B Shares and Series L Shares, B Units will automatically separate into their component Series B Shares, and each Series L Share underlying the Units will automatically convert into one Series B Share.
 
During the annual shareholders meeting held on April 26, 2006, shareholders approved to proceed with the anticipated conversion of the Series L Shares into Series B Shares, which have full voting rights.
 
This conversion was effective in September 2006 and included two steps:  separating the UBL and UBB Units currently trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange into their component Shares.  The Series L Shares were converted into Series B Shares (on a one-to-one basis), thereby created a single share class, the Series B Shares, which represents all of our Common Stock.  These Shares are currently trading on the Mexican Stock Market.  Each ADS still consists of 12 underlying Shares, but they are all Series B Shares.
 
The Series B Shares had full voting rights and the Series L Shares had limited voting rights.  Nevertheless the Series B Shares and the Series L Shares had the same economic rights.  Each Series B Share entitled the holder thereof to one vote at any general meeting of the stockholders.  The Series L Shares were entitled to vote only with respect to certain limited matters as described under “—Voting Rights and Stockholders’ Meetings.”
 
The Robinson Bours Stockholders have advised us that they intend to ensure that the Control Trust will hold at least 51% of the Series B Shares at any time outstanding.  See “—Foreign Investment Legislation.”Legislation” in this Item.
 
Registration and Transfer
 
Series B Shares are evidenced by certificates in registered form, which may have dividend coupons attached.  We maintain a registry and, in accordance with Mexican law, we recognize as stockholders only those holders listed in the stock registry.  Stockholders may hold their Shares in the form of physical certificates (which, together with notations made in our stock registry, evidence ownership of the Shares) or through book entries with institutions that have accounts with Indeval.

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Indeval is the holder of record in respect of Shares held through it.  Accounts may be maintained at Indeval by brokerage houses, banks and other entities approved by the CNBV.  Ownership of Shares maintained at Indeval is evidenced through Indeval’s records and through lists kept by Indeval participants. See “Description of American Depositary Receipts.”
 
In accordance with Article 130 of the Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles (“Mexican Corporations Law”), the Board of Directors must authorize any transfer of stock, or any securities based on such stock, when the number of Shares sought to be transferred in one act or a succession of acts, without limit of time or from one group of interrelated stockholders or stockholders who act in concert, constitutes 10% or more of the voting stock issued by the Company.  If the Board of Directors refuses to authorize such a transfer, the Board must designate one or more purchasers of the stock, who must pay the interested party the prevailing price on the Mexican Stock Exchange.  The Board must issue its resolution within three months of the date on which it receives the relevant request for authorization and in any case, must consider:  (i) the criteria that are in the best interests of the Company, the Company’s operations and the long-term vision of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) that no shareholder of the Company is excluded, other than the person that intends to acquire control of the financial benefits that may result from the application of the terms of this clause; (iii) that the taking of the Control of the Company is not restricted in an absolute manner; (iv) that the provisions of the Securities Market Law, with respect to acquisition public offerings, are not contravened; and (v) that the exercise of the patrimonial rights of the acquirer are not rendered without effect.
 
If any person participates in a transaction that would have resulted in the acquisition of 10% or more voting stock of the Company without having obtained the board’s prior approval, they must pay the Company a fine equal to the market value of the Shares.
 
Any person who participates in an act that violate the terms of Article 130 discussed in the preceding paragraph will be obligated to pay the Company a fine in an amount equal to the value of the Shares owned directly or indirectly by the stockholder, or the value of the Shares involved in the prohibited transaction, if such person does not own Shares issued by the Company.  In the case of a prohibited transaction that would have resulted in the acquisition of 10% or more of the voting stock of the Company, the fine will be equal to the market value of those Shares, provided that board authorization was not obtained in advance.
 
According to our bylaws, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors must authorize in writing, by a resolution made at a Board of Directors’ meeting, any change in the control of the Company.  Our Board of Directors has the right to decide if a person or a group of persons is acting for the purpose of acquiring control of the Company.
 
“Control” or “Controlled” means (i) to directly or indirectly impose decisions at the general meetings of shareholders, stockholders or equivalent bodies or to appoint or remove the majority of the directors, managers or equivalent officers; (ii) to hold title to the rights that directly or indirectly allow the exercise of votes with respect to more than fifty percent of the capital stock; or (iii) to directly or indirectly direct the management, the strategy or the principal policies of the Company, whether through the ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise.
 
Voting Rights and Stockholders’ Meetings
 
Each Series B Share entitles the holder thereof to one vote at any general meeting of the stockholders.  Holders are currently entitled to elect all members of the Board of Directors.

 
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Our bylaws provide that the Board of Directors shall consist of at least five members and no more than twenty one.  Our board was reformed during our ordinary shareholders meeting held on April 23, 2007, and now consists of eight proprietary shareholder Directors and two independent Directors.  The stockholders also appointed four alternate Shareholders Directors to the Board of Directors.

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General stockholders’ meetings may be ordinary or extraordinary meetings.  Extraordinary general meetings are meetings called to consider the matters specified in Article 182 of the Mexican Corporations Law and the bylaws,including changes in the fixed portion of the capital stock and other amendments to the bylaws, liquidation, merger, transformation from one type of corporate form to another, change in nationality and changes of corporate purposes.
 
General meetings called to consider all other matters, including election of the directors, are ordinary meetings.  An ordinary general meeting of the Company must be held at least annually during the four months following the end of the preceding fiscal year to consider certain matters specified in Article 181 and 182 of the Mexican Corporations Law, including, principally, the election of directors, the approval of the report of the Board of Directors regarding their company’s performance, the Company’s financial statements for the preceding fiscal year and the allocation of the profits and losses of the preceding year, and to approve the transactions that the Company or the entities that the Company controls intend to carry out, in terms of article 47 of the Securities Market Law, in one fiscal year, when such transactions represent 20% (twenty percent) or more of the consolidated assets of the Company, based on the figures corresponding to the closing of the immediately preceding quarter, independently of the manner in which such transactions are carried out, whether simultaneously or successively, but which due to their characteristics, may be considered as a single transaction. Holders of Shares, may vote at such Meetings.
 
Before September 2006, any holder of Series L Shares representing 10% or more of the outstanding capital stock had the right to appoint one member and one alternate member of the Board of Directors during a Shareholders’ meeting.
 
Under our bylaws, the quorum on first call for a general ordinary meeting is at least 50%.  If a quorum is not available on first call, a second meeting may be called at which action may be taken by a majority of those present, regardless of the number of Shares represented at the meeting.  On a second call, Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meetings will be considered validly held regardless of the number of common or ordinary Shares represented therein and the resolutions of such Meetings will be valid when passed by majority vote of the Common Stock therein.
 
The quorum on first call for a general extraordinary meeting or a special meeting is 75% of the outstanding Shares with voting rights on the matters to be addressed in that meeting.  If a quorum is not available on first call, a second meeting may be called, provided that at least 50% of the outstanding Shares with voting rights on the matters to be addressed in that meeting are represented.
 
Our bylawsrequire the approval of holders of at least 95% of the outstanding Shares and the approval of the CNBV for the amendment of the controlling stockholders’ obligation under the bylawsto repurchase Shares and certain other provisions in the event of delisting.  See “—Other Provisions—Repurchase in the Event of Delisting.”
 
For more detail see our bylaws on our webpage at www.bachoco.com.mx
 
Holders of ADRs are entitled to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights. See “Description of American Depositary Receipts—Voting of Deposited Securities.”
 
According to our bylaws, stockholders with a right to vote may ask to postpone a vote on any matters on which they believe they do not have enough information as defined by Article 199 of the Mexican Corporation Law.  Stockholders with a right to vote, including a limited right to vote, and who hold at least 20% of the capital stock, may legally object to the decisions of a general stockholders’ meeting, with respect to matters in which they have rights, without the percentage established under article 201 of the General Law of Business Entities being applicable in such case.

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Moreover, holders of Shares having voting rights, including limited or restricted voting rights or holders of Shares without voting rights that jointly or individually represent 5% (five percent) or more of the capital stock, may directly exercise the action of liability against the members and secretary of the Board of Directors, as well as against the relevant directors or executive officers.  The exercise of such action will not be subject to the compliance with the requirements set forth under articles 161 and 163 of the General Law of Business Entities.
 
The Board of Directors, or its President or Secretary or the judicial authority, as applicable, must issue notices of calls of Shareholders’ Meetings.  In addition, shareholders that jointly or separately represent at least 10% (ten percent) of the capital of the Company may request the President of the Board of Directors or the President of the Audit Committee to call a General Shareholder’s Meeting, without the percentage indicated under article 184 of the General Law of Business Entities being applicable for such purpose.  If the notice of meeting is not issued within fifteen days after the date of the corresponding request, a Civil or District Judge of the Company’s domicile will issue such notice at the request of the interested parties that represent the requesting 10% (ten percent) of the capital, who must present their stock certificates for such purpose.
 
At least 15 days prior to the meeting, notice of the meeting must be published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (“Official Gazette”) or in a newspaper of general circulation in México City.  Stockholders’ meetings may be held without such publication provided that 100.0% of the outstanding Shares with voting rights on the matters to be addressed by such meeting are represented.
 
From the moment that a call for a stockholders’ meeting is made public, all the information related to the meeting must be available to the stockholders.  In order to attend a stockholders’ meeting, a stockholder must request and obtain an admission card by furnishing, at least 24 hours before the time set for holding the stockholders’ meeting, appropriate evidence of ownership of Shares in us and depositing such Shares with our corporate secretary or with an institution authorized to accept such deposit.  If so entitled to attend the meeting, a stockholder may be represented by proxy signed before two witnesses.  Additionally, the stockholder may be represented at the stockholders’ meetings by a person named by proxy, on a printed form that we issue, which, under Mexican law, must identify our Company and indicate clearly the matters to be addressed in the meeting, with enough space for the instructions that the stockholder specifies.  We are obliged to make information on the upcoming meeting available to the intermediaries in the stock market, for the time specified in Article 173 of the Mexican Law, in order to give the intermediaries time to send it to the stockholders they represent.  The Secretary of the Board of Directors must verify that this requirement is met and report on this matter at the stockholders’ meeting.  See “—Registration and Transfer.”
 
Members of the Board
 
Under the Mexican Corporations Law, a Board of Directors must conform to the following requirements:
 
(i)The Board of Directors will be integrated by a minimum of 5 (five) and a maximum of 21 (twenty-one) principal members.
 
(ii)At least 25% (twenty-five percent) of the members of the Board of Directors must be independent, in accordance with the terms of article 24 of the Securities Market Law.
 
(iii)For each principal member, a substitute will be appointed, in the understanding that the substitutes of independent Board members must also be independent.

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Besides from satisfying all of the requirements mentioned above, failure to meet these standards for any reason will not constitute grounds for judicial action challenging any act, contract, or agreement undertaken by the board, an intermediate committee or other delegated authority.  Furthermore, such standards will not be mandatory for the validity or existence of such acts.
 
The Board of Directors must meet at least every three months at our address or any other place in México and on the dates that the board determines.  Meetings previously scheduled in accordance with a schedule pre approved by the board do not need to be called.  Meetings must be called by at least 25% of the members of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Secretary or the Alternate Secretary of the Board or the President of the Audit Committee.  Members of the board must be notified via e mail or in writing at least five calendar days in advance of a meeting.
 
Statutory Auditor
According with the Mexican market law, the Statutory Auditor is not required for public companies since June 2006. The activities of the Statutory Auditor will be performed by the Audit Committee.
Dividend and Distributions
 
At the annual ordinary general stockholders’ meeting, the Board of Directors submits our financial statements for the previous fiscal year, together with a report thereon by the board, to the holders of Series B Shares for their consideration.  The holders of Series B Shares, once they have approved the financial statements, determine the allocation of our net profits, if any, for the preceding year.  They are required by law to allocate 5% of such net profits to a legal reserve, which is not thereafter available for distribution until the amount of the legal reserve equals 20% of our historical capital stock (before giving effect to the restatement thereof in constant pesos).  As of December 31, 2007,2008, our legal reserve fund was equal to at least 20% of our paid-in capital stock.  Amounts in excess of those allocated to the legal reserve fund may be allocated to other reserve funds as the stockholders determine, including a reserve for the repurchase of our Shares.  The remaining balance of net profits, if any, is available for distribution as dividends.  No dividends may be paid, however, unless losses for prior fiscal years have been paid or absorbed.
 
Holders of Series B Shares and, accordingly, holders of ADSs will have equal rights, on a per Share basis, to dividends and other distributions, including any distributions we make upon liquidation.  Partially paid Shares participate in any distribution to the extent that such Shares have been paid at the time of the distribution or, if not paid, only with respect to the proportion paid.
 
Changes in Capital Stock
 
An increase of capital stock may generally be affected through the issuance of new Shares for payment in cash or in kind, by capitalization of indebtedness or by capitalization of certain items of stockholders’ equity.  An increase of capital stock generally may not be realized until all previously issued and subscribed Shares of capital stock have been fully paid.  Generally, a reduction of capital stock may be effected to absorb losses, to redeem Shares, or to release stockholders from payments not made.  A reduction of capital stock to redeem Shares is effected by reimbursing holders of Shares pro rata or by lot.  Stockholders may also approve the redemption of fully paid Shares with retained earnings.  Such redemption would be affected by a repurchase of Shares on the Mexican Stock Exchange (in the case of Shares listed thereon).
 
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The fixed portion of our capital stock may only be increased or decreased by resolution of a general extraordinary meeting and an amendment to the bylaws, whereas the variable portion of our capital stock may be increased or decreased by resolution of a general ordinary meeting.  See “Other Provisions—Fixed and Variable Capital.”

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No resolution by the stockholders is required for decreases in capital stock resulting from exercise of our right to withdraw variable Shares or from our repurchase of our own Shares or for increases in capital stock resulting from our sale of Shares we previously purchased.  See “Other Provisions—Purchase by the Company of its Shares” and “Other Provisions—Appraisal Rights.”
 
Preemptive Rights
 
Except in certain limited circumstances, in the event of a capital increase through the issuance of new Shares for payment in cash or in kind, a holder of existing Shares of a given Series at the time of the capital increase has a preferential right to subscribe for a sufficient number of new Shares of the same Series to maintain the holder’s existing proportionate holdings of Shares of that Series or, in the event of a capital increase through the issuance of limited-voting or non-voting stock only, to subscribe for a sufficient number of the Shares to be issued to maintain the holder’s existing proportionate holdings of our capital stock.  Preemptive rights must be exercised within 15 days following the publication of notice of the capital increase in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Gazette)or following the date of the stockholders’ meeting at which the capital increase was approved if all stockholders were represented at such meeting; otherwise, such rights will lapse.  Under Mexican law, preemptive rights cannot be waived in advance by a stockholder, except under limited circumstances, and cannot be represented by an instrument that is negotiable separately from the corresponding share.  The Robinson Bours Stockholders, including the Selling Stockholders, have waived all preemptive rights with respect to the Shares and the ADSs being offered in the Global Offering.  Holders of ADRs that are U.S. citizens or are located in the United States may be restricted in their ability to participate in the exercise of preemptive rights. See “Description of American Depositary Receipts—Dividends, Other Distributions and Rights.”
 
Foreign Investment Legislation
 
Ownership by foreigners of Shares of Mexican companies is regulated by the Ley de Inversión Extranjera (“Foreign Investment Law”) and by the Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera (“Foreign Investment Regulations”).  The Ministry of Commerce and Industrial Development and the Foreign Investment Commission are responsible for the administration of the Foreign Investment Law.
 
The Foreign Investment Law reserves certain economic activities exclusively for the Mexican state and certain other activities exclusively for Mexican individuals or Mexican corporations, and limits the participation of foreign investors to certain percentages in regard to enterprises engaged in activities specified therein.  Foreign investors may own up to 100% of the capital stock of Mexican companies or entities, except for companies (i) engaged in reserved activities as referred to above or (ii) with assets exceeding an amount to be established annually by the Foreign Investment Commission, in which case an approval from the Foreign Investment Commission will be necessary in order for foreign investment to exceed 49% of the capital stock.  Mexican and non-Mexican nationals will be entitled to hold and to exercise the rights of holders.  The Robinson Bours Stockholders have advised us that they intend to maintain a control position.  Pursuant to our bylaws,, foreigners may only own Shares up to 49%.
 
Other Provisions
 
Fixed and Variable Capital.  As a sociedad anónima de capital variable, we are permitted to issue Shares constituting fixed capital and Shares constituting variable capital.  The issuance of variable capital Shares, unlike the issuance of fixed capital Shares, does not require an amendment of the bylaws, although it does require approval at a general ordinary stockholders’ meeting.

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In no case may the capital of the Company be decreased to less than the minimum required by law and any decrease in the shareholders’ equity must be registered in the Equity Variations Book that the Company will keep for such purpose.
 
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Repurchase in the Event of Delisting.  In the event of cancellation of the registration of the Company’s Shares in such Registry, whether at the request of the Company or by a resolution of the National Securities and Banking Commission under applicable law, the Company agrees to make a public offering for the acquisition of the total number of the Shares registered prior to the cancellation.  The Company must contribute to a trust for at least six months, the necessary resources to purchase at the same price of the public offering, the Shares of the investors that did not attend or did not accept such offer, in case that after the public offering for purchase has been made and prior to the cancellation of the registration of the Shares that represent the capital stock of the Company or of other securities issued based on such Shares in the National Securities Registry, the Company had been unable to acquire 100% of the paid in capital stock.
 
Forfeiture of Shares.  As required by Mexican law, our bylawsprovide that our current and future foreign stockholders are formally bound to the Mexican Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (“Ministry of Foreign Relations”) to consider themselves as Mexican nationals with respect to our Shares that they may acquire or of which they may be owners, and with respect to the property, rights, concessions, participations or interests that we may own or rights and obligations that are based on contracts to which we are party with the Mexican authorities, and not to invoke the protection of their government under penalty, should they do so, of forfeiting to the Mexican State the corporate participation that they may have acquired.  In the opinion of Galicia & Robles, S.C., our special Mexican counsel, under this provision a non-Mexican stockholder (including a non-Mexican holder of ADSs) is deemed to have agreed not to invoke the protection of his own government by requesting such government to interpose a diplomatic claim against the Mexican government with respect to the stockholder’s rights as a stockholder, but is not deemed to have waived any other rights it may have with respect to its investment in us, including any rights under U.S. securities laws.  If the stockholder should invoke such governmental protection in violation of this agreement, its Shares could be forfeited to the Mexican State.  Mexican law requires that such a provision be included in the bylawsof all Mexican corporations unless such bylawsprohibit ownership of capital stock by foreign investors.
 
Exclusive Jurisdiction.  Our bylawsprovide that legal actions relating to any conflict between our stockholders and us, or among the stockholders in connection with matters related to us, may be brought only in courts in México City.  Therefore, our stockholders are restricted to the courts of México City.
 
Duration; The duration of our existence under our bylaws is indefinite.
 
Repurchase of our own Shares.  We may repurchase our Shares on the Mexican Stock Exchange at any time at the then prevailing market price.  Any repurchases will be charged to the Stockholders Equity as long as these Shares belong to the same Company or to the Capital Stock in the event that we convert these Shares to treasury stock, and in this last case no resolution of the stockholders’ meeting is required.  At each annual ordinary Stockholder’s Meeting, the maximum amount of resources that may be used to repurchase Shares will be expressly defined.  The Board of Directors will name the persons responsible for the operation of the repurchase process.  The Shares that belong to the Treasury Stock or us can be resold among the public stockholders; in the latter case, no resolution of a stockholders’ meeting is necessary for an increase in capital.  The economic and voting rights corresponding to such repurchased Shares may not be exercised during the period in which such Shares are owned by us, and such Shares are not deemed to be outstanding for purposes of calculating any quorum or vote at any stockholders’ meeting during such period.

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Non-Subscribed Shares.  With prior authorization of the CNBV, we may issue non-subscribed Shares provided that such Shares will be held by a depositary institution and that there is compliance with the conditions of Article 53 of the Ley del Mercado de Valores (“Mexican Securities Law”).  In any extraordinary stockholders’ meeting at which this issuance of non-subscribed Shares is approved, the preference rights established by Article 132 of the Mexican Corporations Law must be respected.  With a quorum at the meeting, the approval of the issuance will take effect, even with respect to stockholders that were not present at the meeting, such that we will be free to issue these Shares with no prior publication.  When a minority of stockholders representing at least 25% of the voting capital stock, vote against the issuance of these Shares, such issuance can not be made.  Any stockholder that votes against this issuance at the stockholders’ meeting will have the right to request that we sell its Shares before issuing the new non-subscribed Shares.  In such event, we will have the obligation to sell first the Shares belonging to such stockholders, at the same price that the non-subscribed Shares are to be offered to the public.
 
Stockholder Conflicts of Interest.  Under Mexican law, any stockholder that has a conflict of interest with respect to any transaction must abstain from voting thereon at the relevant stockholders’ meeting.  A stockholder that votes on a business transaction in which its interest conflicts with that of ours may be liable for damages if the transaction would not have been approved without such stockholder’s vote.
 
Board Member Conflicts of Interest.  Under Mexican law, any member of the Board of Directors who has a conflict of interest with us in any transaction must disclose such fact to the other members of the Board of Directors and abstain from voting.  Any member of the Board of Directors who violates such provision may be liable for damages caused to us.  Additionally, members of the Board of Directors and statutory auditors may not represent other stockholders at any stockholders’ meeting.
 
Appraisal Rights.  Whenever the stockholders approve a change of corporate purpose, a change in our nationality or transformation from one type of corporation form to another, any stockholder entitled to vote on such change or transformation who has voted against it has the right to withdraw from us and receive the amount calculated as specified under Mexican law attributable to its Shares, provided such stockholder exercises its right to withdraw within 15 days following the adjournment of the meeting at which the change or transformation was approved.  Under Mexican law, the amount that a withdrawing stockholder is entitled to receive is equal to its proportionate interest in our capital stock according to the most recent balance sheet that has been approved by an ordinary general meeting of stockholders.
 
Actions Against Directors.  Under Mexican law, holders of Shares having voting rights, including limited or restricted voting rights or holders of Shares without voting rights that jointly or individually represent 5% (five percent) or more of the capital stock, may directly exercise the action of liability against the members and secretary of the Board of Directors, as well as against the relevant directors or executive officers.  The exercise of such action, among others, will be subject to the compliance with the requirements set forth under the Mexican Law.
 
Audit Committee
 
Under our bylaws, the Board of Directors is required to create an Audit Committee under the terms and conditions outlined below:
 
The Audit Committee will consist of members of the Board of Directors.  The President of the audit committee and a majority of the audit committee members must be independent, as independence is defined under the Mexican Securities Market Law.
 
The mandate of the audit committee is to establish and monitor procedures and controls in order to ensure that the financial information we distribute is useful, appropriate and reliable and accurately reflects our financial position.  In particular, pursuant to our bylaws and Mexican law, among others, the Audit Committee must do the following:
 
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 ·Submit an annual report to the Board of Directors;
 
 ·Provide the Board of Directors with its opinion on the matters that pertain to the Auditing Committee, in accordance with the Securities Market Law;

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 ·Inform the Board of Directors of the current condition of the internal controls and internal auditing system of the Company, or of the entities it controls, including any irregularities detected;
 
 ·Require the relevant directors and other employees of the Company or of the entities it controls, to provide reports relative to the preparation of the financial information or any other kind of reports or information it deems appropriate to perform its duties;
 
 ·Receive observations formulated by shareholders, Board members, relevant officers, employees and, in general, any third party with regard to the matters under his duties, as well as carry out the actions that, in its judgment, may be appropriate in connection with such observations;
    
 ·Inform the Board of Directors of any material irregularities detected as a result of the performance of its duties and, as applicable, inform the Board of Directors of the corrective actions taken or propose the actions that should be taken;
 
 ·Call Shareholders Meetings and cause the items it deems pertinent to be inserted into the agendas of such Shareholder’s Meetings, and
 
 ·Assist the Board of Directors in selecting candidates for audit and reviewing the scope and terms of the auditor’s engagement, as well as evaluate the performance of the entity that provides the external auditing services and analyze the report, opinions, statements and other information prepared and signed by the external auditor.
 
See the Article35Article 35 of the Mexican SecuritySecurities Market Law for more detail.
 
Related Party Transactions that depart from the ordinary course of business, and which would be entered into by and between subsidiaries of the Company and its stockholders, with persons who form part of the management of the Company’s subsidiaries or with those with whom such persons maintain monetary ties or, if applicable, have a family relationship of consanguinity or affinity up

See “Related Party Transactions” included in Item 7 to the second degree, a spouse or concubine; which represent the purchase or sale of 10% or more of assets; the granting of guaranties in an amount in excess of 30% of assets, as well as transactions other than the foregoing which represent more than 1% of the Company’s assets, shall be submitted for the opinion of the Company’s audit committee and for approval by the Company’s Board of Directors.this Annual Report.
C.Material Contracts
 
Material ContractsNone.
 
Not applicable.

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Exchange Controls
D.Exchange Controls
 
Ownership by foreigners of Mexican companies is regulated by the Foreign Investment Law and by the Foreign Investment Regulations.  The Ministry of Commerce and Industrial Development and the Foreign Investment Commission are responsible for the administration of the Foreign Investment Law.
 
The Foreign Investment Law reserves certain economic activities exclusively for the Mexican GovermentGovernment and certain other activities exclusively for Mexican individuals or Mexican corporations and limits the participation of foreign investors to certain percentages in regard to enterprises engaged in activities specified therein.  Foreign investors may own 100% of the capital stock of Mexican companies or entities, except for companies (i) engaged in reserved activities as referred to above or (ii) with assets exceeding an amount to be established annually by the Foreign Investment Commission in which case an approval from the Foreign Investment Commission shall be necessary in order for foreign investment to exceed 49% of the capital stock.  Mexican and non-Mexican nationals will be entitled to hold and to exercise the rights of holders.  The Robinson Bours Stockholders have advised us that they intend to maintain a control position of his shares.  Pursuant to our bylaws, foreigners may only own Shares up to 49% of such Series.

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Taxation
E.Taxation
 
The following is a general summary of the principal U.S. federal tax consequences and the principal Mexican federal tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Shares or ADSs.  This summary does not purport to address all material tax consequences that may be relevant to holders of Shares or ADSs, and does not take into account the specific circumstances of any particular investors, some of which (such as tax-exempt entities, banks, insurance companies, broker-dealers, traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, partnerships and other pass-through entities, investors liable for the U.S. alternative minimum tax, investors that own or are treated as owning 10% or more of our voting stock, investors that hold Shares or ADSs as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion transaction or other integrated transaction and U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar) may be subject to special tax rules.  In addition, this summary is based in part upon the representations of the Depositary and the assumption that each obligation in the deposit agreement, and in any related agreement, will be performed in accordance with its terms.
 
For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is any beneficial owner of Shares or ADSs that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is:
 
 1.an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
 
 2.a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia;
 
 3.an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax without regard to its source; or
 
 4.a trust that is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and the control of one or more U.S. persons, or that has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
 
If a partnership holds Shares or ADSs, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership.  A partner of a partnership considering the purchase of Shares or ADSs should consult its own independent tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of investing in Shares or ADSs through a partnership.

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Except where specifically described below, this discussion assumes that we are not a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  See “—Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.”  This summary is based on the federal income tax laws and regulations of the United States and México, judicial decisions, published rulings and administrative pronouncements, all as in effect on the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change (and some changes may have retroactive effect) and different interpretations.  Further, this discussion does not address U.S. federal estate and gift tax or the alternative minimum tax consequences of holding Shares or ADSs or the indirect consequences to holders or equity interests in partnerships (or any other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that own Shares or ADSs.  In addition, this discussion does not address the non-U.S., non-Mexican, state or local tax consequences of holding Shares or ADSs.  Prospective purchasers of Shares or ADSs should consult their own tax advisors as to the U.S., Mexican or other tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares or ADSs, including, in particular, the effect of any non-U.S., non-Mexican, state or local tax laws.

 
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A Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, and a Protocol thereto, between the United States and México (the “Tax Treaty”) took effect on January 1, 1994.  The Tax Treaty was amended by a second Protocol signed November 26, 2002, the provisions of which took effect in part on September 1, 2003, and in part on January 1, 2004.  The United States and México have also entered into an agreement concerning the exchange of information with respect to tax matters.
 
In general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holders of ADRs evidencing ADSs will be treated as the beneficial owners of the Shares represented by those ADSs.

U.S. Federal Income Taxation
 
U.S. Holders
 
The following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to holders of our Shares and of ADSs that are U.S. Holders and that hold those Shares or ADSs as capital assets (generally, for investment purposes).
 
Taxation of Dividends
 
Cash dividends paid with respect to the Shares constituting the Shares or Shares represented by ADSs to the extent paid out of our earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles) will be included in the gross income of a U.S. Holder as ordinary income on the day on which the dividends are received by the U.S. Holder, in the case of Shares, or the Depositary, in the case of Shares represented by ADSs, and will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  We do not currently maintain calculations of our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles.  Because these calculations are not made, distributions should be presumed to be taxable dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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A U.S. Holder will be entitled, subject to a number of complex limitations and conditions, to claim a U.S. foreign tax credit in respect of any Mexican income taxes withheld on dividends received on Shares or ADSs.  U.S. Holders who do not elect to claim a credit for any foreign income taxes paid during the taxable year may instead claim a deduction in respect of such Mexican income taxes.  Dividends received with respect to Shares or ADSs will be treated as foreign source income, subject to various classifications and other limitations.  For purposes of the U.S. foreign tax credit limitation, foreign source income is separated into different “baskets,” and the credit for foreign taxes on income in any basket is limited to the U.S. federal income tax allocable to such income.  Dividends paid with respect to Shares or ADSs generally will constitute “passive category income” in most cases.  The U.S. Treasury Department has expressed concerns that parties to whom depositary shares such as the ADSs are released may be taking actions that are inconsistent with the claiming of foreign tax credits by U.S. Holders of such ADSs.  Accordingly, the analysis of the creditability of Mexican income taxes described above could be affected by future actions that may be taken by the U.S. Treasury Department.  The rules relating to computing foreign tax credits or deducting foreign taxes are extremely complex, and U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own independent tax advisors regarding the availability of foreign tax credits with respect to any Mexican income taxes withheld.
 
Dividends paid in pesos will be included in the gross income of a U.S. Holder in a U.S. dollar amount calculated by reference to the exchange rate in effect on the day they are received by the U.S. Holder, in the case of Share, or the Depositary, in the case of Share represented by ADSs (regardless of whether such pesos are in fact converted into U.S. dollars on such date).  If such dividends are converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt by the U.S. Holder or the Depositary, as the case may be, the U.S. Holder generally should not be required to recognize foreign currency gain or loss in respect of the dividends.  U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the treatment of foreign currency gain or loss, if any, on any pesos received which are converted into U.S. dollars on a date subsequent to receipt.

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Subject to certain exceptions for short-term and hedged positions, and provided that we are not a passive foreign investment company (as discussed below), dividends received by certain U.S. Holders (including individuals) prior to January 1, 2011 with respect to the Shares or ADSs will be subject to U.S. federal income taxation at a maximum rate of 15% if such dividends represent “qualified dividend income.”  Dividends paid on the ADSs will be treated as qualified dividend income if (i) the ADSs are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States and (ii) we were not in the year prior to the year in which the dividend was paid, and are not in the year in which the dividend is paid, a PFIC.  Under current guidance recently issued by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the ADSs should qualify as readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States so long as they are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, but no assurances can be given that the ADSs will be or remain readily tradable under future guidance.
Based on existing guidance, it is not entirely clear whether dividends received with respect to Shares will be treated as qualified dividend income, because the Shares are not themselves listed on a U.S. exchange.  In addition, the U.S. Treasury Department has announced its intention to promulgate rules pursuant to which shareholders (and intermediaries) will be permitted to rely on certifications from issuers to establish that dividends qualify for the reduced rate of U.S. federal income taxation.  Because such procedures have not yet been issued, we are not certain that we will be able to comply with them.  U.S. Holders of Shares or ADSs should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the reduced rate in the light of their own particular circumstances.
Distributions to U.S. Holders of additional Shares with respect to their Shares or ADSs that are made as part of a pro rata distribution to all of our stockholders generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax.  If holders of the ADSs are restricted in their ability to participate in the exercise of preemptive rights, the preemptive rights may give rise to a deemed distribution to holders of the Shares under Section 305 of the Code.  Any deemed distributions will be taxable as a dividend in accordance with the general rules of the income tax treatment of dividends discussed above.
 
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Taxation of Capital Gains
 
Gain or loss recognized by a U.S. Holder on the sale or other taxable disposition of Shares or ADSs generally will be subject to U.S. federal income taxation as capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Shares or ADSs and the amount realized on the disposition.  A U.S. Holder generally will have an adjusted tax basis in a Shares or an ADS equal to its U.S. dollar cost.  Gain or loss recognized by a U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of Shares or ADSs will generally be long-term gain or loss if, at the time of disposition, the U.S. Holder has held the Shares or ADSs for more than one year.
 
Certain U.S. Holders, including individuals, are eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income tax in respect of long-term capital gains.  The deduction of a capital loss is subject to limitations under the Code.
 
Gain realized by a U.S. Holder on a sale or other disposition of Shares or ADSs generally will be treated as U.S. source income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes.  Consequently, if any Mexican withholding tax is imposed on the sale or disposition of the Shares, a U.S. holder that does not receive significant foreign source income from other sources may not be able to derive effective U.S. foreign tax credit benefits in respect of these Mexican taxes.  U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the foreign tax credit rules to their investment in, and disposition of, the Shares or ADSs.

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Deposits and withdrawals of Shares by U.S. Holders in exchange for ADSs will not result in the realization of gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
 
Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules
 
A non-U.S. corporation generally will be classified as a passive foreign investment company (a “PFIC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which, after applying look-through rules, either (1) at least 75% of its gross income is passive income, or (2) on average at least 50% of the gross value of its assets is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income.  Passive income for this purpose generally includes, among other things, dividends, interest, royalties, rents and gains from commodities and securities transactions.  The PFIC determination is made annually and generally is based on the value of a non-U.S. corporation’s assets (including goodwill) and composition of its income.  In determining whether we are a PFIC, a pro rata portion of the income and assets of each subsidiary in which we own, directly or indirectly, at least a 25% interest by value is taken into account.
 
Based on current estimates of our income and assets, we do not believe that we were classified for our most recently-ended taxable year, or will be classified for our current taxable year, as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and we intend to continue our operations in such a manner that we will not become a PFIC in the future, although no assurances can be made regarding determination of our PFIC status in the current or any future taxable year.  If we are treated as a PFIC for any taxable year, a U.S. Holder would be subject to special rules (and may be subject to increased tax liability) with respect to (a) any gain realized on the sale or other disposition of Units or ADSs, and (b) any “excess distribution” made by us to the U.S. Holder (generally, any distribution during a taxable year in which distributions to the U.S. Holder on the Units or ADSs exceed 125% of the average annual distributions the U.S. Holder received on the Units or ADSs during the preceding three taxable years or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Units or ADSs).  Under those rules, (a) the gain or excess distribution would be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Units or ADSs, (b) the amount allocated to the taxable year in which the gain or excess distribution is realized and to taxable years before the first day on which we became a PFIC would be taxable as ordinary income, (c) the amount allocated to each prior year in which the Issuer was a PFIC would be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and (d) the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of U.S. federal income tax would be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each prior year in which we were treated as a PFIC.  In addition, a U.S. Holder generally would be required to annually file IRS Form 8621 to disclose ownership of an equity interest in a PFIC.  Moreover, dividends that a U.S. Holder receives from us will not be eligible for the reduced U.S. federal income tax rates described above if we are a PFIC either in the taxable year of the distribution or the preceding taxable year (and instead will be taxable at rates applicable to ordinary income).

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Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors regarding the potential application of the PFIC rules to Shares or ADSs.
 
Non-U.S. Holders
 
The following discussion is a summary of the principal U.S. federal income tax consequences to beneficial holders of Shares or ADSs that are neither U.S. Holders nor partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes (“Non-U.S. Holders”).

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Subject to the discussion below under “U.S. Backup Withholding,” a Non-U.S. Holder of Shares or ADSs will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on gain realized on the sale of Shares or ADSs, unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by such Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business in the United States (and, if an applicable tax treaty requires, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base of such Non-U.S. Holder) or (ii) in the case of gain realized by an individual Non-U.S. Holder, such holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale and certain other conditions are met.
 
U.S. Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
 
In general, dividends on Shares or ADSs, and payments of the proceeds of a sale or other taxable disposition of Shares or ADSs, paid within the United States, by the U.S. payor or through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries to a U.S. Holder are subject to information reporting and may be subject to backup withholding at a current rate of 28% unless the holder (i) establishes that it is a corporation or other exempt recipient or (ii) with respect to backup withholding, provides an accurate taxpayer identification number and certifies that it is a U.S. person and that no loss of exemption from backup withholding has occurred.  Payments made within the United States, by a U.S. payor or through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries to a Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to backup withholding tax and information reporting requirements if an appropriate certification is provided by the holder to the payor or intermediary and the payor or intermediary does not have actual knowledge or a reason to know that the certificate is incorrect.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax.  The amount of any backup withholding withheld from a payment to a U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.  A U.S. Holder generally may obtain a refund of any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules that exceed its U.S. federal income tax liability by filing a timely refund claim with the IRS.

Mexican Taxation
 
Taxation of Dividends
 
Dividends, either in cash or in any other form, paid with respect to the Shares constituting the Shares or the ADSs will not be subject to Mexican withholding tax.

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Taxation of Capital Gains
 
Gain on the sale or other disposition of ADSs by holders who are not Mexican Residents (as defined below) will not be subject to Mexican income tax.  Deposits of Shares in exchange for ADSs and withdrawals of Shares in exchange for ADSs will not give rise to Mexican income tax.
 
Gain on the sale of Shares by a holder who is not a Mexican Resident (as defined below) will not be subject to Mexican tax if the transaction is carried out through the Mexican Stock Exchange or other securities markets approved by the Mexican Ministry of Finance, and provided certain requirements set forth by the Mexican Income Tax Law are complied with.  Sales or other dispositions of Shares made in other circumstances generally would be subject to Mexican tax, except to the extent that a holder is eligible for benefits under an income tax treaty to which México is a party of.  Under the Tax Treaty, gain on the sale or other disposition of Shares by a U.S. resident (if eligible for benefits under the Tax Treaty) who is a holder of less than 25% of our capital stock during the twelve-month period preceding such sale or disposition will not be subject to Mexican tax, unless (i) 50% or more of the fair market value of our assets consist of “immovable property” (as defined in the Tax Treaty) situated in México, or (ii) such gains are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base of such U.S. resident in México.
 
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For a holder that is not a Mexican Resident and that does not meet the requirements referred to above, gross income realized on the sale of Shares will be subject to a 5% Mexican withholding tax if the transaction is carried out through the Mexican Stock Exchange.  Alternatively, a holder that is not a Mexican Resident can choose to be subject to a 20% withholding rate on the net gain obtained, as calculated pursuant to Mexican Income Tax Law provisions.
 
The Mexican tax rules governing the taxation of gains of holders who are not Mexican Residents on dispositions of their Shares or ADSs were amended during 2002.  Holders who are not Mexican Residents who disposed of their Shares or ADSs during 2003 should consult their own Mexican tax advisors on the Mexican tax treatment of such dispositions.
 
For purposes of Mexican taxation (Ley del Impuesto sobre la renta), an individual is a resident of México (a “Mexican Resident”) if he or she has established his or her home in México, unless he or she has resided in another country for more than 183 days, whether consecutive or not, during a calendar year and can demonstrate that he or she has become a resident of that country for tax purposes.  A legal entity is a Mexican Resident if it has been incorporated under Mexican law.  A company is also considered to be a Mexican Resident if its headquarters are located in México.  A Mexican citizen is presumed to be a resident of México for tax purposes unless such person can demonstrate otherwise.  If a person is deemed to have a permanent establishment or fixed base in México for tax purposes, such permanent person shall be required to pay taxes in México on income attributable to such permanent establishment or fixed base, in accordance with applicable tax laws.
 
Other Mexican Taxes
 
There are no Mexican inheritance, succession or similar taxes applicable to the ownership, transfer or disposition of ADSs or Shares by holders that are not Mexican Residents; provided, however, that gratuitous transfers of Shares may in certain circumstances cause a Mexican federal tax to be imposed on the recipient.  There is no Mexican stamp, issue, registration or similar taxes or duties payable by holders of ADSs or Shares.  Brokerage fees on securities transactions carried out through the Mexican Stock Exchange are subject to a 15% valued added tax.
 
F.Dividends and Paying Agents
Not applicable.
G.Statement by Experts
Documents on DisplayNot applicable.
H.Documents on Display
 
The documents concerning us which are referred to in this document are available at the our company headquarters, located at Ave. Tecnológico No.401, Cd. Industrial, Celaya, Guanajuato, 38010, México, for any inspection required.  Part of this information is available on our web page, at www.bachoco.com.mxwww.bachoco.com.mx.
 
I.Subsidiary Information
Not applicable.

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ITEM 11.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
In the normal course of our business, we hold or issue various financial instruments that expose us to financial risks involving fluctuations in currency exchange rates and interest rates.  Also, we are exposed to commodity price risk in connection with fluctuations in the prices for our feed ingredients.
 
Currency Fluctuation
 
Our exposure to market risk associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to cost and expenses which are denominated in U.S. dollars.  Since we have liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars, we are exposed to foreign exchange losses when the peso declines in value against the U.S. dollar.  The peso has been subject to significant volatility in the past, and may be subject to significant fluctuationsmost recently in the future.second half of 2008.
 
 
We do not have debt denominated in U.S. dollars as of December 2007. WeIn 2006, we experienced a total foreign exchange losses of Ps.62.3 million in 2005, since we had more assets (cash and cash equivalents) than liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars, and in 2005 the Mexican peso appreciated during most of the year with respect to the U.S. dollar. We had a gain of Ps.40.8 million, in 2006, due to the net position of our liabilities and assets.
In 2007, we experienced a foreign exchange loss of Ps.3.4 million since the Mexican peso demonstrated low volatility during the year.
 
No assurance can be given as toDuring 2008, our net interest position and the futureimpact on the valuation of the Mexican pesoour financial instruments was a loss of Ps. 1,529.3 million, mainly due to negative results in our exchange rate derivative instruments and how further movements in the peso could affectgrain hedge positions, partially offset by our future earnings.foreign exchange gain of Ps.160.2 million.
 
We manage our exchange rate exposure primarily through management of our financial structure, specifically by maintaining most of our debt through long-termlong term debt instruments.  We engage in only limited hedgingAs part of our exposurenormal operations, we purchase financial derivative instruments in order to foreign exchange risk, since hedging instruments have historically not been economically feasible.ensure greater certainty in our purchases of U.S. dollars.  We plan over a six-month period into the future and, depending on the expected uncertainty for that period, decide if it is economically advisable to purchase or sell any hedging instrument.
 
The main risk that the Company faces with the use of these derivative instruments is the volatility in the exchange rate of the peso against the U.S. dollar.
During 2006 and 2007, we have observed different strategies with respect to derivatives which involve call and put options in U.S. dollars.
 
Even though we did not have debt denominated in U.S. dollars as of December 31, 2008, given our hedge positions, our comprehensive financial cost was strongly affected by the abrupt depreciation of the Mexican peso against the US dollar, especially during the second half of 2008.
At December 31, 2007,2008, we maintained positions in several financial instrument derivatives.  For details, please see Note 910 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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No assurance can be given as to the future valuation of the Mexican peso and how further movements in the peso could affect our future earnings.  In order to mitigate our foreign exchange risk, we have established a Risk Committee which meets at least once a month and approves the guidelines and policies for entering into these operations.  We also works with independent consultants whom make evaluations of our positions and provides us with consulting services.  Said companies do not sell any financial instruments to us.
 
Based on our position in December 2007 (please see Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements),March 2009, we estimate that a hypothetical 10%10.0% devaluation of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar would result in losses of Ps.15.4 million and gains of Ps.78.6 million in our Foreign Exchange Results.Ps.514.1 million.
 
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Interest Rates
 
 
Based on our position on December 31, 2007,2008, we estimate that a hypothetical interest rate variation of 0.5% on our Mexican peso denominated debt would result in increased interest expenses of approximately Ps.0.5Ps. 3.1 million per annum.  Any such increase would likely be offset by an increase in interest income due to our significant cash and cash equivalent position.
 
Feed Ingredients
 
 
 
During 2007,2008, grain reached new historically high prices worldwide, due principally to strong demand and alternative uses of grain such as ethanol production.  Soybean meal prices also increased, particularly in the second half of the year, as a result of strong demand coupled with lower supply than expected worldwide.  ThisTowards the end of 2008, the situation also extended into 2008.began to change as corn and soybean meal prices started to decline.
 
Based on results for 2007,2008, we estimate that a hypothetical variation of 10%10.0% in the cost of our feed ingredients would have an impact of 6.2%6.6% on total cost of sales.

ITEM 12.
Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities
A.Debt Securities
 
Not applicable.
 
PART II
B.Warrants and Rights
Not applicable.

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C.Other Securities
Not applicable.

D.American Depository Receipts
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 13.
Default, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
 
None.
 
ITEM 14.
Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds
 
None.

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ITEM 15.
Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures
 
We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2007.2008.  There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures.  Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.  Based upon and as of the date of our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.Mexican FRS.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Effective control over financial reporting cannot, and does not, provide absolute assurance of achieving our control objectives.  Also, any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007.2008.  In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework.  Based on this assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2007,2008, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

 
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The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007,2008, has been audited by Mancera,KPMG Cádenas Dosal S.C., a member of Ernst & Young Global, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
 
Changes in Internal Controls
 
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting in the period covered by this annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
The Board of Directors and stockholders’ of Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V.
 
We have audited Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007,2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

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We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards, including the reconciliation to U.SU.S. generally accepted accounting principles, in accordance with Item 18 of Form 20-F.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards, including the reconciliation to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in accordance with Item 18 of Form 20-F, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
In our opinion, Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007,2008, based on the COSO criteria.

 
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We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America), the consolidated balance sheetssheet of Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2007 and 2006,2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and changes in financial positioncash flows for each of the three years in the periodyear ended December 31, 2007 of Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V.2008 and our report dated June 26, 200819, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
ManceraKPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C.
A Member Practice of
Ernst & Young Global
 
C.P.C. José Sánchez González
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ITEM 16.
June 25, 2009
[Reserved]
Demetrio Villa Michel
 
ITEM 16.ITEM 16A.[Reserved]
ITEM 16.A.    Audit Committee Financial Expert
 
Currently, no member of our audit committee possesses all the characteristics included in the definition of an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of this Item 16A.  We consider that the combined financial expertise of the members of our audit committee meet much of this requirement.  Our audit committee has the authority and appropriate funding to obtain outside advice, as it deems necessary, to carry out its duties.
 
ITEM 16B.
ITEM 16.B.    Code of Ethics
 
We have adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 16B of Form 20-F under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Our code of ethics applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, controllerand persons performing similar functions, as well as to other officers and employees.  Our code of ethics is available free of charge upon request through our website www.bachoco.com.mxwww.bachoco.com.mx   If we amend the provisions of our code of ethics that apply to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, controller and persons performing similar functions, or if we grant any waiver of such provisions, we will disclose such amendment or waiver on our website at the same address.
 
ITEM 16C.
ITEM 16.C.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
Audit and Non-Audit Fees
 
The following table sets forth the fees billed to us in nominal pesos by our independent auditors, Mancera, S.C., and KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. independent registered public accountanting firm, duringaccounting firm.  The following amounts were paid in 2007 and 2008; all the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007:amounts are in nominal pesos, prior to taxes:
 
  
Year ended December 31,
 
  
2006
 
2007
 
    
Audit fees Ps.2,724,350 Ps.4,456,250 
Audit-related fees     
Tax fees  872,006  953,465 
All other fees     
Total fees Ps. 3,596,356 Ps.5,409,715 
  
Mancera, S.C.
  
KPMG, Cárdenas Dosal S.C.
 
  
Thousands of Mexican pesos, year ended December 31,
 
  
2007
  
2008
  
2007
  
2008
 
       
Audit fees Ps.   4,456.2  Ps.   3,067.3     Ps.      2,573.5 
Tax fees  953.5   261.5       
Other fees     267.0       
Total fees 
Ps.   5,409.7
  
Ps.   3,595.9
     
Ps.      2,573.5
 

 
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Audit fees in the above table are the aggregate fees billed by Mancera, S.C., and KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. directly in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and statutory and regulatory audits.audits for the years 2007 and 2008. The total 2008 audit fees to be paid to KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. amounts Ps. 5,285.0 million.
 
Tax fees for 2007, in the above table are fees billed by Mancera, S.C. for services related to tax refund claims.
 
Other fees in the table above are fees related to services such as reviewing Security and Exchange Commission requirements and other services.
Audit Committee Approval Policies and Procedures
 
Our audit committee has not established pre-approval policies and procedures for the engagement of our independent auditors for services.  Our audit committee expressly approves on a case-by-case basis any engagement of our independent auditors for audit and non-audit services provided to our subsidiaries or to us.
 
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ITEM 16D.
ITEM 16.D.    Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
 
Not applicable.

ITEM 16E.
ITEM 16.E.     Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 16.F.     Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
PART IIINot applicable.

ITEM 16.G.    Corporate Governance
Comparison of our Corporate Governance Rules and the Rules of the NYSE Applicable to U.S. Registered Companies
On November 4, 2003, the SEC approved final corporate governance standards for companies listed on he NYSE (“NYSE Corporate Governance Standards”).  According to such standards, foreign private issuers are subject to a more limited set of requirements regarding corporate governance than those imposed on U.S. domestic issuers.  As a foreign private issuer, we must comply with four NYSE Corporate Governance Standards:
 
·prior to July 31, 2005, we must comply with the requirements set forth by the SEC concerning audit committees;
·we must submit an annual Written Affirmation to the NYSE and an Interim Written Annual Affirmation each time a change occurs in the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee.
·our CEO must promptly notify the NYSE in writing after any executive officer becomes aware of any material non-compliance with any of the applicable NYSE corporate governance rules; and

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·we must provide a brief description disclosing any significant ways in which our corporate governance practices differ from those followed by U.S. companies under NYSE listing standards.
Pursuant to Section 303A.11 of the NYSE Corporate Governance Standards, we are required to disclose any significant ways in which our corporate governance practices differ from those required to be followed by domestic companies under NYSE listing standards.  A brief description disclosing the significant ways in which our corporate governance practices differ from those followed by U.S. companies under the NYSE listing standards is set forth below:

NYSE Corporate Governance Rules for
Domestic Issuers
Our Corporate Governance Practices
ITEM 17.Director Independence.  Majority of board of directors must be independent.  “Controlled companies,” which would include our company if it were a U.S. issuer, are exempt from this requirement.
Pursuant to the Mexican Securities Market Law and our bylaws, our stockholders are required to appoint a board of directors of between five and 20 members, 25% of whom must be independent.  Our board of directors is not required to make a determination as to the independence of our directors.
A director is not independent if such director is:Under Article 14 Bis of the Mexican Securities Market Law, a director is not independent if such director is:
(i)   a person who the board determines has a material direct or indirect relationship with the company, its parent or a consolidated subsidiary;(i) an employee or officer of the company (one-year cooling off period);
(ii)  an employee, or an immediate family member of an executive officer, of the company, its parent or a consolidated subsidiary, other than employment as interim chairman or CEO;(ii) a stockholder that, without being an employee or officer of the company, has influence or authority over the company’s officers;
(iii) a person who receives, or whose immediate family member receives, more than $100,000 per year in direct compensation from the company, its parent or a consolidated subsidiary, other than director and committee fees or deferred compensation for prior services only (and other than compensation for service as interim chairman or CEO or received by an immediate family member for service as a non-executive employee);(iii) a consultant, or partner or employee of a consultant, to the company or its affiliates, where the income from the company represents 10% or more of the overall income of such consultant;
(iv) a person who is affiliated with or employed, or whose immediate family member is affiliated with or employed in a professional capacity, by a present or former internal or external auditor of the company, its parent or a consolidated subsidiary;(iv) an important client, supplier, debtor or creditor (or a partner, director or employee thereof).  A client and supplier is considered important where its sales to or purchases from the company represent more than 10% of the client’s or supplier’s total sales or purchases.  A debtor or creditor is considered important whenever its sales to or purchases from to the company represent more than 15% of the debtor’s or creditor’s total sales or purchases;

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NYSE Corporate Governance Rules for
Domestic Issuers
Our Corporate Governance Practices
(v)  an executive officer, or an immediate family member of an executive officer, of another company whose compensation committee’s membership includes an executive officer of the listed company, its parent or a consolidated subsidiary; or(v)  an employee of a non-profit entity that receives contributions from the company that represent more than 15% of the total contributions received;
(vi) an executive officer or employee of a company, or an immediate family member of an executive officer of a company, that makes payments to, or receives payments from, the listed company, its parent or a consolidated subsidiary for property or services in an amount which, in any single fiscal year, exceeds the greater of $1 million or 2% of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues (charities are not included, but any such payments must be disclosed in the company’s proxy (or, if no proxy is prepared, its Form 10-K / Annual Report)).(vi) a CEO or other high ranking officer of another company in which the issuer’s CEO or other high ranking officer is a member of the board of directors; or
(vii) “Immediate family member” includes a person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers and fathers-in-law, sons and daughters-in-law and anyone (other than domestic employees) who shares the person’s home.  Individuals who are no longer immediate family members due to legal separation, divorce or death (or incapacity) are excluded.  §303A.02(b)(vii) a “family member” related to any of the persons mentioned above in (i) through (vi).  “Family member” includes a person’s spouse, concubine or other relative of up to three degrees of consanguinity and affinity, in the case of (i) and (ii) above, and a spouse, concubine or other relative of up to one degree of consanguinity or affinity in the case of (iii) through (vi) above.
Executive Sessions.  Non-management directors must meet regularly in executive sessions without management.  Independent directors should meet alone in an executive session at least once a year.  §303A.03
There is no similar requirement under our bylaws or applicable Mexican law.
Audit committee.  Audit committee satisfying the independence and other requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the more stringent requirements under the NYSE standards is required.  §§303A.06, 303A.07
The members of our audit committee are independent as independence is defined by Rule 10A-3.
Our audit committee complies with the requirements of the Mexican Securities Market Law and has the following attributes:

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NYSE Corporate Governance Rules for
Domestic Issuers
Our Corporate Governance Practices 
·     We have a three-member audit committee, which is composed of one proprietary director and two proprietary independent directors.
·     The president of the audit committee and one additional member are independent.  Under the Mexican Securities Market Law, the president and the majority of the members of the audit committee must be independent.
·     Our audit committee operates pursuant to a written charter adopted by our board of directors.  See Item 6 for a detailed description of the duties of our audit committee.
·     Pursuant to our bylaws and Mexican law, our audit committee submits an annual report regarding its activities to our board of directors.
Nominating/corporate governance committee.  Nominating/corporate governance committee of independent directors is required.  The committee must have a charter specifying the purpose, duties and evaluation procedures of the committee.  “Controlled companies,” which would include our company if it were a U.S. issuer, are exempt from these requirements.  §303A.04
We are not required to have a nominating/corporate governance committee, and it is not expressly recommended by the Mexican Code of Best Corporate Practices.
Compensation committee.  Compensation committee of independent directors is required, which must approve executive officer compensation.  The committee must have a charter specifying the purpose, duties and evaluation procedures of the committee.  “Controlled companies,” which would include our company if it were a U.S. issuer, are exempt from this requirement.  §303A.05
We are not required to have a compensation committee.  As recommended by the Mexican Code of Best Corporate Practices, we have an evaluation mechanism for assisting the board of directors in approving executive officer compensation.
Equity compensation plans.  Equity compensation plans require stockholder approval, subject to limited exemptions.  §303A.08
Stockholder approval is not expressly required under Mexican law or our bylaws for the adoption and amendment of an equity-compensation plan.  However, regulations of the Mexican Banking and Securities Commission require stockholder approval under certain circumstances.  We currently do not have any equity-compensation plans in place.

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NYSE Corporate Governance Rules for
Domestic Issuers
Our Corporate Governance Practices
Code of Ethics.  Corporate governance guidelines and a code of business conduct and ethics is required, with disclosure of any waiver for directors or executive officers.  §303A.10
We have adopted a code of ethics, which has been accepted by to our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, controller and persons performing similar functions, as well as to other officers and employees.  We are required by Item 16B of Form 20-F to disclose any waivers granted to our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions.  We have no such waivers in place.

PART III
ITEM 17.Financial Statements
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 18.
Financial Statements
 
See the Consolidated Audited Financial Statements including notes, incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 19.
Exhibits
 
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Index of Exhibits
 
Documents filed as exhibits to this Annual Report:
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
1.1 
An English translation of the Bylaws (estatutos sociales) of Industrias Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. dated June 29, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2007 (File No. 333-07950)).
2.1 Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, among Industrias Bachoco, S.A. de C.V., the Depositary and each Owner and Beneficial Owner from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder, including the form of American Depositary Receipt (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 on Form F-6 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18, 2006 (File No. 333-07480)).
2.2 Trust Agreement, dated April 1, 1995, among Banco Internacional, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Prime Internacional, as trustee, and the stockholders of the Company named therein, together with an English translation, (incorporated by reference on our registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 1997 (File No. 333-7472)).

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2.3 Trust Agreement, dated August 20, 1997, among Banco Internacional, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Bital, as trustee, and the stockholders of the Company named therein, together with an English translation, (incorporated by reference on our registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 1997 (File No. 333-7472)).
8.1 Subsidiaries of Industrias Bachoco S.A. de C.V.
12.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
12.112.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
12.2Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
13.1 Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURE
 
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
 
  
By:/s/ Daniel Salazar FerrerDANIEL SALAZAR FERRER
 Daniel Salazar Ferrer
 Chief Financial Officer

Date:  June 30, 20082009



INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Financial Statements
  As of
December 31, 2007 and 2008
With Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm

F-1


INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Financial Statements

As of
December 31, 2006, 2007 and 20072008
With
Content

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Financial Statements:

F-1


INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

Content

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmF-3
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Balance SheetsF-4
Statements of IncomeOperationsF-5
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ EquityF-6
Statements of Changes in Financial PositionF-7
Statements of Changes in Cash FlowsF-8
Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsF-8F-9

F-2

 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To be filed no later than the Stockholdersfifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date of this Annual Report.
Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and changes in financial position for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries at December 31 2006 and 2007, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards which differ in certain respects from U.S. generally accepted principles (see Note 19).

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V.'s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated June 27 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Mancera, S.C.
A Member Practice of
Ernst & Young Global
Francisco José Sánchez González

Mexico City, Mexico
June 27, 2008

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2007 and 2008

(Thousands of mexican pesos-note 2x)

        
(Thousands of
U.S. dollars) 
(note 2v)
 
  2007  2008  2008 
          
Assets         
          
Current assets:         
Cash and investments (note 3) $3,039,876   1,998,247   144,643 
Accounts receivable:            
Trade, net (note 4)  765,502   892,207   64,582 
Value added and other recoverable taxes  440,945   456,732   33,061 
             
Total accounts receivable  1,206,447   1,348,939   97,643 
             
Inventories, net (note 6a)  3,329,340   3,973,615   287,630 
Biological current assets (note 6b)  108,502   139,844   10,123 
Derivative financial instruments (note 10a)  123,503   126,164   9,132 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  129,582   154,285   11,168 
Land and building available for sale  -   22,771   1,648 
             
Total currents assets  7,937,250   7,763,865   561,987 
             
Property, plant and equipment, net (note 7)  10,256,239   10,689,235   773,741 
Biological non-current assets (note 6b)  575,413   681,577   49,336 
Intangible assets from labor obligations (note 14)  28,341   -   - 
Goodwill, net (note 8)  300,848   300,848   21,777 
Other assets  18,333   19,446   1,408 
             
Total assets $19,116,424   19,454,971   1,408,249 
          
Liabilities and stockholders' equity         
          
Current liabilities:         
Notes payable to banks (note 9a) $40,000   40,000   2,895 
Current installmet of long-term debt (note 9b)  18,844   194,235   14,059 
Account payable  1,138,011   1,651,930   119,575 
Related parties (note 5)  26,819   50,336   3,644 
Other taxes payable and other accruals (note 12)  243,429   328,602   23,786 
Derivative financial instruments (note 10a)  -   919,026   66,524 
             
Total current liabilities  1,467,103   3,184,129   230,483 
             
Long-term liabilities:            
Long term debt, excluding current installmens (note 9b)  50,757   391,657   28,350 
Deferred income tax (note 16e)  2,375,025   1,719,076   124,435 
Labor obligations (note 14)  96,373   80,690   5,841 
             
Total liabilities  3,989,258   5,375,552   389,109 
             
Commitments and contingencies (note 11)            
             
Stockholders' equity (note 15):            
Majority interest:            
Capital stock  2,294,927   2,294,927   166,118 
Additional paid-in capital  743,674   743,674   53,831 
Reserve for repurchase of shares  159,455   159,455   11,542 
Retained earnings  14,250,225   11,720,612   848,398 
Net majority interest income (loss) of the year  1,270,941   (879,048)  (63,630)
Minimun liability adjustment of labor obligations (note 14)  (2,512)  -   - 
Deficit from restatement of stockholders' equity  (3,735,254)  -   - 
Derivative financial instruments (note 10c)  98,922   -   - 
             
Total majority interest  15,080,378   14,039,620   1,016,259 
             
Minority interest  46,788   39,799   2,881 
             
Total stockholders' equity  15,127,166   14,079,419   1,019,140 
             
Subsequent event (note 19)            
             
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $19,116,424   19,454,971   1,408,249 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated balance sheetsStatements of Operations

Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008

(Thousands of constant Mexican pesos as of December 31, 2007)mexican pesos-note 2x, except per share amount)
December 31,
(Thousands of U.S. dollars )
(Note 2)
2006
2007
2007
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalentsPs 
3,583,891
Ps
3,039,876
$
278,453
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net
539,874
765,502
70,120
Value added and other recoverable taxes
330,490
440,945
40,391
Total accounts receivable
870,364
1,206,447
110,511
Inventories, net –Note 5
2,224,095
3,329,340
304,968
Biological current assets –Note 5
91,905
108,502
9,939
Derivative financial instruments– Note 9
-
123,503
11,313
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
98,119
129,582
11,870
Total current assets
6,868,374
7,937,250
727,054
Property, plant and equipment, net –Note 6
9,835,895
10,256,239
939,474
Biological non-current assets –Note 5
515,118
575,413
52,708
Intangible assets from labor obligations–Note 13
22,232
28,341
2,596
Goodwill, net –Note 7
300,848
300,848
27,558
Other assets
16,772
18,333
1,679
TOTAL ASSETS
Ps17,559,239
Ps
19,116,424,
$
1,751,069
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable to banks –Note 8Ps 
-
Ps
40,000
$
3,664
Current portion of long-term debt –Note 8
9,708
18,844
1,726
Accounts payable
837,445
1,138,011
104,242
Related parties –Note 4
12,650
26,819
2,457
Income tax
45,390
-
-
Other taxes payable and other accruals –Note 11
243,573
243,429
22,298
Derivative financial instruments– Note 9
10,818
-
-
Total current liabilities
1,159,584
1,467,103
134,387
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt –Note 8
35,494
50,757
4,649
Deferred income tax –Note 15
2,182,034
2,375,025
217,553
Labor obligations –Note 13
79,173
96,373
8,828
TOTAL LIABILITIES
3,456,285
3,989,258
365,417
COMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Note 10
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Note 14
Majority stockholders’ equity:
Capital stock
2,294,927
2,294,927
210,216
Paid-in capital
743,674
743,674
68,121
Reserve for repurchase company stock
159,455
159,455
14,606
Retained earnings
13,707,747
14,250,225
1,305,324
Net majority income of the year
906,186
1,270,941
116,418
Minimum seniority premium liability adjustment –Note 13
(916
)
(2,512
)
(230
)
Deficit from restatement of stockholders’ equity
(3,753,915
)
(3,735,254
)
(342,150
)
Derivative financial instruments–Note 9
370
98,922
9,061
Total majority stockholders' equity
14,057,528
15,080,378
1,381,366
Minority interest
45,426
46,788
4,286
Total stockholders' equity
14,102,954
15,127,166
1,385,652
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Ps 
17,559,239
Ps
19,116,424
$
1,751,069

           
(Thousands of
U.S. dollars)
(note 2v)
 
  2006  2007  2008  2008 
             
Net revenues $15,550,965   18,219,647   20,125,321   1,456,773 
Cost of sales (note 5)  (12,052,986)  (14,477,861)  (17,482,468)  (1,265,470)
                 
Gross profit  3,497,979   3,741,786   2,642,853   191,303 
Selling, general and administrative expenses (note 5)  2,071,553   2,245,522   2,412,788   174,650 
                 
Operating income  1,426,426   1,496,264   230,065   16,653 
                 
Other income (expense), net (note 17)  18,427   69,571   (20,958)  (1,517)
                 
Comprehensive financial results:                
Interest income  302,910   363,016   173,694   12,573 
Valuation effects of financial instruments (note 10)  -   (44,137)  (1,666,821)  (120,653)
Interest and financial expenses  (131,852)  (141,578)  (36,202)  (2,620)
Net interest income (expense) and valuation effects of financial instruments  171,058   177,301   (1,529,329)  (110,700)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net  40,782   (3,351)  160,166   11,594 
Monetary position loss  (150,438)  (154,814)  -   - 
                 
Comprehensive financial results, net  61,402   19,136   (1,369,163)  (99,106)
                 
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest  1,506,255   1,584,971   (1,160,056)  (83,970)
                 
Income tax benefit (expense) (note 16d)  (599,126)  (312,745)  274,019   19,835 
                 
Net consolidated net income (loss)  907,129   1,272,226   (886,037)  (64,135)
                 
Net majority interest income (loss)  906,186   1,270,941   (879,048)  (63,630)
Minority interest  943   1,285   (6,989)  (505)
                 
Consolidated net income (loss) $907,129   1,272,226   (886,037)  (64,135)
                 
Weighted average outstanding (shares in thousands)  599,571   600,000   600,000   600,000 
                 
Net majority interest income (loss) per share $1.51   2.12   (1.46)  (0.11)

See accompanying notes.notes to consolidated financial statements.


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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

Consolidated statements of incomeYears ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008

(ThousandsThousand of constant Mexican pesos,mexican pesos-note 2x, except per share amounts, as ofamount)
December 31, 2007)

  
Years ended December 31,
 
        
(Thousands of
 U.S. dollars)
 
        
(Note 2)
 
  
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
2007
 
          
Net revenues Ps 
 15,618,192
 Ps
 15,550,965
 
Ps
     18,219,647
 
$
1,668,924
 
Cost of sales  
(11,234,562
)
 
(12,052,986
)
 
(14,477,861
)
 
(1,326,176
)
Gross profit  
4,383,630
  
3,497,979
  
3,741,786
  
342,748
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  
(2,005,544
)
 
(2,071,553
)
 
(2,245,522
)
 
(205,690
)
Operating income  
2,378,086
  
1,426,426
  
1,496,264
  
137,058
 
              
Comprehensive financing income (cost):             
Interest income  
316,514
  
302,910
  
318,879
  
29,209
 
Interest expense and financing costs  
(209,504
)
 
(131,852
)
 
(141,578
)
 
(12,969
)
Net interest income  
107,010
  
171,058
  
177,301
  
16,240
 
Foreign exchange (loss) gain, net  
(62,259
)
 
40,782
  
(3,351
)
 
(307
)
Loss on net monetary position  
(118,724
)
 
(150,438
)
 
(154,814
)
 
(14,181
)
   
(73,973
)
 
61,402
  
19,136
  
1,752
 
              
Other ordinary (expense) income, net –Note 16  
(25,961
)
 
18,427
  
69,571
  
6,374
 
              
Income before income tax, asset tax, and minority interest  
2,278,152
  
1,506,255
  
1,584,971
  
145,184
 
Income tax and asset tax –Note 15  
(367,833
)
 
(599,126
)
 
(312,745
)
 
(28,648
)
NET INCOME
 Ps 
 1,910,319
 Ps 
 907,129
 
Ps 
 1,272,226
 
$
116,536
 
              
Majority net income  
1,908,535
  
906,186
  
1,270,941
  
116,418
 
Minority net income  
1,784
  
943
  
1,285
  
118
 
NET INCOME
 Ps 
 1,910,319
 Ps 
 907,129
 
Ps 
 1,272,226
 
$
116,536
 
              
Weighted average shares outstanding  (in thousands)  
599,694
  
599,571
  
600,000
  
600,000
 
              
NET MAJORITY INCOME PER SHARE
 Ps 
 3.18
 Ps 
 1.51
 
Ps 
2.12
 
$
0.19
 
  Number of              Net majority  Minimun  Deficit from             
  shares of              interest  liability  restatement             
  capital        Reserve for     income  adjustment  of  Derivative        Total 
  stock  Capital  Additional  repurchase of  Retained  (loss) of the  of labor  stockholders'  financial ins-  Total majority  Minority  stockholders' 
  
(thousands)
  
stock
  
paid in capital
  
shares
  
earnings
  
year
  
obligations
  
equity
  
truments
  
interest
  
interest
  
equity
 
                                     
Balances as of December 31, 2005  599,080  $2,294,682   726,070   159,455   12,177,287   1,908,535   (3,336)  (3,713,627)  (92,374)  13,456,692   46,366   13,503,058 
Transfer of prior year's net income based on stockholders' meeting held on April 2006  -   -   -   -   1,908,535   (1,908,535)  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Sales of repurchased shares  920   245   17,604   -   -   -   -   -   -   17,849   -   17,849 
Cash dividends paid (note 15b)  -   -   -   -   (378,075)  -   -   -   -   (378,075)  -   (378,075)
Comprehensive income, net of taxes (note 2o)  -   -   -   -   -   906,186   2,420   (40,288)  92,744   961,062   (940)  960,122 
                                                 
Balances as of December 31, 2006  600,000   2,294,927   743,674   159,455   13,707,747   906,186   (916)  (3,753,915)  370   14,057,528   45,426   14,102,954 
Transfer of prior year's net income based on stockholders' meeting held on April 2007  -   -   -   -   906,186   (906,186)  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Cash dividends paid (note 15b)  -   -   -   -   (363,708)  -   -   -   -   (363,708)  -   (363,708)
Comprehensive income, net of taxes (note 2o)  -   -   -   -   -   1,270,941   (1,596)  18,661   98,552   1,386,558   1,362   1,387,920 
                                                 
Balances as of December 31, 2007  600,000   2,294,927   743,674   159,455   14,250,225   1,270,941   (2,512)  (3,735,254)  98,922   15,080,378   46,788   15,127,166 
Transfer of prior year's net income based on stockholders' meeting held on April 2008  -   -   -   -   1,270,941   (1,270,941)  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Cash dividends paid (note 15b)  -   -   -   -   (353,880)  -   -   -   -   (353,880)  -   (353,880)
Write-off of additional deferred tax liability (note 16)  -   -   -   -   288,580   -   -   -   -   288,580   -   288,580 
Reclasification of deficit from restatement  of stockholders' equity (note 2x)  -   -   -   -   (3,735,254)  -   -   3,735,254   -   -   -   - 
Comprehensive loss, net of taxes (note 2o)  -   -   -   -   -   (879,048)  2,512   -   (98,922)  (975,458)  (6,989)  (982,447)
                                                 
Balances as of December 31, 2008  600,000  $2,294,927   743,674   159,455   11,720,612   (879,048)  -   -   -   14,039,620   39,799   14,079,419 

See accompanying notes.notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated statementsStatements of changesChanges in stockholders’ equity

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007Financial Position

(Thousands of constant Mexican pesos as of
December 31, 2007)

  
Number of shares of capital
stock
(thousands)
 
Capital
stock
 
Paid-in capital
 
Reserve for
repurchase of company stock
 
Retained
earnings
 
Net
income of
 the
year
 
Labor obligations
minimum liability adjustment
 
Deficit from restatement of
stockholders’ equity
 
Derivative financial instru-ments
 
Total
majority stockholders’ equity
 
Minority interest
 
 
Total
stockholders’ equity
 
                          
Balance at December 31, 2004  
599,200
 Ps  2,294,711 Ps 723,116 Ps  170,917 Ps 11,656,919 Ps 784,087 Ps (1,129)Ps ( 3,541,472)Ps  - Ps 12,087,149 Ps 45,879 Ps 12,133,028 
                                      
Transfer of prior year´s net income based on stockholders´meeting held in April, 2005.  
-
  -  -  -  784,087  (784,087) 
-
  -  -  -  -  - 
Repurchase of stock  
(920
)
 
(251
)
 
-
  
(11,462
)
 
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(11,713
)
 
-
  
(11,713
)
Sales of repurchased stock  
800
  
222
  
2,954
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
3,176
  
-
  
3,176
 
Cash dividends paid  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(263,719
)
 
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(263,719
)
 
-
  
(263,719
)
Comprehensive income, net of tax  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
1,908,535
  
(2,207
)
 
(172,155
)
 
(92,374
)
 
1,641,799
  487  
1,642,286
 
Balance at December 31, 2005  
599,080
  
2,294,682
  
726,070
  
159,455
  
12,177,287
  
1,908,535
  
(3,336
)
 
(3,713,627
)
 
(92,374
)
 
13,456,692
  
46,366
  
13,503,058
 
                                      
Transfer of prior year´s net income based on stockholders´meeting held in April, 2006.  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
1,908,535
  
(1,908,535
)
 
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
 
Sales of repurchased stock  
920
  
245
  
17,604
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
17,849
  
-
  
17,849
 
Cash dividends paid  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(378,075
)
 
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(378,075
)
 
-
  
(378,075
)
Comprehensive income, net of tax  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  906,186  
2,420
  
(40,288
)
 
92,744
  
961,062
  
(940
)
 
960,122
 
Balance at December 31, 2006  
600,000
  
2,294,927
  
743,674
  
159,455
  
13,707,747
  
906,186
  
(916
)
 
(3,753,915
)
 
370
  
14,057,528
  
45,426
  
14,102,954
 
                                      
Transfer of prior year´s net income based on stockholders´meeting held in April, 2007.  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
906,186
  
(906,186
)
 
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
 
Cash dividends paid  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(363,708
)
 
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(363,708
)
 
-
  
(363,708
)
Comprehensive income, net of tax  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
1,270,941
  
(1,596
)
 
18,661
  
98,552
  
1,386,558
  
1,362
  
1,387,920
 
Balance at December 31, 2007 (Note 14)
  
600,000
 
Ps 
2,294,927
 
Ps
743,674
 
Ps
159,455159,455
 
Ps
14,250,225
 
Ps
1,270,941
 
Ps
 ( 2,512
)
Ps
(3,735,254
)
Ps 
98,922
  Ps
15,080,378
 Ps
46,788
 
Ps
15,127,166
 
mexican pesos-note 2x)

Years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007

  2006  2007 
       
Operating activities:      
Net income $907,129   1,272,226 
Add charges to operations not requiring funds:        
Depreciation  537,383   571,393 
Deferred income tax  346,110   169,716 
Labor obligations, net period cost  37,464   42,112 
         
Funds provided by operations  1,828,086   2,055,447 
         
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (51,435)  (336,083)
Inventories and biological assets  (535,933)  (1,140,124)
Prepaid expenses and others current assets  (11,081)  (31,463)
Accounts payable  364,813   300,566 
Related parties  6,002   14,169 
Taxes payable and other accruals  (73,193)  (45,534)
Labor obligations, plan contributions  (27,576)  (32,617)
Derivative financial instruments  (6,407)  (35,769)
         
Funds provided by operating activities  1,493,276   748,592 
         
Financing activities:        
Proceeds from of long-term debt  -   40,000 
Proceeds from notes payable to bank  -   40,000 
Payment of long-term debt and notes payable to bank  (104,836)  (13,963)
Constant pesos effect on notes payable to banks and long-term debt  (6,081)  (1,638)
Cash dividends paid  (378,075)  (363,708)
Sales of Company's own shares, net  17,849   - 
         
Funds used in financing activities  (471,143)  (299,309)
         
Investing activities:        
Acquisition of property, plan and equipment, net  (856,227)  (991,737)
Other assets  (2,060)  (1,561)
         
Funds used in investing activities  (858,287)  (993,298)
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and investments  163,846   (544,015)
Cash and investments at beginning of year  3,420,045   3,583,891 
         
Cash and investments at end of year $3,583,891   3,039,876 

See accompanying notes.
notes to consolidated financial statements.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended December 31, 2008

(Thousand mexican pesos)

     Thousands of 
     U.S. dollars 
     (note 2v) 
       
  2008  2008 
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Loss before income taxes and minority interest $(1,160,056)  (83,970)
Items relating to investing activities:        
Valuation effects of financial instruments  1,666,821   120,653 
Depreciation and amortization  616,358   44,615 
Loss on sale of plant and equipment  49,485   3,582 
Interest income  (173,694)  (12,573)
Item relating to financing activities:        
Interest expense  36,202   2,620 
         
Subtotal  1,035,116   74,927 
         
Derivative financial instruments  (747,795)  (54,129)
Accounts receivable, net  (151,635)  (10,976)
Recoverable taxes and other assets  52,972   3,834 
Inventories and biological assets  (784,442)  (56,781)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (24,703)  (1,788)
Trade accounts payable, taxes payable and other accruals  596,229   43,158 
Income taxes paid  (147,426)  (10,671)
Accounts payable to related parties  23,517   1,702 
Labor obligations  15,170   1,098 
Deferred tax related to derivative financial instruments in stockholders' equity  (23,204)  (1,679)
Assets available for sale  2,159   156 
         
Net cash used in operating activities  (154,042)  (11,149)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment  (1,156,168)  (83,690)
Proceeds from sale of plant and equipment  57,329   4,150 
Increase in other non-current assets  (1,113)  (80)
Interest collected  173,694   12,573 
         
Net cash used in investing activities  (926,258)  (67,047)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Equity component of derivative financial instruments  (98,922)  (7,160)
Dividends paid  (353,880)  (25,615)
Proceeds from loans  535,100   38,733 
Interest paid  (33,339)  (2,414)
Asset tax recovery  8,521   616 
Principal payments on loans  (18,809)  (1,361)
         
Net cash provided by financing activities  38,671   2,799 
         
Net decrease in cash and investments  (1,041,629)  (75,397)
         
Cash and investments:        
At beginning of year  3,039,876   220,040 
         
At end of year $1,998,247   144,643 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-8

INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated statements of changes in financial position

(Thousands of constant Mexican pesos as of December 31, 2007)

  
Years ended December 31,
 
        
(Thousands of U.S. dollars) (Note 2)
 
  
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
2007
 
Operating activities
             
Net income Ps1,910,319 Ps 907,129 
Ps 
1,272,226
 
$
116,536
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to resources provided by operating activities:             
Depreciation  
497,819
  
537,383
  
571,393
  
52,340
 
Deferred income tax  
1,068
  
346,110
  
169,716
�� 
15,547
 
Labor obligations, net period cost  
40,505
  
37,464
  
42,112
  
3,857
 
   
2,449,711
  
1,828,086
  
2,055,447
  
188,280
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:             
Accounts receivable  
(190,464
)
 
(51,435
)
 
(336,083
)
 
(30,785
)
Inventories and biological assets  
(352,768
)
 
(535,933
)
 
(1,140,124
)
 
(104,437
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  
(34,523
)
 
(11,081
)
 
(31,463
)
 
(2,882
)
Accounts payable  
(25,527
)
 
364,813
  
300,566
  
27,531
 
Related parties  
(168
)
 
6,002
  
14,169
  
1,298
 
Taxes payable and other accruals  
137,953
  
(73,193
)
 
(45,534
)
 
(4,170
)
Labor obligations, plan contributions  
(26,149
)
 
(27,576
)
 
(32,617
)
 
(2,988
)
Derivative financial instruments  
-
  
(6,407
)
 
(35,769
)
 
(3,276
)
Resources provided by operating activities
  
1,958,065
  
1,493,276
  
748,592
  
68,571
 
              
Financing activities
             
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt  
185
  
-
  
40,000
  
3,664
 
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable to banks  
176,405
  
-
  
40,000
  
3,664
 
Repayment of long-term debt and notes payable  
(206,375
)
 
(104,836
)
 
(13,963
)
 
(1,279
)
Constant pesos effect on notes payable to banks and long term-debt  
(6,194
)
 
(6,081
)
 
(1,638
)
 
(150
)
Cash dividends paid  
(263,719
)
 
(378,075
)
 
(363,708
)
 
(33,316
)
Sales (repurchases) of Company’s own stock, net  
(8,537
)
 
17,849
  
-
  
-
 
Resources used in financing activities
  
(308,235
)
 
(471,143
)
 
(299,309
)
 
(27,417
)
              
Investing activities
             
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment, net  
(835,529
)
 
(856,227
)
 
(991,737
)
 
(90,843
)
Other assets  
(2,709
)
 
(2,060
)
 
(1,561
)
 
(143
)
Resources used in investing activities
  
(838,238
)
 
(858,287
)
 
(993,298
)
 
(90,986
)
              
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  
811,592
  
163,846
  
(544,015
)
 
(49,832
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  
2,608,453
  
3,420,045
  
3,583,891
  
328,285
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year Ps 3,420,045 Ps 3,583,891 
Ps 
3,039,876
 
$
278,453
 

See accompanying notes.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 20072008

(Thousands of constant Mexican pesos as ofnote 2x,
December 31, 2007, except per share amounts)

1. Organization and Business Activity
(1) Organization and Business Activity-

Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively “Bachoco” or the “Company”) was incorporated on February 8, 1980 and it is engaged in breeding, processing and marketing of poultry (chicken and eggs), swine and other products (principally balanced animal feed). Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. is the controlling company of a group of subsidiaries.

In June 2006, the new Securities Trading Act came into effect, which, among other provisions, established that corporations listed on the Mexican stock exchangeStock Exchange must change their entity names from variable capital stock corporation (S.A. de C.V.) to variable capital stock market corporation(S.corporation (S. A. B. de C.V.); as of February 1, 2007, the Company’s name is Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V., in compliance with the aforementioned law.

On March 18, 2008,June 25, 2009, the accompanying financial statements and related notes were authorized by the Company’s Finance Director, Daniel Salazar Ferrer, for the Audit Committee, and Board of Directors´approvalDirectors and issuance.Stockholders’ meeting approval.

2.
(2) Accounting Policies and Practices-

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make a number of estimates and Practicesassumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include, but are no limited to, the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment, and goodwill; valuation allowances for receivables, inventories and deferred income tax assets; valuation of financial instruments; and assets and obligations related to employee benefits. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

For disclosure purposes, “thousands pesos” or “$” means thousands of Mexican pesos, and “thousands dollars” or “US dollars” means thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards (Mexican FRS) in effect as of the balance sheet date (see note 2x). The significant accounting policies and practices observed by the Company in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements are described below:

a) Consolidation
a) Consolidation-

The consolidated financial statements include the accountsfinancial statements of the Company and all of its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries.

The ownership interests of other stockholders in such subsidiaries are shown as minority interest.

Intercompany balances, investments and transactions between consolidated entities have been eliminated in consolidation.

The results of operations of the subsidiaries and affiliates were included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements asat the acquisition or inception month.

The consolidation was based on the audited financial statements of the month following the acquisition.

issuing companies, which have been prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS.
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The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the following consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007:2008:
 
  
Percentage equity interest
 
  2005 2006 
2007
 
 %
 
%
 
 %
 
Acuícola Bachoco, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  
100
 
Aviser, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  
100
 
Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. (“BSACV”) (Consolidated)  100  100  
100
 
Bachoco, Comercial, S.A. de C.V  -  -  
100
 
Campi Alimentos, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  
100
 
Huevo y Derivados, S.A. de C.V.  97  97  
97
 
Operadora de Servicios de Personal, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  
100
 
Pecuarius Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V.  64  64  
64
 
Secba, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  
100
 
Sepetec, S. A. de C.V.  100  100  
100
 
Servicios de Personal Administrativo, S.A. de C.V.  100  100  
100
 
Induba Pavos, S.A. de C.V.  -  100  
100
 
  Percentage equity interest 
  2006  2007  2008 
Acuícola Bachoco, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Aviser, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. (“BSACV”) (Consolidated)  100   100   100 
Bachoco Comercial, S.A. de C.V.  -   100   100 
Campi Alimentos, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Huevo y Derivados, S.A. de C.V.  97   97   97 
Operadora de Servicios de Personal, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Pecuarius Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V.  64   64   64 
Secba, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Sepetec, S.A de C.V.  100   100   100 
Servicios de Personal Administrativo, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 
Induba Pavos, S.A. de C.V.  100   100   100 

The main subsidiaries of the group are as follows:

- Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. (“BSACV”) (Consolidated)

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

This company is engaged in breeding, processing and marketing of poultry (chicken and eggs).

- Campi Alimentos, S.A. de C.V.
- Acuícola Bachoco S.A. de C.V.
These companies are engaged in producing and marketing of balanced animal feed.

- Aviser, S.A. de C.V.
- Operadora de Servicios de Personal, S.A. de C.V.
- Secba, S.A. de C.V.
- Sepetec, S.A. de C.V.
- Servicios de Personal Administrativo, S.A. de C.V.
These companies are engaged in providing administrative and operative services to their related parties.

On December 2006 and July 2007, the subsidiaries Induba Pavos, S.A. de C.V. and Bachoco Comercial, S.A. de C.V. were incorporated.incorporated, respectively. Both entities have 100% ownership from itstheir holding company, Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. These entities are engaged toin the import and trading of turkey.

b) Revenue recognition

In conformity with International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) No. 18 “Revenues”.
b) Revenue recognition-

Revenues are recognized when each of the following criteria is met:

- There is evidence of an arrangement.
- Delivery has occurred.
- The seller fixes or determines the prices with the buyer.
- Collectability is reasonably certain.

F-9Based on management analysis and estimates, the Company provides for doubtful receivables (reported under selling expenses).


c) Recognition of the effects of inflation on financial information-


c) RecognitionThe accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS in effect as of the balance sheet date and include the recognition of the effects of inflation on financial information

The financial information recognizes the effects of inflation and therefore the amounts shown in the accompanying financial statements and in these notes are expressed in thousands of Mexican pesos with purchasing power at December 31, 2007. The restatement factor applied to the financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 was 1.0796 and 1.0376, respectively, which corresponds to the annual rate of inflation from December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006, respectively, through December 31, 2007, based on the Mexican National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) published by Banco de Mexico.México (central bank) (see note 2x).

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

Cumulative inflation percentages of the current and three preceding years and the indexes used in recognizing inflation through such year are as follows:

 December 31 NCPI  Inflation 
     Yearly  Cumulative 
          
2008  133.761   6.53%  18.84%
2007  125.564   3.76%  11.56%
2006  121.015   4.05%  7.51%
2005  116.301   3.33%  3.33%

A summary of the key inflation accounting concepts and procedures is as follows:

- Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment were carried at replacement cost, determined annually by an independent appraiser, through 1996. The fifth amendment to bulletin B-10 Accounting Recognition of the Effects of Inflation on Financial InformationInformation” (as modified), which is applicable to financial statements for periods beginning on or after January 1, 1997, disallows the use of appraisals. Based on such amendment, the Company restated the appraised value at December 31, 1996 and property, plant and equipment purchasesacquisitions since January 1, 1997 until December 31, 2007 are carried at cost adjusted by the NCPI.

- Stockholders’ equity
Capital
Until December 31, 2007, date in which the economic environment moved to a non-inflationary environment in conformity with FRS B-10 “Effects of Inflation”, capital stock, additional paid-in capital, reserve for stock repurchase of Company’s own shares, and retained earnings and other capital accounts were restated using adjustment factors obtained from the NCPI. The amounts obtained in this manner represented the constant value of the stockholders’ investment.

- Net monetary position gain (loss)
The
Until December 31, 2007, the net monetary position gain (loss) representsrepresented the impact of inflation on monetary assets and liabilities.liabilities at the beginning of each month updated by inflation factors through year-end. The net monetary position gain (loss) of each year is included in the statements of incomeoperations as a part of the comprehensive financing income (cost)financial result (See note 2x).

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

- Deficit from restatement of stockholders’ equity
The
Until December 31, 2007, the deficit from restatement of stockholders’ equity comprises the accumulated monetary position loss at the time the provisions of bulletinBulletin B-10 were first applied and the subsequent gain or loss from holding nonmonetary assets, principallymainly inventories. Deficit from restatement of stockholders’ equity is originated when the replacement cost of these assets is lower than the cost of these assets restated by the NCPI.NCPI (see note 2x).

d) Statement of Changes in Financial Position
d) Cash and investments-

Mexican accounting bulletin B-12, StatementCash and investments consist primarily of Changesbank deposits and checking accounts in Financial Position, specifiesforeign currencies. At the appropriate presentationdate of the statement of changes in financial position based onconsolidated financial statements, restated in constant Mexican pesos in accordance with bulletin B-10. Bulletin B-12 identifies the sources and applications representing differences between beginning and ending financial statement balances in constant Mexican pesos. The bulletin also requires that monetaryinterest income and foreign exchange gains and losses not be treated as non-cash itemsare included in the determinationstatements of resources provided by operating activities.operations, under comprehensive financial results.

e) Estimates in financial statements
e) Primary investment securities-

The preparation of financial statementsAll rights and obligations arising from primary investment securities are recognized on the balance sheet and the company classifies its investment securities depending on the purpose for which the securities were acquired: (i) held-to-maturity, or (ii) trading. Investments in conformity with MexFRS requiresthese instruments are reflected on the use of estimatesline-item “current primary investment securities within cash and assumptions that affect the amountsinvestments” (see note 3).

Trading securities, except held-to-maturity, are recorded at fair value, determined by using quoted market prices. Held-to-maturity securities are reported at amortized cost. Changes in the carrying amounts of trading securities, including the related costs and yields are included in earnings under comprehensive financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.results. Furthermore, where evidence exists that a financial asset held-to-maturity shall not be recovered in full, the expected loss is recognized in the statement of operations.

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f) CashINDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and cash equivalents2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of bank deposits and highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than 90 days. Such investments are stated at acquisition cost plus accrued interest, similar to market value.

g) Allowance for doubtful accounts
f) Allowance for doubtful accounts-

The Company policy is to record an allowance for doubtful accounts for balances which are not likely to be recovered. ManagementIn establishing the required allowance, management considers that such accounts are those which are more thanhistorical losses to take into account current market condition and our customers’ financial condition, the amount of receivables in dispute and the current receivable aging and current payment patterns. Past due balances over 60 days overdue or in litigation.are reviewed individually for collectibility.

h)
g) Inventories, agricultural products and biological assets-

- Inventories and biological assets

At December 31, 2008, inventories are stated at the lower of historical cost determined by the average cost method or market (replacement cost), provided that replacement cost is not less than net realizable value.

Inventories are recognized at historical acquisition cost andDecember 31, 2007, are valued using the average-cost method.

Inventories areaverage cost method and restated usingbased on the specific-cost method.NCPI. The stated value of inventories is not in excess of net realizable value. Cost of sales is restated to Mexican pesos with purchasing power at year-end by applying the same method as for inventories. The deficit from restatement of stockholders’ equity is comprised of the difference between the increase in the specific value of inventories and cost of sales, and the increase as measured based solely on the NCPI.

The allowance for decline in the productivity of breeder chickens and pigs is estimated based on expected future production.

-Agriculture

The financial statements recognize the requirements of MexFRSMexican FRS E-1, “Agriculture”Agriculture”, which establishes the rules for recognizing, valuing,measuring, presenting and disclosing biological assets and agricultural products.

BulletinMexican FRS E-1 requires biological assets and agricultural products (the latter at the time of harvesting) to be valued at their fair value, net of the estimated costs at the point of sale. Bulletin E-1 also establishes that whenever the fair value cannot be determined in a reliable, verifiable and objective manner, the assets are to be valued at their production cost, net of impairment loss.

The allowance for decline in the productivity of breeder chickens and pigs is estimated based on expected future life under the straight-line method.

Agricultural products are live chickens, processed chickens, commercial eggs and pigs available for sale. The Company’s biological assets consistare comprised of poultry in their different stages, incubatable eggs and breeder pigs. Agricultural products are processed chicken, commercial eggs and commercial pigs.

Broiler chicks less than six and a half weeks old, incubatable eggs, breeder pigs and laying hens are valued at production cost since it is not possible to determine their fair value in a reliable, verifiable and objective manner.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

Broilers more than six weekand a half weeks old through their date of sale are valued at fair value net of estimated point-of-sale costs, considering the price per kilogram of processed chicken at the valuation date.

Processed chicken and commercial eggs are valued at fair value net of estimated point-of-sale costs, considering the price per kilogram of processed chicken and commercial eggs at the time such items are considered as agricultural products. From such date through the date of sale, the fair value is considered to be the cost of processed chicken or commercial eggs, not in excess of net realizable value.

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The Company is exposed to financial risks due to changes in the price of chicken. The Company estimates that the price of chicken will not fall significantly in the future; consequently, the Company has not entered into any derivative agreement or any other type of agreement to offset the risk of a drop in the price of chicken.

The Company reviews periodically the price of chicken so as to evaluate the need for a financial instrument to offset such risk.

In conformity with bulletinMexican FRS E-1, biological assets and agricultural products were classified as either current or non-current assets based on their availability and the business operating cycle.

i) Property, plantCost of sales represents the replacement cost of inventories at the time of sale, increased, as applicable, for reductions in the replacement cost or net realizable value of inventories during the year and, equipmentthrough 2007, is expressed in thousands of constant pesos as of December 31, 2007.

The Company records the necessary allowances for inventory impairment arising from damaged, obsolete or slow-moving inventories.

h) Property, plant and equipment-

Property, plant and equipment are carriedinitially recorded at acquisition cost and then restated based on adjustmentthrough December 31, 2007, adjusted for inflation by using factors derived from the NCPI.NCPI (see note 2c).

As of January 1, 2007, as a result of the adoption of MexFRS D-6 “Capitalization of the Comprehensive Cost of Financing”, the Company startedin which is defined the capitalization of the comprehensive financing cost incurred during the construction or installation of property, plant and equipment in process, which is subsequently restated by applying factors based on the NCPI. The amount of comprehensive financing cost to be capitalized is determined by applying the weighted average interest rate of financing to the weighted average of the investments in qualifying assets made during the qualifying period. In the case of foreign currency denominated financing, comprehensive financing cost includes the related exchange gains or losses. During 2007 the Company did not capitalize any amount due to its immateriality; and during 2008, no comprehensive financial results have been capitalized, as the criteria mentioned above were not met.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is computedcalculated on restated values using the straight-line method based onover the estimated useful lives of the related assets, determined by management (see note 7).
Note 6).
Minor repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.

i) Impairment of property, plant and equipment and goodwill-

The valueCompany periodically evaluates the values of long-lived assets of property, plant and equipment and goodwill, to determine whether there is reviewed whenever there are indicationsan indication of impairment in their value. The related losspotential impairment. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is determined based onmeasured by comparison of the recoverablecarrying amount of an asset against future cash flow expected to be generated by the relatedasset.  If the carrying amount of an asset which is defined as the higher of the asset’sexceeds its estimated net selling price and its value in use. Anrevenues, an impairment losscharge is recognized ifin the netamount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the recoverable amount.fair value of the asset.

For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, there were no indications of impairment in the Company’s fixed assets.

j) Leases
j) Leases-

Leased property, plant and equipment arrangements are recognized as capital leases if a) the ownership of the leased asset is transferred to the lessee upon termination of the lease; b) the agreement includes an option to purchase the asset at a reduced price; c) the term of the lease is basically the same as the remaining useful life of the leased asset; or d) the present value of minimum lease payments is basically the same as the market value of the leased asset, net of any benefit or scrap value.

When the risks and benefits inherent to the ownership of the leased goodasset remain mostly with the lessor, theysuch leases are classified as operating leases and accrued rentlease expense is charged to income.

results of operations as incurred.
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The Company classified its leases as operating leases at December 31, 2007 and 2008.


k) Goodwill
k) Goodwill-

Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the net assets acquired in a business combination at the purchase date.

Goodwill is recorded initially at acquisition cost and thenuntil December 31, 2007, restated using adjustment factors derived from the NCPI. Goodwill is subject to annual impairment testing.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

At December 31, 20062007 and 2007, the Company recognized2008, there was no impairment loss from impairment in the value of goodwill shown in the consolidated balance sheet.

l) Liabilities, provisions, contingent liabilities and commitments
l) Liabilities, provisions, contingent liabilities and commitments-

Liability provisions are recognized whenever:when the following three conditions are met: (i) the Company has current obligations (legal or assumed) derived from past events, (ii) it is more likely than notprobable that the liability will give rise to a future cash disbursement for its settlement and (iii) the liability can be reasonably estimated. Liabilities for loss contingencies are recorded when is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount thereof can be reasonably estimated. When a reasonable estimation cannot be made, qualitative disclosure is provided in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Contingent revenues, earnings or assets are not recognized until realization is assured.

If the effect of the time value of money is material, provision amounts are determined as the present value of the expected disbursements to settle the obligation. The discount rate is determined on a pre-tax basis and reflects current market conditions at the balance sheet date and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as an interest expense.

Contingent liabilities are recognized only when it is probable they will give rise to a future cash disbursement for their settlement. Also, commitments are only recognized when it is probable they will generate a loss.

m) Pension plan, seniority premiums and severance benefits

The Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (IMCP) issued the revised MexFRS D-3, Labor Obligations, which came into force on January 1, 2005. The revised bulletin establishes additional new rules for the valuation, presentation and disclosure of “other post-retirement benefits” and the reduction and early extinguishment of such benefits. Bulletin D-3 also modifies the rules applicable to employee severance benefits.
m)Employee benefits-

Bachoco has a retirement plan in which all non-union workers participate. Pension benefits are determined based on the salary of workers in their final three years of service, the number of years worked in the Company and their age at retirement; thisretirement. This plan includes:

- Defined contribution plan: This fund consists of employee and Company contributions. The employee contribution percentage ranges from 1% to 5%. The Company contribution ranges from 1% to 2% in the case of employees with less than 10 years’ seniority, and the same contribution percentage as the employee (5%(up to 5%) when the employee has more than 10 years’ seniority.

- Defined benefit plan: This fund consists solely of Company contributions and covers the Company's labor obligations with each employee.

Seniority premiums and severance payments are paid to workers as required by Mexican labor law.

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The Company recognizesINDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the liabilityConsolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

Termination benefits for pension benefits, seniority premiumsreasons other than restructuring and termination benefits (severance payments),retirement to which employees are entitled are charged to operations for each year, based on independent actuarial computations using the projected unit-creditunit credit method and financial assumptions including effectprojected salaries. At December 31, 2008 and for purposes of inflation.recognizing benefits upon retirement, the remaining average service life of employees entitled to plan benefits approximates 19.66 years (note 14).

n) Foreign
n) Comprehensive financial results (CFR)-

The CFR includes interest income and expense, foreign exchange differencesgains and losses and valuation of financial instruments and, through 2007, monetary position gains and losses.

Transactions denominated in foreign currency are recorded at the prevailing exchange rate prevailing on the daydate of the related transactions.execution or settlement.  Foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the prevailing exchange rate in force at the balance sheet date.  Exchange rate differences determinedarising from such dateassets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are charged or credited to income ofreported in operations for the year.

See Note 12 for the Company’s foreign currency position at the end of each year and the exchange rates used to translate balances denominated in foreign currency.

o) Comprehensive income
o) Comprehensive income (loss)-

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of the net income or loss for the year, plus the result from holding non-monetary assets, the tax effect of the items which are recorded directly in stockholders’ equity, the effective portion of the unrealized gain or loss on cash flow hedges, the minimum liability adjustment forof labor obligations and the minimum effect of minority interest as required by MexFRSMexican FRS B-4, Comprehensive Income.

p) Derivative financial instruments-

Irrespective of their use and either issuance or holding purpose, the Company recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at their respective fair values. Fair values are determined based on known market prices such as Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and, when not listed in a market (OTC), based on valuation techniques and inputs usually accepted in the financial sector.

Changes in the fair value of financial instruments acquirednot designated and/or not qualifying under strict hedge accounting criteria are recognized within earnings for hedging purposesthe year in which such changes occur, as derivatives effects under comprehensive financial results.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

In orderthe case of operations with options on futures not designated and/or do not qualify under strict hedge accounting criteria, premiums paid or received in connection with options are initially recognized as assets or liabilities within derivative instruments; with subsequent changes in their fair value, recognized within income of the year in which such changes occur, as derivatives effects under comprehensive financial results.

q) Derivative Financial Instruments, and  Risk Hedging activities-

As of December 31, 2008

The Company uses selected financial derivative instruments to reduceprotect itself against adverse price fluctuations in agriculture commodities, such as corn and sorghum. Said agriculture commodities derivative instruments include futures and options on futures which are listed on the CBOT, as well as options on futures accessed through ASERCA (Farming Marketing Support and Services, a dependent entity ascribed to Mexico’s Secretary of Farming and Agriculture) a dependent entity of the Mexican Government’s unit that belongs to the Secretary of Farming, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food (SAGARPA, Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación), through which, a commodities-related price hedging program (the “Farming by Contract”) scheme is offered to both farmers and agro-business entities such as the Company. The ASERCA program has two participating modalities: (i) 0% of the payment of the option’s premium and 100% of the benefit with a 60% discount on the amount of the initial premium, or (ii) a 50% of the payment of the option’s premium, and 100% of the benefit.

Designation of the derivates offered through ASERCA is documented every time derivatives are contracted to hedge price risk and when these hedging relationships  meet all of the hedge accounting requirements. Said documentation includes a description of the objective or hedge strategy, the nature of the hedged item position, the risk(s) to be hedged, the designated derivatives and how the initial effectiveness testing assessment will be performed, as well as the subsequent measurement of its retrospective effectiveness, which applies to each established hedge relationship.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

Formal hedge designated derivatives that follow special hedge accounting recognition, with fair value changes based on each corresponding hedge accounting model: (1) Fluctuations in fair value type hedges, require that both  the derivative and the hedged item are to be valued at fair value and recognized in the statement of operations; (2) in the case of a cash flow hedge, only the effective portion of the derivative is temporarily recognized in comprehensive income (equity) and recycled to operations when the hedged item affects operations as cost of good sold, interest, etc., while the ineffective portion is immediately recognized within operations.

The Company needs to revoke hedge accounting in the following cases: when the derivative has expired, has been sold, is cancelled or exercised, or when the derivative does not achieve the required level of effectiveness to compensate for the changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item, or when at the Company’s discretion, the entity decides to cancel the hedge relationship.

Certain financial risks,derivative instruments are entered into from an economic perspective and are neither designated nor qualify for hedge accounting purposes, hence are treated accounting wise, as trading derivatives, with fluctuations in the fair value of these derivatives recognized within comprehensive financing operations.

In the case of hedges with options or combinations of options, which are designated and qualifying under hedge accounting models, the premiums paid and received through these derivative financial instruments are initially recognized as assets or liabilities within derivative financial instruments, with subsequent changes in their fair values recognized in the comprehensive financial results in the case of fair value hedges, while under cash flow hedge are recognized within the other comprehensive income (OCI) account of stockholders’ equity, in the case of cash flow hedges.

The Company has established an Investments and Risk Committee which sets the guidelines and strategies to be followed in terms of the use of investments and derivatives use.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

At December 31, 2007

Derivative Financial hedging instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments as hedges againstto hedge certain risks.risks and reduce its financial risks exposure.

In the normal course of business, theThe Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange risksrate (Mexican Peso-U.S. dollars) fluctuations and fluctuations in the price of corngrains (corn and sorgum.sorghum) within its normal course of business. The Company mitigatesmanages these risks through a program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments.instruments (FDI).

The Company’s policy establishesis to establish a 25 to 30% range of hedging from 25% to 30%protection on the total amount of its totalannual needs for U.S. dollar denominated transactions. The Companydollars. It also uses OTC (non-listed) options and futures contracts to mitigate its exposure toagreements exchange rate fluctuations onvariability in its short-termshort-tern U.S. dollar cash flows denominated in U.S. dollars (forecasted transaction).out flow needs, considering these as a forecasted transaction under the cash flow hedge model. Basically, the Company generally uses FDIs for hedging intention, unless they are not designated or do not meet accounting requirements for hedging purposes. These instruments are not used for speculative purposes and the counterparties are majorsigned with well-positioned financial institutions.

The derivativesFDIs are recognizedfactored in conformity withand documented according to the rulesaccounting compliance established in MexFRSFRS Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) C-10 Financial instruments, derivates and Statement of Financial hedging operations” (Mexican GAAP) which is very similar to US GAAP equivalent (SFAS-133 “Accounting Standard (SFAS) 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”,Activities”.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and its related interpretations (US GAAP). When the company does not meet the requirements for hedge accounting, the fair value2008
(Thousands of the financial instruments are recorded directly in the income statement. ,Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

The Company has entered into agreements on the following agreements involving derivative financial instruments:types of FDI:

Options
Options
When options are derivatives that giveacquired through a premium payment, these FDI grant the buyer the right, albeit not the obligation to buy (purchased Call) or sell (purchased Put) a price of a commodity or an asset (inexchange rate (U.S. dollars parity level against the Mexican Peso in this case dollars)case) at an established exercisea fixed price or exchange rate known as the Option’s strike price, or level of exercise, at a definedcertain date in exchange foron which the paymentoption contract matures or expires. In the case of a premium. Theentering as the issuer or seller of the optionsame options, the Company is obligated to buysell (sold Put) or sell when the option is exercised by the buyer. When the right that is acquired is the right to sell, the option is known as a put, when it is to buy it is known as a call. In Bachoco’s case,(sold Call) if the options entered into are ofbuyer exercises the European type; that is, they can only be exercised at the maturity date.

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The options in more of thesold option. More than 90% of the cases in which Bachoco contracts combinations of bought and sold options do not involve the payment of a net premium and these instruments were neither designated nor qualify for being designated as the instruments consist of both call and put options and the combinationhedges under one of the premiums payable and receivable is equal to zero. Under this plan, Bachoco acts as both the buyer and the seller and assumes rights (when it purchases) and obligations (when it sells) from these contracts.permissible hedge accounting models.

Also, in conformity with SFAS 133, Implementation Issue No. G20, “Cash flow hedges: assessing and measuring the effectiveness of a purchased option used in a cash flow hedge”, when designating a purchased option (including a combination of options that comprise either a net purchased option or a zero cost collar) as hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows attributable to a particular rate or price (in this case exchange rate) beyond a specified level, an entity documents that the assessment of effectiveness will be based on total changes in the option's cash flows (that is, the assessment will include the hedging instrument's entire change in fair value—its entire gain or loss), rather than documenting that the assessment of effectiveness will be based on only the changes in the hedging instrument's intrinsic value as permitted by paragraph 63(a). For this type of instrument, the hedging ratio may be considered perfectly effective and, consequently, there will be no recognition of ineffectiveness in income, provided the certain criteria are met such as:
1. The critical terms of the hedging instrument (such as notional amount, underlying and maturity date, etc.) completely match the related terms of the hedged forecasted transaction.
2. The strike price (or prices) of the hedging option (or combination of options) matches the specified level (or levels) beyond (or within) which the Company’s exposure is being hedged.
3. The hedging instrument’s inflows (outflows) at its maturity date completely offset the change in the hedged transaction’s cash flows for the risk being hedged.
4. The hedging instrument can only be exercised on a single date (its maturity date).

In 2006, the Company followed G20, as a supplement to FRS, in regards to the measurement of effectiveness.

The Company meets with these criteria for zero cost collar derivative financial instruments and therefore, the Company’s contracts of this type of instrument are valued at their fair value at the beginning and later on a monthly basis, until their maturity. These instruments are recorded in other comprehensive income at their fair value as of December 31, 2006, rather than being reclassified to results of operations they are cancelled upon their maturity, as they are considered perfectly effective in accordance with G20. As of December 31, 2007, the Company did not follow G20 because it did not have such instruments.

For derivatives other than zero cost collar (the Company did not have such instruments at December 31, 2007) or those that are combination of call option, the Company determines the effective portion for such derivatives and records it in other comprehensive income, while the ineffective portion is recorded in income, as is established in bulletin C-10 and SFAS 133.

Effective inDuring 2007, the Company entered into hedge transactions throughbought options under the program offered by ASERCA (Support and Services related to Agricultural Trading, which is a governmental entity related to the National Ministry of Agriculture and Farming), in order to monitorhedge the availabilityrisk of lower prices on certain grains likeprices such as corn, sorgumsorghum and wheat. The Company has bought from a counterparty a combined instrument comprised of a future of a grain price and a put option. The future instruments will guarantee a future price of the grain. Otherwise, the put option has a strike price relatedwheat it contracts associated to the future price agreementFarming Contract program. Under this program, the Company agrees the terms to buy certain amount of physical grain volumes and both are based onabide by the price established in U.S. dollars for each Metric Ton that must be paid against delivery of Chicago Boardfuture productions that domestic farmers will supply on certain crop dates. ASERCA provides the Company with Put-type of Trade at a specific date. Additionally,options upon presenting said agreements that allows it to hedge if CBOT prices fall below those agreed upon prices with the local farms. By participating in this government sponsored program, the Company receives 50% of subsidy on the option’s market premium from ASERCA (if the price goes up) or a 50% subsidyloan that will be recovered by ASERCA (if the price goes down). The results of using these financial derivative instruments ensures that the premium relatedCompany obtains protection from falling prices in regard to the put option from ASERCA.price it contractually agreed to pay binding farmers as firm commitments to them.

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As a resultINDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of this combined instrument Bachoco will obtain the best market price for the grain; therefore if the market price goes below of the future price contracted by Bachoco the strike price of the option will be paid and ASERCA will refund the difference between the strike price and the market price.

In 2007, the premium paid on behalf of the Company by ASERCA amounts USD 2,944 thousands. The Company can not predict whether these subsidies will be available in the future.Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

Futures

Futures are contracts that obligatebind two entities to exchange an asseta commodity good, and index, exchange rate or a value (in(grain prices, in this case grain)specific case) at a future date, for a pre-established and agreed quantity,at an established amount, quality and price. InDifferent from options, this type of contract, there is nocontracts do not consider premium payment,payments or receptions and can simply exist symmetrically as there is only a gaincorporate profit or a loss forwhen taken long futures positions in the Company whenevent that the market price of the grain exceedsin the strikemarket happens to be higher than the agreed price (gain)(profit) or the market price falls belowis lower than the price agreed toamount established in the contractagreement (loss). The Company engagedcontracted futures through New Age (FIMAT) in fiscal year 2007. FIMAT is a broker that specializes in Futures and Options on Futures listed in organized markets such as CBOT. The Company is required to keep a deposit or margin requirement that guarantees its open position on futures contracts, during 2006which generates market interests and 2007. The Company holds depositsrepresents a safeguard that ensures the honoring of the signed agreement. This margin account is debited or credited on a daily basis by New Age, based on market settlement prices as of the closing time, impacting with some of its counterpartiesrespective losses or gains. When the market moves against the Company’s open position, the margin account is consumed and additional margin requirements (intraday margin calls) are needed to guaranteebe established otherwise, the execution of its futures contracts. Such deposits bear market interest at market rates.position is closed with a realized loss.

Assessment ofEffectiveness testing

In order to access special hedge accounting requirements, both prospective assessment and retrospective effectiveness
The effectiveness testing of the Company’s hedgeshedging relationship (hedge item and designated hedge instrument) is determined at the time the financial derivatives are designated as hedges andneeded. Said effectiveness is assessedmeasured on a periodic basis. Hedges considered as highly effective are thoseIn the case of cash flow hedges, an instrument in which the fairvariability in the present value changes in the contractual or expected cash flows of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are satisfactorically offset on a period-by-periodby the hedge instrument (FDI), it is then considered that the hedge relationship is highly effective (a either period by period or cumulative basis by changesdollar offset in the fair value or cash flows of the financial derivative itself within a range of 80% andto 125% is to be considered as to meet hedge effectiveness goals).

In conformity with bulletinFRS C-10 and SFAS 133, paragraph 30,establishes that the effective portion of a profit or loss or gain onobtained from a cash flow hedgehedging derivative is recordedrecognized in the comprehensive incomeprofit (OCI, within stockholders equity), net of related incomedeferred taxes, (stockholders’ equity) while the ineffective portion is recordedrecognized directly in results of operations.the earnings.

q) Deferred taxes
r) Income taxes (Income Tax (IT), Asset Tax (AT), Flat Rate Business Tax (IETU)), and employee statutory profit sharing (ESPS)-

The Company recordsIT, IETU and ESPS payable for the year are determined in conformity with the tax provisions in effect.

Deferred IT, IETU and, from January 1, 2008 deferred taxes on temporaryESPS, are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax and ESPS assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between in the balance sheet accounts for financial and tax reporting purposes, using the enacted income tax rate at the balance sheet date, or the enacted rate that will be in effect at the time the temporary differences giving rise to deferred taxstatement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and in the case of IT and IETU, for tax loss, credit carryforward and tax credits. Deferred tax and ESPS assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax and ESPS assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income during the period covering the enactment date.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

At December 31, 2007, a deferred income tax liability determined by treating the stockholders’ equity as a single temporary item greater than the amount determined by using the asset and liability method, and thus, the Company recognized an additional deferred tax liability of $288,580 in 2007 to account for this difference.

Effective January 1, 2008, Mexican FRS D-4 “Tax on earnings” supersedes Bulletin D-4 and Circular 54. Mexican FRS D-4 establishes the asset and liability method as the only method in determining deferred taxes. Therefore, the Company wrote-off $288,580 against retained earnings, which relates to the additional deferred tax liability previously determined as at December 31, 2007 under the stockholders’ equity method.

Until December 31, 2007, deferred ESPS was recognized only for timing differences arising from the reconciliation of book income to income for profit sharing purposes, for which it was reasonably estimated that a future liability or benefit would arise and there was no indication that the liabilities or benefits would not materialize.

s) Statement of operations-

The possibilityMexican FRS B-3 “Statement of recovering deferred tax assets is evaluated periodically and, if necessary, a valuation allowance is created for those assetsOperations”, that are unlikely to be recovered.

Deferred employee profit sharing is recognized only on temporary differences considered non-recurring with a known turnaround time.

Asset tax is recorded as part of deferred taxes, after making the appropriate evaluation of its recovery.

As a result of the adoption of interpretation to MexIFRS8, Effects of the Flat-Rate Business Tax, as of Octobercame into effect in 2007, the Company has taken into account the provision related to the effects of deferred FRBT established in the interpretation (see Note 15).

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r) Concentration of risk

The Company invests a portion of its surplus cash in cash deposits in financial institutions with good credit ratings and has established guidelines related to diversification and maturitiesstates that the Company believes maintains safety and liquidity. The Company has not experienced any losses on its cash equivalents. The Company does not believe it has significant concentrations of credit risks in its accounts receivable, because the Company’s customer base is diverse, thus spreading the credit risk.

s) Income statement presentation

Costscosts and expenses in the Company’s income statement of operations are presented based on their function, since such classification allows for an accurate evaluation of both operating income and gross profit margins.

Although MexFRSMexican FRS B-3 Statement of incomeOperations”, does not require the presentation of operating income, this caption is shown in the income statement, since operating income is an important indicator used to evaluate the Company’s performance. Operating income consists of ordinary revenues andas well as operating costs and expenses and thus excludes other ordinary income (expenses).

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

ThisThe presentation is comparable toof the one used in the financial statementsstatement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006.2006, is in accordance with the presentation used in 2007 and 2008.

t) Net income per share
t) Net majority interest income (loss) per share-

Net majority interest income (loss) per share has been computed based on majority interest net income (loss) and on the weighted average number of shares outstanding, as established in MexFRS B-14.Mexican FRS B-14 “Profit per Share”.

u) Financial information by segments-

u) Financial information by segments

Requirements of bulletinMexican FRS B-5, Financial Information by Segments,Segments”, issued by the IMCP, went into effect in April 2003. This bulletin establishes the rules for disclosing financial information by segment.

Financial information by segment is prepared based on a management’s approach, in conformity with bulletinMexican FRS B-5, considering a segment to be an operating component that is subject to risks and benefits that are different from other business segments.
 
The financial information by segment is disclosed in Note 17.note 18.

v) Convenience translation
v) Convenience translation-

United States dollar amounts as of December 31, 2007, shown in the accompanying consolidated financialbalance sheet as of December 31, 2008, as well as in the consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2008, have been included solely for the convenience of the reader and are translated from Mexican pesos to US dollars as a matter of arithmetic computation only, at an exchange rate of Ps 10.917$13.815 to one U.S. dollar, which was the exchange rate at December 31, 2007.2008. Such translation should not be construed as a representation that the Mexican peso amounts could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars at this or any other rate. Figures shown in US Dollars do not represent the translation of the financial statements in accordance with US GAAP (SFAS 52 “Foreign Currency Translation”).

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w)Reclassifications

w)Reclassifications-

Certain captions shown in the 2005 and 20062007 financial statements as originally issued have been reclassified for uniformity of presentation with the 20072008 financial statements.

The changes in these reclassifications were recognized retrospectively in the accompanying statement of incomeoperations at December 31, 2005 and 2006,2007, in conformity with MexFRSMexican FRS B-1, Accounting Changes and Error CorrectionsCorrections”. As of December 2005 and 2006, the employee profit sharing is charged to the statement of income, under the caption other income (expenses). The effects of the reclassifications are as follows:

Other ordinary (expenses) income net
  2005 2006 
Original amount Ps  (22,504)Ps22,789 
Reclassified  (25,961) 18,427 

x) New accounting pronouncements

The most important new pronouncements that came into force in 2007 are as follows:

MexFRS B-3, Statement of Operations
MexFRS B-3 establishes the guidelines for classifying income, costs and expenses as either ordinary or non-ordinary and modifies certain MexFRS. The primary sections of the statement of income have been redefined to embody the concepts of “ordinary items” and the classification of income. Also, the caption Initial accumulated effect of accounting changes has been eliminated from the income statement, as established in MexFRS B-1, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.

MexFRS B-3 also allows entities to present costs and expenses in the statement of operations, based on their function or nature or a combination of both. MexFRS B-3 does not require the presentation of operating income in the statement of operations, but still allows for it when operating income is deemed to be an important indicator for evaluating a particular entity’s performance. When an entity does decide to include the operating income caption, MexFRS B-3 requires the disclosure of the items comprising such caption and a justification for its inclusion in the statement of income.

MexFRS C-13, Related Parties
This MexFRS broadens the definition of related parties to include the immediate family members of key management personnel or directors and funds derived from labor obligation plans, as well. MexFRS C-13 also requires the following disclosures:
1) the relationship between the controlling company and its subsidiaries, irrespective of whether transactions were actually carried out between them in the period; 2) the name of the direct controlling company and, when different from such, the name of the principal controlling company of the economic group to which the entity belongs;  3) compensations granted to the entity’s key management personnel or directors (in the case of public companies). Lastly, this standard allows entities to disclose that the pricing of its transactions carried out with its related parties are similar to prices that would be established for similar transactions between third parties, provided that such parity may be demonstrated.

MexFRS D-6, Capitalization of the Comprehensive Cost of Financing
MexFRS D-6 establishes that entities must capitalize comprehensive financing cost (CFC), which had been optional under the previous MexFRS C-6, Property, Plant and Equipment; this rule eliminated the choice to capitalize or not the comprehensive cost of financing.

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Capitalizable CFC is defined asINDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the amount attributable to qualifying assets that could have been avoided if such acquisition had not taken place,Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and includes in the case2008
(Thousands of Mexican peso denominated financing, interest and the net monetary position, and in the case of foreign currency denominated financing, it also includes exchange gains and exchange losses. Qualifying assets are defined as those assets acquired by an entity requiring a prolonged acquisition or construction period for their use, as well as assets that are to be sold or leased that require a prolonged period to be acquired or readied for sale or lease. The capitalization of the comprehensive cost of financing starts and continues provided the investments in the acquisition are actually being made, the activities required for conditioning the asset for sale or use are underway and interest is being accrued.

MexFRS D-6 establishes that the amount of capitalizable CFC will be determined based on the loans that were specifically use to acquire the qualifying assets, or if such identification can not be made, by applying the weighted average capitalization rate for financing to the weighted average of investments in qualifying assets made during the acquisition period. Financing with imputed interest cost may be capitalized against the cost of acquired assets, since the financing is recognized at its present value.

The adoption of MexFRS D-6 did not materially affect the comprehensive financing income as of December 31, 2007.pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

MexFRS 4, At December 31, 2007, according with Mexican FRS C-2 “Financial Securities”Presentation, the valuation effect of Employee Profit Sharingfinancial securities is disclosed in a specific line-item in the Statementconsolidated statement of Operationsoperations.
The Interpretation
  2007 
    
Interest income $318,879 
Reclassified  363,016 
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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to MexFRS 4 establishes, based on the resultConsolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of the analysis of MexFRS B-3, MexFRS D-3 and MexFRS D-4, that employee profit sharing must be presented in the statements of income as an ordinary expense, then effective 2007, employee profit-sharing is classified and disclosed in “other ordinary expenses” into the income statement (prior years was disclosed as a single caption before net income). For comparative purposes this MexFRS is disclosed retroactively for 2005 and 2006. (See Note 16).Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)
x) New accounting pronouncements-

MexFRS 8, EffectsThe Mexican Board for Research and Development of the Flat-Rate Business Tax (FRBT)Financial Reporting Standards (Consejo Mexicano para la Investigación y Desarrollo de Normas de Información Financiera
In December 2007, the CINIF or CINIF) has issued the Interpretation to MexFRS 8, which isfollowing Mexican FRS effective for years beginning after December 31, 2007. Early application is not permitted.

(a) 
Mexican FRS B-10 “Effects of inflation" – Mexican FRS B-10 supersedes Bulletin B-10 "Recognition of the effects of inflation on the financial information" and its five amendment documents, as well as the related circulars and Interpretation of Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 2. The principal considerations established by this FRS are:

(i)Recognition of the effects of inflation – An entity operates in a) an   inflationary economic environment when cumulative inflation over the immediately preceding 3-year period is equal to or greater than 26%; and b) non-inflationary economic environment, when inflation over the aforementioned period is less than 26%.

For case a), the comprehensive recognition of the effects of inflation is required, (similarly to Bulletin B-10 being superseded). For case b), the effects of inflation are not recognized; however, at the effective date of this FRS and when an entity ceases to operate in an inflationary economic environment, the restatement effects determined through the last period in which the entity operated in an inflationary economic environment (in this case 2008), must be kept  and shall be reclassified on or after Octoberthe same date and using the same procedure as that of the corresponding assets, liabilities and stockholders' equity.  Should the entity once more operate in an inflationary economic environment, the cumulative effects of inflation not recognized in the periods where the environment was deemed as non-inflationary should be recognized retrospectively.

(ii)Price index – the use of the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) or the change in the value of the Investment Unit (UDI) may be used for determining the inflation for a given period.

(iii)Valuation of inventories and of foreign machinery and equipment – The possibility of using replacement costs for inventories and specific indexation for foreign machinery and equipment is no longer allowed.

(iv)Equity adjustment for non-monetary Assets – On the effective date of this FRS, the unrealized portion of the equity adjustment for non monetary assets, which is maintained in stockholders' equity, should be identified to be reclassified to earnings of the year when the originating item is realized. The realized portion or when is not practical to identify the unrealized portion, the realized and unrealized portions should be reclassified to retained earnings.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

(v)Monetary Position Gains or Losses (included in Deficit/Excess in Equity Restatement) will be reclassified to retained earnings on the effective date of this FRS.

As a result of the adoption of this FRS, at January 1, 2007. Such standard2008 the stockholders' equity accounts were reclassified as shown on the consolidated statement of stockholders' equity.

The 2007 consolidated financial statements are presented expressed in constant pesos at December 31, 2007, the date on which the comprehensive method for recognizing the effects of inflation was createdlast used.

(b)
Mexican FRS D-3 “Employee benefits”- Mexican FRS D-3 supersedes Bulletin D-3 "Labor Obligations", the sections applicable to Employee Statutory Profit Sharing (ESPS) of Bulletin D-4 and IFRS 4.  The principal considerations established by this FRS are:

(i)Elimination of the recognition of an additional liability and the related intangible asset or any comprehensive item as a separate element of stockholders' equity.

(ii)Employee benefits are classified in four principal categories; direct short-term and long term, termination and post-employment benefits.  Mexican FRS D-3 establishes a maximum five-year period for amortizing unrecognized/unamortized items while actuarial gains or losses may be recognized as earned or incurred. Unlike termination benefits, post-employment benefits actuarial gains or losses may be immediately recognized in results of operations or amortized over the expected service life of the employees.

(iii)The use of nominal rates and the incorporation of the term salary increases due to promotions.

(iv)ESPS, including deferred ESPS, shall be presented in the statement of operations as ordinary operations, preferably within "other income and expenses". Furthermore, Mexican FRS D-3 establishes that the asset and liability method should be used for determining deferred ESPS; any effects arising from the change in method shall be recognized in retained earnings, without restatement of prior years’ financial statements.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

In 2008, as a result of the need to clarify whetheradoption of this Mexican FRS, the flat-rate business tax should be treatedintangible asset of $28,341 reflected in the consolidated balance sheet and the labor obligation minimum liability adjustment of $2,512 reflected in consolidated statements of stockholders equity as a tax on profits and to establish the guidelinesof December 31, 2007, were eliminated. Furthermore, for its accounting treatment.2008, amortization of unamortized items resulted in an approximate gain of $845.

MexFRS 8 establishes
(c)
Mexican FRS D-4 “Taxes on income”- Mexican FRS D-4 supersedes Bulletin D-4 "Accounting for income and asset taxes and employee statutory profit sharing" and Circulars 53 and 54. The principal considerations established by this Mexican FRS are:

(i)the accounting treatment of ESPS (current and deferred) is transferred to Mexican FRS D-3, as mentioned in paragraph (a) above.

(ii) Deferred income tax liabilities at December 31, 2007 were determined by considering the stockholders’ equity as a temporary liability, which resulted in an amount that surpassed the amount determined by the assets and liabilities method. Consequently, the Company recognized an additional liability in the amount of $288,580 in 2007, to recognize the greater amount of the deferred taxes determined by the assets and liabilities method and the amount determined by considering the stockholders’ equity as the only temporary item.

Effective January 1, 2008, the asset and liability method is the only acceptable method to determine deferred taxes. Therefore, the Company write-off $288,580 that relates to the FRBT is aadditional deferred tax on profit and that forliability determined under the yearstockholders’ equity method in 2007.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

(d)
Mexican FRS B-2Statement of cash flows”- Mexican FRS B-2 supersedes Bulletin B-12 "Statement of changes in financial position" and paragraph 33 of Bulletin B-16. The principal considerations established by this Mexican FRS are shown below:

(i)Instead of the statement of changes in financial position, the financial statements shall include the statements of cash flows for all the periods presented comparatively with those of the current year, except for financial statements of periods prior to 2008;

(ii)Cash inflows and cash outflows are reported in nominal currency units, thus not including the effects of inflation;

(iii)Two alternative preparation methods (direct and indirect) are established, without stating preference for either method. Furthermore, cash flows from operating activities are to be reported first, followed by cash flows from investing activities and lastly by cash flows from financing activities;

(iv)Captions of principal items are to be reported gross, with certain exceptions and require disclosure of the composition of items considered cash equivalents.

Accordingly, the Company presents its effects should be recognizedconsolidated statement of changes in conformity withfinancial position for 2007 and 2006 as issued and the provisionsconsolidated statement of MexFRS D-4, Accountingcash flows for Income Tax, Asset Tax2008 under the indirect method.

(3) Cash and investments-

Consolidated cash and Employee Profit Sharing, andinvestments as of January 1,December 31, 2007 and 2008 in conformity with MexFRS D-4, Taxes on Profits. Based on the conclusions of this Interpretation, an entity must first determine whether its tax base generates FRBT payable or income tax payable. To do so, taxpayers should carry out financial projections to determine if their tax-on-profits base will be for income tax or FRBT. Based on the results of these projections, taxpayers will be able to plan in advance for either FRBT or income tax as it arises each year.consist of:

Entities that have determined that they will essentially pay FRBT must recognize
  2007  2008 
       
Cash and bank accounts $221,539   228,589 
         
Current primary investment securities (note 10 b)  2,818,337   1,545,737 
         
Restricted investments  -   223,921 
         
  $3,039,876   1,998,247 

Restricted investments correspond to margin calls to cover future derivative commitments.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the effectsConsolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of deferred FRBT in their financial statementsMexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

(4) Trade receivable net-

Trade receivables at December 31, 2007. This deferred tax must correspond to the temporary differences2007 and FRBT credits existing in 2007 for which payment or recovery of FRBT is expected as of or after 2008. Therefore, those entities that have determined that they will essentially pay FRBT in the future must eliminate the deferred income tax asset or liability recognized at such date. These adjustments give rise to an expense or income that must be recognized in the 2007 statement of operations as part of the caption Taxes on profits or in stockholders’ equity when it relates to other comprehensive items.

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In the determination of deferred FRBT asset or liability, taxpayers must consider that certain FRBT credits generate a deferred tax asset, provided that the law establishes the possibility of applying such credits against the FRBT of future periods. These credits must be reviewed at least once a year and written down for those portions for which there is uncertainty as to recoverability.

The deferred tax rate is the rate enacted and established in the tax provisions at the date of the financial statements or the rate that is expected to be in force at the time the deferred FRBT assets and liabilities will be realized (16.5% for 2008, 17% for 2009 and 17.5% for 2010 and subsequent years).

Deferred FRBT for the period must be recognized as a deferred tax expense or income in the income statement of the period as part of the tax on profits caption (in stockholders’ equity for those amounts associated with comprehensive income items) and as a non-current asset or long-term liability in the balance sheet. In the notes to the financial statements, the Company must disclose an analysis of the taxes on profits presented in the income statement, listing the amounts of payable and deferred FRBT. The entity must also mention the deferred FRBT related to other comprehensive items.

Under the FRBT Law, an entity must determine the amount of asset tax generated through 2007 that it will be able to recover as of 2008. Such amount must be recognized in the 2007 financial statements as a recoverable tax account and any amount of asset tax considered unrecoverable must be cancelled from the 2007 balance sheet and recognized as an expense in the statement of operations of the same period as part of the Taxes on profit caption. As of 2008, the balance of recoverable taxes must be reviewed on each financial statement closing date and written down when there is evidence that some amounts may not be recoverable after all.

The effects of adopting this new accounting pronouncement are described in Note 15.

3. Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable at December 31, 2006 and 2007, are shown net of an allowance for bad debtsdoubtful accounts for $ 31,852$36,154 and $ 36,154,$28,320, respectively.

4. Related Parties
(5) Related parties-

The companies mentioned abovebelow are considered affiliates, assince the Company’s stockholders are also stockholders in such companies.

a) A summary of related party accounts payable as of December 31, is as follows:

Relation
2006
2007
Vimifos, S.A. de C.V.AffiliatePs 
9,234
Ps
21,311
Maquinaria Agrícola, S.A. de C.V.Affiliate
3,042
3,382
Autos y Accesorios, S.A. de C.V.Affiliate
318
438
Llantas y Accesorios, S.A. de C.V.Affiliate
56
1,168
Ps12,650
Ps
26,819
  Relation 2007  2008 
Vimifos, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate $21,311  $39,496 
Maquinaria Agrícola, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate  3,382   4,858 
Llantas y Accesorios, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate  1,688   3,953 
Pulmex 2000, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate  -   905 
Frescopack, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate  -   715 
Camiones y Tractocamiones de Sonora, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate  -   149 
Autos y Tractores de Culiacán, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate  -   106 
Autos y Accesorios, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate  438   76 
Alfonso R Bours, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate  -   48 
Distribuidora Automotriz de los Mochis, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate  -   28 
Qualyplast, S.A. de C.V. Affiliate  -   2 
    $26,819  $50,336 

At December 31, 20062007 and 2007,2008, balances due to related parties correspond to unsecured current accounts denominated in thousands of pesos that bear no interest and are payable within 30 days.

b)For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:

Purchases of feed, raw materials and packing supplies 2006  2007  2008 
          
Vimifos, S.A. de C.V. $251,931   192,188   283,912 
Frescopack, S.A. de C.V.  -   -   128,176 
Pulmex 2000, S.A. de C.V.  -   -   15,619 
Qualiplast, S.A. de C.V.  -   634   22 
             
Purchases of vehicles, tires and spare parts            
Maquinaria Agrícola, S.A. de C.V.  17,585   47,155   54,502 
Autos y Tractores de Culiacán, S.A. de C.V.  -   -   26,665 
Llantas y Accesorios, S.A. de C.V.  12,289   23,349   22,426 
Autos y Accesorios, S.A. de C.V.  33,585   14,985   21,729 
Camiones y Tractocamiones de Sonora, S.A. de C.V.  -   -   14,501 
Distribuidora Automotriz de los Mochis, S.A. de C.V.  -   8,095   13,687 
Alfonso R. Bours, S.A. de C.V.  -   2,171   3,356 
             
Airplane leasing expenses            
Taxis Aéreos del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.  4,196   3,153   2,106 
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b) ForNotes to the yearsConsolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

  2005 2006 
2007
 
Purchases of feed, raw materials and packing supplies          
Vimifos, S.A. de C.V. Ps  194,053 Ps 251,931 Ps 
192,188
 
Qualiplast, S.A. de C.V.  
-
  
-
  
634
 
           
Purchases of vehicles, tires and spare parts          
Maquinaria Agrícola, S.A. de C.V.  
16,229
  
17,585
  
47,155
 
Llantas y accesorios, S.A. de C.V.  
11,341
  
12,289
  
23,349
 
Autos y Accesorios, S.A. de C.V.  
30,994
  
33,585
  
14,985
 
Alfonso R. Bours, S.A. de C.V.  
-
  
-
  
2,171
 
Distribuidora Automotriz los Mochis, S.A. de C.V.  
-
  
-
  
8,095
 
           
Airplane leasing expenses          
Taxis Aéreos del Noroeste, S.A, de C.V.  
4,687
  
4,196
  
3,153
 

Sales and purchasesPurchases transactions with related parties are made at marketsmarket prices, which are similar to other independent parties.those that would be used in arms-length transactions.

c) For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company paid approximately Ps.33.4 million in aggregate compensation to our directors and executive officers, for services they rendered in their respective capacities. The Company has not implemented a share options plan for executives or employees.
(6) Inventories and biological assets-

5. Inventories and biological assets

a) Inventories consist of the following:
2006
2007
Raw materials and byproductsPs 1,087,148Ps
2,004,691
Medicine, materials and spare parts
356,397
369,337
Finished feed
42,694
56,608
1,486,239
2,430,636
Agricultural products:
Live chicken
565,879
667,022
Processed chicken
147,361
177,719
Commercial egg
24,616
22,551
Turkey
-
28,339
Beef
-
2,708
Others
-
365
737,856
898,704
TotalPs  2,224,095Ps
3,329,340
 
  2007  2008 
Raw materials and byproducts $2,004,691  $2,232,409 
Medicine, materials and spare parts  369,337   457,106 
Finished feed  56,608   71,841 
   2,430,636   2,761,356 
Agricultural products:        
Live chicken  667,022   921,061 
Processed chicken  177,719   228,619 
Commercial egg  22,551   24,383 
Turkey  28,339   35,113 
Beef  2,708   2,445 
Others  365   638 
   898,704   1,212,259 
         Total $3,329,340  $3,973,615 
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b) Biological assets atNotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2007 consist2008
(Thousands of the following:Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

b) 2006
Biological assets at December 31, 2007
Current biological assets:
Breeder pigsPs  24,775Ps
32,464
Incubatable eggs for fattening
67,130
76,038
Total current biological assets
91,905
108,502
Non-current biological assets:
Laying and breeder hens
173,927
202,214
Incubatable eggs for laying hens
7,714
-
Pigs
25,231
27,280
Laying hens
521,044
577,043
Allowance for productivity declines
(212,798
)
(231,124
)
Total non-current biological assets
515,118
575,413
Total inventories and biological assetsPs  2,831,118Ps
4,013,255
2008 consist of the following:

  2007  2008 
Current biological assets:      
Breeder pigs $32,464  $40,709 
Incubatable eggs for fattening  76,038   99,135 
Total current biological assets $108,502   139,844 
         
Non-current biological assets:        
Laying and breeder hens $202,214  $248,877 
Breeder pigs  27,280   28,040 
Laying hens  577,043   681,114 
Allowance for productivity declines  (231,124)  (276,454)
         
Total non-current biological assets $575,413  $681,577 

The change in the historical value of biological assets and agricultural products to be presentedmeasured at their fair value was Ps. 28,072presented increases of $10,879 in 2005 (increase), Ps. 10,8792006; $10,882 in 2006 (increase)2007; and Ps. 10,882$16,358 in 2007 (increase). In 2005, 2006 and 2007, the2008. Such effects were included as partin the results of the caption Net revenue.operations each year.

6. Property, Plant and Equipment
(7)Property, plant and equipment-

a) Property, plant and equipment consists of the following as of December 31:
a) Property, plant and equipment at December 31consists of the following:

  
Useful lives
(years)
 
 
2006
 
 
2007
 
Land  
-
 Ps 
 811,584
 Ps 
 856,486
 
Buildings, farm structures and equipment  
7-27
  
13,270,667
  
13,987,063
 
Office, furniture and equipment  
3
  
218,498
  
227,183
 
Transportation equipment  
6
  
1,159,922
  
1,162,747
 
      
15,460,671
  
16,233,479
 
Accumulated depreciation     
(6,264,119
)
 
(6,702,709
)
Net     
9,196,552
  
9,530,770
 
Construction in progress     
639,343
  
725,469
 
Total    Ps 
 9,835,895
 Ps 
 10,256,239
 

  
Useful lives
(years)
  2007  2008 
Buildings, farm structures and   equipment  7-27  $13,987,063  $14,914,390 
Office, furniture and equipment  3   227,183   237,727 
Transportation equipment  6   1,162,747   1,207,229 
       15,376,993   16,359,346 
Accumulated depreciation      (6,702,709)  (7,164,781)
    Net      8,674,284   9,194,565 
Land      856,486   897,273 
Construction in progress  and advance payments      725,469   597,397 
    Total     $10,256,239  $10,689,235 
b) Depreciation expense for
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Notes to the yearsConsolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007, was Ps 497,819, Ps 537,383, and Ps 571,393, respectively.2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

7. Goodwill
b) Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, amounted to $537,383, $571,393 and $616,358, respectively.
c) Certain property, plant and equipment guarantee part of the loans mentioned in note 9.

(8)Goodwill-

In 1999, goodwill was derived from the purchase of the shares of Grupo Campi Alimentos, S.A. de C.V. in the amount of Ps. 367,135.$367,135. At December 31, 2005 and 2006,(the last year of amortization), accumulated amortization aggregates Ps. 66,287. As mentioned in Note 2 k), into $66,287. In 2006, 2007 and 2007,2008, goodwill was not amortized derived fromas a result of the adoption of bulletinMexican FRS B-7 Business Acquisitions.Acquisitions”. 

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8. Notes Payable to Banks and Long-term Debt

a) Short-term notes payable to banks, as of December 31, consists of the following:
(9) Notes payable to banks and long-term debt-

2006a) 
2007
UnsecuredShort-term notes payable to banks:
Denominated in Mexican pesos, interest rate: TIIE(1) FIRA(2) rate less 3.00 points
-
40,000
Total notes payable to bankPs 
-
Ps
40,000
banks, consist of the following:

  2007  2008 
Unsecured notes payable to banks:      
Denominated in pesos, interest rate: TIIE(1) FIRA(2)  rate less 3.00 points $40,000  $40,000 

The weighted average interest rate on short-term notes payable at December 31, 20062007 and 20072008 was 5.32%,4.93% and 4.93%5.73%, respectively. Average interest rates on short-term debtnotes for the years ended December 31, 20062007 and 20072008 were 5.25%4.68% and 4.68%5.28%, respectively.

b) Long-term notes payable to banks, as of December 31, consist of the following:

  2007  2008 
       
Secured by equipment:      
Denominated in pesos, payable in monthly installments through December 2010, at CETES(3) rate plus 2 points. $30,400  $20,500 
         
Secured by shares of the Company, and the subsidiaries as collaterals (note 11f):        
Determined in pesos, payable in six quarterly installments beginning in August 2009 and maturing in November 2010 at a rate of TIIE (1) plus 5 points.  -   500,000 
         
Unsecured:        
Denominated in Mexican pesos, at TIIE(1) FIRA(2) rate less 3.30 points, with minimum rate of 2.90%, through December, 2010  5,541   4,112 
Denominated in Mexican pesos, at TIIE(1) FIRA(2) rate less 1.10 points, with minimum rate of 0.875 points, through December, 2012 and June 2013.  33,660   61,280 
         
Total  69,601   585,892 
Less current installments  (18,844)  (194,235)
         
Total long-term debt, excluding current installments $50,757  $391,657 
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, consists2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of the following:

2006
2007
Long-term debt to banks:
Secured by equipment:
Denominated in Mexican pesos, repayable in monthly installments:
Through December, 2010, at CETES(3) rate plus 2 pointsPs  41,089Ps
30,400
Unsecured:
Denominated in Mexican pesos, at TIIE(1) FIRA(2) rate less 3.30 points, with minimum rate of 2.90%, through December, 2010
4,113
39,201
Total
45,202
69,601
Less current portion
(9,708
)
(18,844
)
Total long-term debtPs  35,494Ps
50,757
Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

(1) TIIE = Interbank Equilibrium Rate
(2) FIRA = Fideicomisos Instituidos en Relación con la Agricultura
(3) CETE = Certificados de la TesoreríaTreasury Bills

Weighted average interest rates on long-term debt at December 31, 20062007 and 20072008 were 8.58%7.80% and 7.80%12.92%, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s total long termlong-term debt for the years ened as ofended December 31, 20062007 and 20072008 was 9.26%7.92%, and 7.92%8.45%, respectively.

The weighted average interest rate of the Company’s total debt at December 31, 20062007 and 20072008 was 6.67%6.75% and 6.75%12.46%, respectively.

c) At December 31, 2007 and 2008, unused lines of credit amounted $956,050 and $1,182,574, respectively. In 2007 and 2008, the Company did not pay any fee for unused lines of credit.

d) The book value of assets collateralizing long-term debt was $137,857 at December 31, 2007 and $129,350 at December 31, 2008.

e) Maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2008, are as follows:

Year Amount 
    
2010 $360,902 
2011  15,280 
2012  11,540 
2013  3,935 
  $391,657 

Interest expense on loans for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, aggregated to $6,885 and $16,040, respectively.

Bank loans establish certain affirmative and negative covenants. As of June 25, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all these covenants.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

(10-a)Financial Instruments and hedging activities as at December 31, 2008-

Derivatives for trading purposes (neither designated or qualified as hedges)

The Company maintains a portfolio of explicit FDI, which are neither designated or qualified as hedges under C-10 and, therefore, their related changes in fair value were recognized as valuation effects of financial instruments within Comprehensive Financial Results, in the results of operations. The related amount for 2008 was $(919,026), and arose from the following derivative instruments, shown on the following pages.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 unused linesand 2008
(Thousands of credit totaled Ps 835,918 and Ps 956,050, respectively. In 2006 and 2007,Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)
OTC1 foreign currency option structures – finance counter-party in private agreements:

             
Effects on the
results of
operations
 
Counter-party Instrument 
Underlying6
 Notional Maturity RIF 
             
Merril Lynch5
 
TARNs2
 Exchange rate 5,500 April through July   
Capital   MXP/USD US$ 2009 $753,705 
Services Inc             
(OTC) 
KO FWD3
 Exchange rate 2,000 January and May    
    MXP/USD US$ 2009  (19,478)
              
  Call Spread Exchange rate 84,000 January    
    MXP/USD US$ 2009  (30,639)
              
  European Call Exchange rate 1,500 March    
    MXP/USD US$ 2009  (34)
             
Banamex (OTC) European Call Exchange rate MXP/USD 
3,000
US$
 
January through
March
    
         2009  (586)
              
  European Put Exchange rate MXP/USD 
2,000
US$
 
February through
March
    
         2009  17 
              
  Call Digital Exchange rate MXP/USD 
600
US$
 
January though
March
    
         2009  584 
              
              
  TARNs Exchange rate 21,000 January and April    
    MXP/USD US$ 2009  59,480 
              
Barclays 
TARFs4
 Exchange rate 2,000 November    
Capital   MXP/USD US$ 2009  96,235 
(OTC)             
           $859,284 

1Over the Counter (OTC): refers to privately agreed operations (outside of the standardized or organized futures & options exchange markets such as CBOT) with other financial or non-financial parties.
2Target Redemption Notes: Options structure on MXP/USD exchange rates that provide the Company did not pay any fee for unused lineswith limited earnings when the Mexican peso appreciates, and an unlimited loss when the U.S. dollar appreciates before the Mexican peso.
3Knock out Forward: this refers to an exchange rate Forward which eliminates or extinguishes both party's rights and obligations when it reaches an exchange rate or barrier level, which was established in the terms of credit.the agreement on the instrument.
4Target Redemption Forward: this is an option structure on MXP/USD exchange rates that provide the Company with limited earnings when the Mexican peso appreciates, and unlimited losses when the U.S. dollar appreciates before the Mexican peso.
5See note 3, collaterals established by Bachoco’s broker.
6MXP means Thousands of Mexican Peso and USD means Thousands of U.S. dollars.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

d)Derivatives on prices of farming goods (commodities):

           
Effects on
the result of 
operations
 
Counter-party Instrument Underlying Maturity RIF 
          
Cargill Swap Corn January 2009 $16,862 
(OTC)          
  Swap Soy bean January 2009  3,285 
           
New Edge7
 Futures Corn March 2009  12,001 
           
  Futures Soy bean March 2009  (13,151)
           
  Call Corn March 2009  (727)
           
  Puts Corn March 2009  41,472 
           
        $59,742 
____________________
7New Edge is the broker or the commission agents for the futures or options on the futures, that the Company used to enter into these operation in this listed CBOT market on corn and soybeans forwards. See note 3, collaterals established by the broker for Bachoco.

Derivatives that are designated and qualify for hedging purposes attributable to (i) one or more risks included in identified hedged items which are already recognized on the balance sheet or (ii) associated to risk exposures not yet recognized on the balance sheet.

In regard to the positions on FDI that the Company enters into and that are designated and qualify for hedge accounting purposes on one or more financial risks, its fair value amounted to a total of $126,164 at December 31, 2008. Following are the details on the derivative instruments found accessing special hedge accounting models, their notional dimension, risks and effects, either on the balance sheets or in the statements of operations. The derivatives mentioned below fundamentally offset the effects of the hedged items within the statement of operations, as long as they continue to qualify and be designated for hedge purposes:

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

Fair value hedges: The Company entered into several firm commitments that are contractual agreements with domestic farmers, to purchase expected volumes of grain crops at a USD-denominated fixed price including basis locks. These agreements were carried as to access hedging instruments under the “farming by contract” program sponsored by ASERCA. These firm commitments create off-balance sheet grain price and foreign exchange risk exposures as well. The ASERCA Put options offering, only hedge the fair value risk of the grain fixed price, hence are designated as fair value hedges under the Fair Value Hedge accounting model, as to hedge against a downside risk, where both effective effects from the derivate (based on intrinsic value changes only, excluding extrinsic value) and from the hedge item for such hedged risk are taken to earnings, where both compensate. The effective changes in the fair value of these firm commitments attributable to price risk, are allocated within the balance sheet as current assets (losses) or liabilities (gains) until contractual volumes of grain are recognized as inventory, then the same ASERCA put options in their correspondent volume, are re-designated as to hedge the fair value of commodity inventories in accordance with the fair value hedge accounting model, that is, adjusting the book value of such inventory against earnings, up to when these inventories of grain (corn and sorghum) impact earnings as cost of goods sold, then all pending derivate effects allocated as current assets collateralizing long-term debt was Ps 145,438or liabilities coming from the firm commitment period, are then recycled to cost of good sold, as to adjust this for fair value hedging effects.

Options listed on corn future, effective at December 31, 2008:

 
 
Counter-party
 
 
 
Instrument
 
 
 
Underlying
 
 
 
Term
 
Effective offsetting
effects on
cost of sales
 
          
ASERCA Puts Corn 
March
And May
   
      2009 $(126,164)

Option type of derivatives entered under the ASERCA program are under the 0% modality for payment of the premium and a 100% benefit with a 60% discount over the initial premium amount.

Hedging effects on the price of grain associated with firm commitments and grain inventories denominated in the Company’s non-functional currency (USD), that are recognized at their fair value due to the price risk only, under the fair value hedge accounting model.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and Ps 137,8572008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

As the worldwide recession worsened during 2008, international grain prices also experienced a deep downside, hence turned effective the ASERCA Put options held, designated to hedge fixed grain firm commitments, with fair value changes effects on the corn & sorghum8 prices, while both were under firm commitments and/or inventory, were taken to the consolidated balance sheet as inventory fair value hedge adjustment (lowering this) or fair value adjustments recognized as current liabilities on the balance sheet with correspondent offsetting effects against the option’s intrinsic only value changes within consolidated statement of operations.

8The sorghum maintains a high correlation with the futures price of corn, however, unlike said corn, it is not traded or listed in commodity organized/listed futures market.

Grain purchase firm commitments, subject to fair value hedge relationships9:

Description of
 the contract
Designated derivative
and hedged risk
Changes in the fair value 
recognized within the financial
statements as short term
liability
Sorghum purchase agreements
ASERCA Puts that hedge the fair value of
these firm commitments, due to falling grain prices.
$ (87,586)

Grain inventories adjusted to fair value hedge:

Description 
Re-designated derivatives and
hedged items
 
Changes in the fair value,
recognized as fair value
adjustment to the book value of
grain inventory within current
assets.
 
      
Sorghum and corn inventories ASERCA Puts that were re-designated as to hedge the fair value of commodity grain inventories from losing fair value, attributable to lower grain prices. $(38,578)

________________________
9These represent contracts the Company enters into with an unrelated party that can been executed through legal means and specify the amount the Company expects to exchange, the fixed price, the currency and the transaction schedule, among other important aspects.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

(10-b)  Investment in primary financial securities at December 31, 2007 and 2008-

The Company keeps investments in primary financial debt instruments at December 31, 2007.

e) Maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2007 areand 2008, both in U.S. dollars and Mexican pesos, as follows:

Year
 
Amount
 
2009 Ps 19,768 
2010  
19,769
 
2011  
7,480
 
2012  
3,740
 
  Ps 50,757 
  2007  2008 
For trading 
purposes
 
Book
value
  
Fair 
value
  
Average
interest
rates
  
Book
value
  
Fair 
value
  
Interest10
rate
 
                   
Mexican peso denominated debt securities:                  
Government issued  1,097,304   1,097,304      564,055   564,055   8.30%
Bank issued  1,276,109   1,276,109      669,884   669,884   8.95%
Commercial paper  436,491   436,491      109,330   109,330   9.28%
                        
  $2,809,904   2,809,904   6.99% $1,343,269   1,343,269     
                         
U.S dollars denominated debt securities:                        
Bank issued  8,433   8,433       -   -   - 
Commercial paper  -   -   -   167,169   167,169   5.31%
                         
  $8,433   8,433   0.69% $167,169   167,169     

  2008 
Held to maturity 
Paid price 
when
bought
  Impairment  
Expected
recovery
amount
  
Interest
rate
 
             
Mexican peso denominated debt securities:            
Commercial paper $48,415  $13,116   35,299   8.2%

10 Average interest rate in the company
Due to the financial crisis experienced in most economies around the World, several securities were no longer traded actively in the financial markets, hence the Company decided to access INIF 16 “Transfer of accounting category of financial instruments carried for trading purposes”, hence Commercial Paper was transferred to the Held To Maturity category starting October 1, 2008. An impairment effect of $13,116 was immediately recognized considering that these non guaranteed debt securities will not recover their initial paid-in-value. Impairment was recognized in the Comprehensive Results within earnings.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial InstrumentsStatements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

(10-c) Financial instruments and hedging operations at December 31, 2007-

The Company has entered into contracts with Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and FimatFIMAT USA, LLC, to hedge U.S. dollar exchange rates, and corn and sorgumsorghum for the Company’s projected cash expenditures for the period from January through December 2008.2007.

AFollowing is a summary of these instruments as ofat December 31, 2006 and 2007 is as follows:2007:

2006         Other Ineffective 
Derivatives financial
Instruments
  Type  Posi-tion  
Notional
Amount
  Fair value 
 comprehensive
 income
 
 portion
(income)
 
Financial Instruments – Hedging
Exchange rate options  Call  Short Ps 161,719 Ps (24,351)Ps (4,121)   
Exchange rate options  Call  Long  220,169  21,365  4,698    
Exchange rate options  Put  Short  80,309  (47,394) (119)   
            (50,380) 458    
Financial Instruments
Exchange rate options  Put  Long  160,785  30,552  - Ps 30,552 
Bean and soy futures     Long  3,181  2,143  -  2,143 
Corn futures     Long  9,846  3,809  -  3,809 
Bean and soy options  Call  Long  622  236  -  236 
Bean and soy options  Put  Short  1,167  (216) -  (216)
Corn options  Call  Long  2,967  3,305  -  3,305 
Corn options  Put  Short  8,290  (267) -  (267)
            39,562  - Ps 39,562 
Total           (10,818) 458    
Deferred tax effect           2,055  (88)     
Total net of taxes          Ps (8,763)Ps  370         
2007
         Other Ineffective 
Derivatives financial
Instruments
 Type Posi- tion 
Notional
Amount
 Fair value 
comprehensive
 income
 
portion
(income)
 
Financial Instruments – Hedging
Bean and soy futures     Short Ps 2,469 Ps (3,442)Ps (3,442)   
Bean and soy futures     Long  2,379  4,424  4,424    
Corn futures     Short  167  (420) (420)   
Corn futures     Long  553  1,424  1,424    
Bean and soy options  Call  Long  1,890  1,947  1,947    
Bean and soy options  Put  Long  3,480  (255) (255)   
Corn options  Call  Long  2,870  3,815  3,815    
Corn options  Put  Short  5,380  (226) (226)   
Corn options Acerca  Put  Long  48,438  99,310  99,310    
Embedded corn futures     Long  16,356  15,549  15,549      
            122,126  122,126    
Financial Instruments
Exchange rate options  Call  Long  49,500  9,424  - Ps 9,424 
Exchange rate options  Put  Long  7,500  429  -  429 
Exchange rate options  Call  Short  8,500  (15,632) -  (15,632)
Exchange rate options  Put  Short  85,000  (3,871) -  (3,871)
Exchange rate forward  Call  Long  147,500  21,246  -  21,246 
Exchange rate forward  Put  Short  120,000  (10,219) -  (10,219)
            1,377  - Ps 1,377 
Total           123,503  122,126       
Deferred tax effect           (23,466) (23,204)      
Total net of taxes          Ps 100,037 Ps 98,922       
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Instruments
Type
(future)
Call or
Put)
 
Position
Profile
assumed
 
Notional
amount
  
Fair
value
  
Other
compre
hensive
income
(equity)
  
Ineffectiveness
effects
(earnings)
 
Futures on Soybean  Short $2,469  $(3,442) $(3,442) $- 
Futures on Soybean  Long  2,379   4,424   4,424   - 
Future on Corn  Short  167   (420)  (420)  - 
Future on Corn  Long  553   1,424   1,424   - 
Options on SoybeanCall Long  1,890   1,947   1,947   - 
Options on SoybeanPut Long  3,480   (255)  (255)  - 
Options on CornCall Long  2,870   3,815   3,815   - 
Options on CornPut Short  5,380   (226)  (226)  - 
Options on Corn futures under ASERCA programPut Long  48,438   99,310   99,310   - 
Embedded derivatives on the price of corn  Long  16,356   15,549   15,549   - 
Exchange rate optionsCall Long  49,500   9,424   -   9,424 
Exchange rate optionsPut Long  7,500   429   -   429 
Exchange rate optionsCall Short  8,500   (15,632)  -   (15,632)
Exchange rate optionsPut Short  85,000   (3,871)  -   (3,871)
Exchange rate forwardCall Long  147,500   21,246   -   21,246 
Exchange rate forwardPut Short  120,000   (10,219)  -   (10,219)
          123,503   122,126   1,377 
Deferred tax effects         (23,466)  (23,204)  - 
Net total after deferred tax effects         100,037   98,922   1,377 

As a part of the exchange ratehedge strategy, there are certainthe Company, includes the use of financial derivativesderivative instruments to reduce the exchange rate risk influctuations associated with forecasted  grain purchase transactions. There are contract agreements foroperations. The Company has short-tem call and put options for short-term hedge which cover assetswhose fair value amount as of 2007 ascending to 277,000 U.S. 367 thousand for 2006dollars and U.S.277 thousand forliabilities in the amount of 225,000 U.S. dollars. The Company recognized a net payment in the amount of $8,097 in 2007 as well as liabilities of U.S. 233 thousand and U.S. 225 thousand for 2006 and 2007, respectively. These contracts resulted in a chargeits comprehensive financial results.

(11) Commitments and contingencies-

(a)The Company has entered into operating leases for certain offices, production sites, and automotive and computer equipment. Most leases contain renewal options. These agreements have terms between one and five years. Rental expense under these leases was as follows:

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Notes to the income statement by Ps 70,495 forConsolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and a credit by Ps 8,097 for 2007 included in the comprehensive cost2008
(Thousands of financing.Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

10. Commitments
Year ended
December 31,
 
Amount
 
    
2006 $124,028 
2007  153,165 
2008 $167,871 

a) The Company has entered into operating leases for certain offices, production sites, automotive and computer equipment. Most leases contain renewal options. Rental expense was as follows:
(b)There is a contingent liability arising from the labor obligations mentioned in note 2m.

Year ended
December 31,
 
 
Amount
 
2005 Ps 
 33,160
 
2006  
30,762
 
2007  
40,733
 
(c)The Company is involved in a number of lawsuits and claims arising in the normal course of business. It is expected that the final outcome of these matters will not have significant adverse effects on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

b) Future minimum annual rental payments under existing operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2007, are as follows:
(d)In accordance with Mexican tax law, the tax authorities are entitled to examine transactions carried out during the five years prior to the most recent income tax return filed.

Year ended
December 31,
 
 
Amount
 
2008 Ps 
 69,989
 
2009  
62,658
 
2010  
56,671
 
2011  
55,141
 
2012  
54,447
 
2013 and thereafter  
12,006
 
Total Ps 
 310,912
 
(e)In accordance with the Income Tax Law, companies carrying out transactions with related parties are subject to certain requirements as to the determination of prices, which should be similar to those that would be used in arms-length transactions.

c) In 2005, 2006, and 2007 annual rental expense under operating leases was Ps. 139,597, Ps 124,028, and Ps 153,165, respectively.
(f)One of the bank loans mentioned in note 9 is guaranteed by third parties through their shares in the Company, which shares are held in a trust. In the event of a reduction in the value of the qualified shares, Bachoco or the shareholders will directly or indirectly, through its subsidiaries or affiliates, assume the obligation to make additional contributions, or make cash deposits to cover the difference.

11. Other taxes payable and other accruals
(12) Other taxes payable and other accruals-

An analysis of other taxes payable and other accruals presented in the financial statements is as follows:

  2007  2008 
       
Expenses payable $91,981   76,787 
IMSS (1)  29,408   30,234 
SAR (2)  5,303   6,721 
INFONAVIT (3)  21,765   22,786 
Other accounts payable  39,005   99,037 
Trade advances  38,204   33,422 
Employee statutory profit sharing  5,756   34,355 
Salaries payable  4,514   10,804 
Tax payable  4,128   5,485 
Payroll taxes  2,637   6,107 
Interest payable  728   2,864 
         
Total $243,429   328,602 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

(1) IMSS (a Government health care institution): contributions are made by the Company and by its employees in accordance with applicable regulations. The Company is required to pay this contribution on a monthly basis, along with the Company’s own contribution to the social security fund.

(2) SAR (a Government institution for employee retirement savings): Contributions are made by the Company based on applicable regulations as a percentage of the employees’ salary. The Company has a duty to pay these contributions to the government every two months.

(3) INFONAVIT (a Government institution that provides mortgages to employees): The Company is required to make contributions to this entity based on approximately 5% of the employees’ salaries, subject to certain limits. The Company has a duty to pay these contributions every two months.

(13) 2006
2007
Expenses payablePs  123,122Ps
91,981
IMSS, SAR and INFONAVIT
49,491
56,476
Other accounts payable
21,907
39,005
Trade advances
32,914
38,204
Employee profit sharing
5,254
5,756
Salaries payable
5,707
4,514
Tax payable
3,235
4,128
Payroll tax
971
2,637
Interest payable
972
728
TotalPs  243,573Ps
243,429
Foreign currency position-

a) A summary of the Company’s monetary assets and liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars (the only foreign currency) translated into reporting currency, as of December 31, 2007 and 2008 were as follows:

    
  2007  2008 
Assets:      
Cash and investments $380,344  $451,957 
Other accounts  -   3,958 
Advances to suppliers (included in inventories and property, plant and equipment)  404,936   433,333 
   785,280   889,248 
Liabilities:        
Accounts payable  (154,358)  (342,993)
         
Net assets $630,922  $546,255 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)
b) As of December 31, 2007 and 2008, the exchange rate was $ 10.91 and $ 13.815 per US dollar, respectively. At March 27, 2009, date of the statutory audit report, the exchange rate was $14.21 per US dollar.

(14) Labor obligations-

a)Labor obligations at December 31, 2008

The Company has a defined benefit pension plan covering the non unionized personnel. The benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation. The Company makes annual contributions to the plan equal to the maximum amount that can be deducted for income tax purposes based on the projected unit credit method.

Cash flows-

Plan contributions and benefits paid were as follows:

  Benefits 2008 
          
  Termination  Retirement  Total 
          
Plan contributions $-   17,450   17,450 
Benefits paid  21,489   2,865   24,354 

The cost, obligations and other elements of the pension, seniority premium and severance compensation plans for reasons other than restructuring, mentioned in note 2m, have been determined based on computations prepared by independent actuaries at December 31, 2008. The components of the net periodic cost for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

  Benefits 2008 
          
  Termination  Retirement  Total 
          
Net periodic cost:         
Service cost $13,122   18,539   31,661 
Interest cost  5,324   19,880   25,204 
Return on plan assets  -   (18,683)  (18,683)
Net actuarial loss (gain)  7,012   (380)  6,632 
Prior service cost (2007 unamortized items):            
Amortization of prior service cost and plan modifications  -   1,885   1,885 
Amortization of transition liability  4,828   5,448   10,276 
             
Net periodic cost $30,286   26,689   56,975 

The present value of benefit obligations of the plans at December 31, 2008, is as follows:

  Benefits 2008 
  Termination  Retirement  Total 
          
Accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) $52,131   138,077   190,208 
             
Projected benefit obligation (PBO)  70,915   210,319   281,234 
Plan assets at fair value  -   (188,815)  (188,815)
             
Projected benefit obligation  over plan assets  70,915   21,504   92,419 
             
Unrecognized items:            
Transition liability  (18,370)  (21,793)  (40,163)
Plan modifications  -   (25,437)  (25,437)
Actuarial gains  -   53,871   53,871 
             
Projected liability, net $52,545   28,145   80,690 

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12. Foreign Currency PositionNotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)
Following is an itemized analysis of the determination of benefits obligations of the plan at December 31, 2008:
  Retirement benefits 
          
  
Seniority
premium
  
Pension
plan
  Total 
Defined benefits obligations:         
Obligation because of defined benefits at the beginning of year $32,095   199,333   231,428 
Current labor cost  2,658   15,880   18,538 
Interest cost  2,743   17,137   19,880 
Actuarial gains and losses  (3,187)  (51,298)  (54,485)
Benefits paid  (1,329)  (3,713)  (5,042)
Defined benefits obligations at end of year  32,980   177,339   210,319 

a) A summaryFollowing is an itemized analysis of the Company’sdetermination regarding the plan’s assets at December 31, 2008:

  Retirement benefits 
          
  
Seniority 
premium
  
Pension
plan
  
Total
 
Plan assets:         
Plan asset at the beginning of year $-   182,017   182,017 
Yield expected  -   (8,475)  (8,475)
Company contributions  -   17,450   17,450 
Benefits  -   (2,177)  (2,177)
Plan assets at end of year  -   188,815   188,815 

Following is a detailed description of the current amounts and the amounts for the previous four annual periods derived from the defined benefit obligations, the reasonable value of the plan’s assets and the adjustments on the plan assets and liabilities, denominated in U.S. dollars (the only foreign currency) as ofbased on experience:

  Seniority premium* 
                
  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 
Defined benefits obligations $36,238   46,546   49,097   56,601   59,086 
Plan assets  -   -   -   -   - 
Plan situation $36,238   46,546   49,097   56,601   59,086 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, is2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

  Pension plan 
                
  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 
Defined benefits obligations $130,860    152,360   189,355   199,333   177,339 
Plan assets  (96,085)  (130,747)  (160,421)  (182,017)  (188,815)
                     
Plan status $34,775   21,613   28,934   17,316   (11,476)

*The results of Seniority Premium include retirement and termination, due to the fact that this division did not exist in prior years in accordance with the Bulletin D-3.

  Benefits 
  2007  2008 
       
Discount rate (net of inflation)  5.25%  9.75%
Rate of compensation increase  1.00%  4.50%
Expected return on plan assets  6.25%  9.75%
Amortization period of unrecognized items (applicable to retirement benefit) 19.2 years  19.66 years 

The distribution of assets listed by category and the related budget at the end of 2006, 2007 and 2008, are analyzed as follows:

  
(Thousands U.S. dollars)
 
  2006 
2007
 
Assets:
       
Cash and cash equivalents 
$
23,776
 
$
34,862
 
Advances to suppliers (included in inventories and property, plant and equipment)  
39,001
  
37,116
 
   
62,777
  
71,978
 
Liabilities:
       
Accounts payable  
(15,984
)
 
(14,148
)
Net long position
 
$
46,793
 
$
57,830
 
  Assets to ended year 
          
  2006  2007  2008 
          
Fixed rate investment  74%  77%  77%
Variable rate investment  26%  23%  23%
             
Total  100%  100%  100%

b) AsThe distribution of the assets reflects the strategy that was used to optimize the return rate on the plan and the fund's results, within the framework of an appropriate risk level.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2007, the exchange rate was Ps 10.82 and Ps 10.912008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per dollar, respectively. At March 17, 2008, the date of the audit report on these financial statements, the exchange rate was $ 10.76 per U.S. dollar.share amounts)

c) Assets from foreign origin included in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2007, were:

  
(Thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
  2006 
2007
 
Inventories 
$
20,654
 
$
29,899
 
Property, plant and equipment  
140,093
  
141,695
 

d) Imported raw materials, in thousands of U.S. dollars, were $ 416,974 in 2005, $ 483,278 in 2006 and $ 655,922 in 2007.

13. Labor Obligations
b)Labor obligations at December 31, 2007

An analysis of the net period cost, reserve amounts and the assumptions considered in the pension plan, the seniority premium and severance obligation at December 31, 2007 is as follows:

  
Pension plan
 
Seniority Premium
 
Severance
 
  2005 2006 
2007
 2005 2006 
2007
 2005 2006 
2007
 
Net period cost:                            
Labor cost Ps  10,798 Ps  11,791 Ps 
 15,429
 Ps  3,296 Ps  3,781 Ps 
 4,361
 Ps  9,143 Ps  9,475 Ps 
 9,191
 
Return on plan assets  
(7,369
)
 
(8,395
)
 
(10,090
)
 
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
 
Amortization of unrecognized prior past service costs  
2,698
  
2,429
  
2,239
  
3,439
  
3,757
  
1,215
  
4,583
  
1,530
  
4,250
 
Interest cost  
7,906
  
7,864
  
8,890
  
2,090
  
2,298
  
2,348
  
1,877
  
1,993
  
1,765
 
Net period cost Ps  14,033 Ps  13,689 Ps 
 16,468
 Ps  8,825 Ps 9,836 Ps 
 7,924
 Ps  15,603 Ps  12,998 Ps 
 15,206
 
Loss from early extinguishment of obligations Ps 
 -
 Ps 
 -
 Ps 
 -
 Ps 
 -
 Ps 
 -
 Ps 
 -
 Ps 
 2,044
 Ps 
 941
 Ps 
 2,514
 
 
  Pension plan  
Seniority
premium
  Severance 
                   
  2006  2007  2006  2007  2006  2007 
Net periodic cost:                  
                   
Labor cost $11,791   15,429   3,781   4,361   9,475   9,191 
Return on plan assets  (8,395)  (10,090)  -   -   -   - 
Amortization of unrecognized prior past service costs  2,429   2,239   3,757   1,215   1,530   4,250 
                         
Interest cost  7,864    8,890   2,298   2,348   1,993   1,765 
                         
Net periodic cost  13,689   16,468   9,836   7,924   12,998   15,206 
                         
Loss from early extinguishment of obligations $-   -   -   -     941     2,514 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

  
Pension plan
 
Seniority Premium
 
Severance
 
  2006 
2007
 2006 
2007
 2006 
2007
 
Labor Obligations:
                   
Accumulated benefit obligation Ps  160,280 Ps 
 186,865
 Ps 33,063 Ps 
 36,306
 Ps  31,936 Ps 
 38,567
 
Current benefit obligation  
99,220
  
124,592
  
28,202
  
30,821
  
31,036
  
38,567
 
                    
Projected benefit obligation  
189,355
  
199,333
  
49,098
  
56,601
  
36,053
  
42,895
 
Plan assets  
(160,421
)
 
(182,017
)
 
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
 
Unrecognized prior service cost  
(22,971
)
 
(20,959
)
 
(6,930
)
 
(6,283
)
 
-
  
-
 
Transition liability  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(27,913
)
 
(23,198
)
Unrecognized net gains  
36,756
  
48,415
  
(15,784
)
 
(21,490
)
 
7,223
  
(455
)
Unrecognized changes or improvements  
(28,545
)
 
(27,322
)
 
104
  
-
  
-
  
-
 
Net projected benefit obligation  
14,174
  
17,450
  
26,488
  
28,828
  
15,363
  
19,242
 
Unfunded accumulated benefit obligation  
4,624
  
15,960
  
33,063
  
36,307
  
31,936
  
38,567
 
                    
Current net liability over net projected liability in some subsidiaries  
-
  
4,049
  
6,575
  
7,479
  
16,573
  
19,325
 
Additional liability  
-
  
(4,049
)
 
(6,575
)
 
(7,479
)
 
(16,573
)
 
(19,325
)
Intangible assets  
-
  
4,049
  
5,659
  
5,967
  
16,573
  
18,325
 
Minimum labor obligation liability adjustment Ps 
 -
 Ps 
-
 Ps 
916
 Ps 
 1,512
 Ps 
 -
 Ps 
 1,000
 
                    
Change in benefit obligation:
                   
Benefit obligation at beginning of year Ps 
 152,360
 Ps 
 189,355
 Ps 
 46,546
 Ps 
 49,097
 Ps 
 42,671
 Ps 
 36,053
 
Service cost  
11,791
  
15,429
  
3,781
  
4,361
  
9,475
  
9,191
 
Interest cost  
7,864
  
8,890
  
2,298
  
2,348
  
1,992
  
1,765
 
Actuarial differences  
8,518
  
(12,587
)
 
2,339
  
6,379
  
( 6,077
)
 
9,726
 
Benefits paid  
(1,554
)
 
(1,754
)
 
(5,867
)
 
(5,584
)
 
(8,803
)
 
(13,840
)
Changes to plan not applied  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(3,205
)
 
-
 
Increase for plan improvement  
10,376
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
 
Projected benefit obligation at end of year Ps 
 189,355
 Ps 
 199,333
 Ps 
 49,097
 Ps 
 56,601
 Ps 
 36,053
 Ps 
 42,895
 
  Pension plan  Seniority premium  Severance 
                   
  2006  2007  2006  2007  2006  2007 
Labor obligations:                  
Accumulated benefit obligation $160,280   186,865   33,063   36,306   31,936   38,567 
Current benefit obligation  99,220   124,592   28,202   30,821   31,036   38,567 
Projected benefit obligation  189,355   199,333   49,098   56,601   36,053    42,895 
Plan assets  (160,421)  (182,017)  -   -   -   - 
Unrecognized prior service cost  (22,971)  (20,959)  (6,930)  (6,283)  -   - 
Transition liability  -   -   -   -   (27,913)  (23,198)
Unrecognized net gains   36,756    48,415   (15,784)  (21,490)   7,223   (455)
Unrecognized changes or improvements  (28,545)  (27,322)  104   -   -   - 
Net projected benefit obligation   14,174    17,450    26,488    28,828    15,363    19,242 
Unfunded accumulated benefit obligation  4,624   15,960   33,063   36,307   31,936   38,567 
Current net liability over net projected liability in some subsidiaries  -   4,049   6,575   7,479   16,573   19,325 
                         
Additional liability  -   (4,049)  (6,575)  (7,479)  (16,573)  (19,325)
                         
Intangible assets  -   4,049   5,659   5,967   16,573   18,325 
Minimum labor obligation liability adjustment $-   -   916   1,512   -   1,000 

Pension plan
2006
2007
Changes in plan assets:
Plan assets at beginning of the yearPs 
130,742
Ps
160,421
Actual return on plan assets
8,395
10,090
Employer contribution
14,039
13,193
Actuarial differences
8,799
67
Benefit paid
(1,554
)
(1,754
)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
160,421
182,017
Funded status
(28,934
)
(17,316
)
Unrecognized net actuarial loss (gain)
(36,758
)
(48,415
)
Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit)
22,971
20,959
Net amount recognizedPs 
(42,721
)
Ps
(44,772
)
  Pension plan  Seniority Premium  Severance 
                   
  2006  2007  2006  2007  2006  2007 
Change in benefit obligation:                  
Benefit obligation at beginning of year $152,360   189,355   46,546   49,097   42,671   36,053 
Service cost  11,791   15,429   3,781   4,361   9,475   9,191 
Interest cost  7,864   8,890   2,298   2,348   1,992   1,765 
Actuarial differences  8,518   (12,587)  2,339   6,379   (6,077)  9,726 
Benefits paid  (1,554)  (1,754)  (5,867)  (5,584)  (8,803)  (13,840)
Changes to plan not applied  -   -   -   -   (3,205)  - 
Increase for plan improvement  10,376   -   -   -   -   - 
Projected benefit obligation at end of year $189,355   199,333   49,097   56,601   36,053   42,895 

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

  Pension plan 
  2006  2007 
Changes in plan assets:      
Plan assets at beginning of the year $130,742   160,421 
Actual return on plan assets  8,395   10,090 
Employer contribution  14,039   13,193 
Actuarial differences  8,799   67 
Benefit paid  (1,554)  (1,754)
         
Fair value of plan assets at end of year  160,421   182,017 
         
Funded status  (28,934)  (17,316)
Unrecognized net actuarial loss (gain)  (36,758)  (48,415)
Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit)  22,971   20,959 
         
Net amount recognized $(42,721)  (44,772)

The Company used December, 2005, 2006 and 2007 measurement date for pension plan, seniority premium, and December 31, 2006 and 2007 for the severance plan.

The transition liability, the prior service cost and plan changes, and actuarial differences assumptions will be amortized over a period ranging from 21 to 25 years (the average remaining working life of employees).

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The asset allocation for the Company’s pension plan at the end of 2005, 2006 and 2007 and the target allocation for 2008 by asset category are as follows:
  
Percentage of plan at year end
 
Target
allocation
 
  2005 2006 
2007
 
2008
 
Fixed-income securities  75% 74% 77% 75%
Fixed-variable income securities  25% 26% 23% 25%

Target asset allocations reflect its investment strategy of maximizing the rate of return on plan assets and the resulting funded status, within an appropriate level of risk.
The rates considered in the actuarial study in 2004, 2005 and 2006 are as follows:
  2005 2006 
2007
 
Labor obligations discount  5.25% 5.25% 
5.25
%
Future salary increases  1.00% 1.00% 
1.00
%
Return on assets  6.25% 6.25% 
6.25
%

The information about the expected cash flow for the pension benefit plantplan and seniority premium is as follows:

Pension
plan
Seniority
premium
Severance
Expected benefit payment:
2008
Ps
6,972
Ps
6,395
Ps
8,215
2009
8,222
6,857
7,431
2010
9,482
7,145
7,002
2011
10,859
7,282
6,651
2012
11,957
7,369
6,303
2013-2017
76,959
37,704
27,856
Total
Ps
124,451
Ps
72,752
Ps
63,458
  
Pension
plan
  
Seniority
premium
  
Severance
 
Expected benefit payment         
2008 $6,972   6,395   8,215 
2009  8,222   6,857   7,431 
2010  9,482   7,145   7,002 
2011  10,859   7,282   6,651 
2012  11,957   7,369   6,303 
2013-2017  76,959   37,704   27,856 
Total            
  $124,451   72,752   63,458 

The above table reflects the total benefits expected to be paid from the plan.


14. Stockholders’ Equity
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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

a) In April 1997, Bachoco had a stock split and created so-called “BL” units, which consist of one series “B” share and one series “L” share, and so-called “BB” units, which consist of two series “B” shares. Series “L” shares have limited voting rights.
(15) Stockholders’ Equity-

a) In April 1997, Bachoco had a stock split and created so-called “BL” units, which consist of one series “B” share and one series “L” share, and so-called “BB” units, which consist of two series “B” shares. Series “L” shares have limited voting rights.

In September 2006, the Company separatedsplit the BL units into B and L shares and converted the series L shares into series B shares; consequently only one series remains (series B). All shares issued and outstanding shares have voting rights.

b) In 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Company declared and paid cash dividends at nominal values of Ps 239,098, Ps 353,880 and Ps 353,880, respectively (Ps 263,719, Ps 378,025 and Ps 363,708, in constant Mexican pesos) or Ps 0.40, Ps 0.59 and Ps 0.59, respectively, per share in nominal pesos.

c) The Mexican Corporation Act requires that at least 5% of each year’s net income be appropriated to increase the legal reserve until such reserve is equal to 20% of capital stock issued and outstanding. The balance of the legal reserve at December 31, 2006 and 2007, included in retained earnings, was Ps 205,735.
b) 
In 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Company declared and paid cash dividends at nominal values of $353,880, $353,880 and $353,880, respectively ($378,075 and $363,708     in constant pesos as at December 31, 2006 and 2007) or $0.59, $0.59 and $0.59, respectively, per share in nominal pesos, respectively.

c) 
The Mexican Corporation Act requires that at least 5% of each year’s net income be appropriated to increase the legal reserve until such reserve is equal to 20% of capital stock issued and outstanding. The balance of the legal reserve at December 31, 2007 and 2008, included in retained earnings, was $ 209,399.

d)
The Company approved a stock repurchase plan in 1998, in conformity with the Mexican Securities Trading Act, providing a stock repurchase reserve for that purpose of $180,000 ($303,861 expressed in constant Mexican pesos at December 31, 2007) through the appropriation of retained earnings in 1998. During 2005, the Company repurchased 920 thousand shares for an amount of $11,462. During 2006, 2007 and 2008, no shares were repurchased. In 2005 and 2006, the Company sold 800 thousand and 920 thousand of shares, respectively, previously repurchased; the sales value was for $2,954 and $17,849, respectively. In 2007 and 2008, no shares were sold.

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d) The Company approved a stock repurchase plan in 1998, in conformity withINDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican Securities Trading Act, providing a stock repurchase reserve for that purpose of Ps 180,000 (Ps 303,861 expressed in constant Mexican pesos) through the appropriation of retained earnings in 1998. During 2005 the Company repurchased 920 thousand shares for Ps 11,462. During 2006 and 2007, no shares were repurchased. In 2005, and 2006, the Company sold 800 thousand and 920 thousand of shares, respectively, previously repurchased; the sales value of latter was for Ps 2,954 and
Ps 17,604, respectively. In 2007 no shares were sold.pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

e) The Company is required to pay taxes on dividends distributed to stockholders only to the extent that the payment made exceeds the balance of the “net tax profit account” (CUFIN), which is used to control earnings on which income tax has already been paid. Income tax paid on dividends refers to a tax payable by corporate entities and not by individuals.

The Company obtains the majority of its revenues and net profit from Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. (BSACV). For the years 2005 through 2007, pretax income of BSACV, represented between 90% and 94% of Bachoco’s consolidated pretax income.
f) 
The Company obtains the majority of its revenues and net profit from Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. (“BSACV”). For the years 2007 and 2008, pretax income (loss) of BSACV, represented between 90% and 94% of Bachoco’s consolidated pretax income (loss).

Dividends on which BSACV has paid income tax will be credited to the Company’s “CUFIN” account and, accordingly, no further income tax will be paid when such amounts are distributed as dividends to the Company’s stockholders.

f)
g) 
From 1999 through December 31, 2001, under Mexican income tax law, corporate taxpayers were extended the option of deferring payment of a portion of their annual corporate income tax, so that the tax payable will represent 30% of taxable income. The earnings on which taxpayers opted to defer payment of a portion of corporate income tax had to be controlled in the so-called “net reinvested tax profit account” (CUFINRE).

Since the Company opted for this tax deferral, earnings will be considered to be distributed first from the CUFINRE and any excess will be paid from the “net tax profit account” balance (“CUFIN”) so as to pay the 5% deferred tax. The option to defer a portion of the annual corporate income tax was eliminated effective January 1, 2002.

15. Income Tax, Asset Tax, and Flat-Rate Business Tax

h)
Stockholders contribution restated as provided for by the tax law, aggregating $1,999,574, may be refunded to stockholders tax-free, to the extent that such contribution equals or exceeds stockholders’ equity.

(16) Income Tax (IT), Asset Tax (AT), and Flat Rate Business Tax (IETU)-

a) Income tax (IT)-

The Company and each of its subsidiaries file separate income tax returns. BSACV, the Company’s principal operating subsidiary, is subject to payment of corporate income tax under the provisions of the simplified regime, which is applicable to companies engaged exclusively in agriculture, cattle-raising, fishing, forestry and certain other activities theactivities. The income tax law establishes that aresuch regime is exclusive when thefor companies that obtain no more than 10% of their total revenues from the production of processed products, with which rule BSACV has complied.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

The simplified regime establishes that the taxable base for income tax is determined on revenues collected net of deductions paid.paid (cash basis). The tax rate for this regime was 16% in 2005 and 2006. In 2007 it was2006, and 19%. from 2007.

The income tax reforms passed in December 2004 include the elimination, as from beginning in the 2006 fiscal year,January 2005, of the taxablepurchase deduction of purchases so as to permit only the deduction of cost of sales. This reform is onlynot applicable to the subsidiary Campi Alimentos S.A. de C.V. as it pays taxes under the general regime, while for BSACV, since it is not applicable, duesubject to the fact that it pays taxes under the simplified regime.

InThe changes in tax rates enacted in 2006 changes were made to Mexican tax law that as of 2007, will increase the tax rate from 16% to 19%. This change in 2007 resulted in a charge of Ps. 336,376 to income, reflected$336,376 in deferred taxes under “change in tax rates”.the consolidated statement of operations.

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b) Asset tax

As of January 1, 2007, asset tax rate is payable at the 1.25% rate and liabilities are no longer deductible from the asset tax base. Through December 31, 2007, the 1.8% asset tax was payable on the average value of most assets net of certain liabilities. The asset tax in 2005, 2006 and 2007 amounted to Ps 21,418, Ps 28,267 and Ps 27,189, respectively. In each of the three years the Company credited against these amounts the income tax paid.

The Company and its subsidiaries are required to pay asset tax if the amount of asset tax exceeds the computed income tax liability. Asset tax paid can be credited against income tax in subsequent years (up to ten years). At December 31, 2007, the Company had Ps 6,420 in asset tax credits.

Base year
b) 
Asset tax paid
Year of expiration
2004
Ps
10
2014
2005
3,258
2015
2006
3,152
2016
Ps
6,420
Flat Rate Business Tax (IETU)-

DuringOn October 1, 2007, new laws were published and a number of tax laws were revised. This new tax reform was enacted and it abolished the asset tax effective inlaw came into effect on January 1, 2008.

c) Flat-Rate Business Tax (FRBT)

The Flat-Rate Business Tax (FRBT) Law was published in the Official Gazette on October 1, 2007. This Law will come into force as of January 1, 2008IETU rate is 17.5% for 2010 and abolish the Asset Tax Law.

Current-year FRBT is computed by applying the 17.5%thereafter (16.5% for 2008 and 17% for 2009) rate to income determinedbased on the basis of cash flows as defined, net of authorized credits.and limits certain deductions.

FRBTIETU credits deriveare derived mainly from the unamortized negative FRBTIETU base and salarysalaries credits and social security contributions, as well as credits derived from the deduction of certain investments, such as inventories and fixed assets, during the transition period starting on the date on which the FRBT came into force.assets.

FRBT shallThe IETU is required to be payablepaid only towhen it is greater than the extent it exceeds income tax forIT. To determine the same period. In other words, to determine FRBTIETU payable, income tax paid in a given period shall first be subtracted from the current FRBTIT of the same period and the difference shall be the FRBTIETU payable.

Should aIf negative FRBTIETU base beis determined because deductions exceed taxable income, there will be no FRBTIETU payable. The amount of the negative base multiplied by the FRBTIETU rate results in a FRBTIETU credit, which may be applied against income tax for the same year or, if applicable, against FRBTIETU payable in the next ten years.

Based
c) Asset tax (AT)-

In 2007, a new law was enacted that resulted in the derogation of the Asset Tax Law beginning on January 1, 2008. In 2007, the asset tax result projections,rate was payable at 1.25% and liabilities were no longer deductible from the asset tax base. Until December 31, 2006, the applicable rate was 1.8% and the asset tax was payable on the average value of most assets, net of certain liabilities. The asset tax in 2006 and 2007 amounted to $28,267 and $27,189, respectively. In each of the two years, the Company considers that it will be subject tocredited these amounts against the payment of income tax in the following years.paid.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

d) IncomeAt December 31, 2008, the Company had $4,494 in asset tax charged to resultscredits and such recoverable AT will expire, as follows:

  
Asset tax
restated at
  
  December 31, Year of 
Base year 2008 expiration
     
2005 $1,137 2015
2006  3,357 2016
      
  $4,494  

d) Income tax charged to operations-

For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007,2008, income tax charged (credited) to results of operations was as follows:

  2005 2006 
2007
 
Current year income tax Ps  363,587 Ps  250,519 Ps 
 143,029
 
Current year asset tax  
3,178
  
2,497
  
-
 
Deferred income tax  
1,068
  
346,110
  
169,716
 
Total income tax Ps  367,833 Ps  599,126 Ps 
 312,745
 
  2006  2007  2008 
          
Current income tax $250,519   143,029   78,559 
Flat Rate Business Tax  -   -   108 
Deferred income tax  348,607   169,716   (352,686)
             
Total income tax expense (benefit) $599,126   312,745   (274,019)

e) Deferred income tax
e) Deferred income tax-

On the basis ofBased on the financial projections forof taxable income in each of the next four years based on future computations and retrospectively, based on historical results, the Company considersestimated that it will pay income tax (IT); therefore, deferred tax effects as of December 31, 2007 and 2008 have been recorded reflecting the new FRBT will not have effect onIT basis.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Company’s financial information.Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)
The component of the Company’s deferred income tax (assets)assets and liabilities are as follows:
 
2006
2007
Assets:
Accounts payablePs (151,984)Ps
(196,460
)
Labor obligations
(3,032
)
(8,082
)
Tax loss carryforward
(6,186
)
(4,613
)
(161,202
)
(209,155
)
Liabilities:
Inventories
330,483
420,993
Accounts receivable
229,851
396,437
Other provisions
2,491
269
Derivative financial instruments
-
23,204
Fixed assets
1,443,692
1,450,073
Effect due to change in tax rate
336,376
-
Additional liability from stockholders’ equity
6,529
288,591
2,349,422
2,579,567
Less:
Valuation allowance
6,186
4,613
Total deferred income tax liability, netPs  2,182,034Ps
2,375,025
  2007  2008 
Deferred tax assets:      
Account payable $196,460   393,725 
Labor obligations  6,697   15,851 
ESPS payable  1,385   9,168 
Effects on derivative financial instruments  -   150,644 
Recoverable AT  4,613   4,494 
Tax loss carry forwards  -   165,121 
         
Total gross deferred tax assets  209,155   739,003 
Less valuation allowance  4,613   28,015 
Net deferred tax assets  204,542   710,988 
         
Deferred tax liabilities:        
Inventories  420,993   711,742 
Accounts receivables  396,437   308,543 
Fixed assets  1,450,073   1,394,687 
Effects on financial instruments  23,204   - 
Other deductions  -   15,092 
Other accruals  280   - 
Additional liability from stockholders’ equity  288,580   - 
         
Total gross deferred tax liabilities   2,579,567   2,430,064 
         
Net deferred tax liability $2,375,025   1,719,076 

At December 31, 2006 and 2007, the deferred income tax liability determined by consideringtreating stockholders’ equity as a single temporary item is greater than the amount determined by using the assetsasset and liabilities method. Due to the above,liability method, and thus, the Company recognized an additional liability of Ps. 290,214 in 2006 and Ps. 359,717$288,580 in 2007 in order to recognizeaccount for this difference.

Effective January 1, 2008, the difference between deferred tax determined usingCompany adopted Mexican FRS D-4, which supersedes Bulletin D-4 and Circular 54. Mexican FRS D-4 and establishes the asset and liability method and by considering the stockholders’ equity as the only acceptable method to determine deferred taxes. Therefore, the Company wrote-off $288,580 that relates to the additional deferred tax liability determined under the stockholders equity method in 2007.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary item.differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

The most significant items that gave rise to athe difference between the total amount of current yeareffective income tax rate (current and deferred taxes) and the current year deferred tax determined at the statutory rate are as follows:

  2005 2006 
2007
 
 % % 
%
 
Statutory income tax rate  16.00  16.00  
19.00
 
Effect of companies outside simplified regime  2.3  4.42  
4.20
 
Effect of non-taxable items  ( 2.2) ( 3.04) 
( 3.40
)
Effect due to change in tax rate from 16% to 19% in 2007     
22.27
    
Effective income tax rate  16.1  39.65  
19.80
 
 
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  2006  2007  2008 
  %  %  % 
Statutory income tax rate  16.00   19.00   (19.00)
Effect of companies outside simplified regime  4.42   4.13   2.33 
Effect of non-taxable items  (3.04)  (3.40)  (6.95)
Effect due to change in tax rate from 16% to 19% in 2007  22.40   -   - 
             
Effective income tax rate  39.78   19.73   (23.62)


f) Tax loss carryforwards-

f) Net loss carryforward

AtAs of December 31, 2007,2008, the Company has nettax loss carryforwards restated in accordance with the actualcurrent Mexican Tax Law, which can be used to offset the future taxable income forin the next ten years, as follows:

Net loss carryforward 
 
Base year
 
Year of
expiration
 
Restated
amount
 
2001  2011 Ps  16,092 
2005  2015  
229
 
     Ps  16,321  
Tax loss carryforwards as adjusted by inflation
trough December 31, 2008
 
  Year of Restated 
Base year expiration amount 
      
2001 2011 $181 
2005 2015  241 
2007 2017  6,227 
2008 2018  835,987 
       
    $842,636 

g) Equity tax value
g) Equity tax value-

AtAs of December 31, 20062007 and 2007,2008, the tax value of the Company’s equity, which will not be subject to taxation, is comprised of the following:

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

  2007  2008 
       
Restated contribution capital (CUCA) $1,877,344   1,999,574 
Net tax profit account (CUFIN) and net reinvested tax profit account (CUFINRE)  2,574,183   2,535,424 
         
Total $4,451,527   4,534,998 

(17) 2006
2007
Restated contributed capital (CUCA)Ps  1,877,344Ps
1,877,344
Net tax profit (CUFIN) and net reinvested tax profit (CUFINRE)
2,399,602
2,574,183
TotalPs 
4,276,946
Ps
4,451,527
Other income (expense), net-

16. Other ordinary income, expense net

As of December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2007,2008, other ordinary income and expense net, were as follows:

  2005 2006 
2007
 
Other ordinary income:          
Sales of waste animals, raw materials, by-products and others. Ps  215,587 Ps  206,528 Ps 
 276,094
 
Tax incentives  
9,054
  
32,379
  
73,054
 
Total other ordinary income  
224,641
  
238,907
  
349,148
 
           
Other ordinary expense:          
Cost of waste animals, raw materials, by-products and others.  
(189,998
)
 
(182,324
)
 
(261,703
)
Employee profits sharing  
(3,457
)
 
(4,362
)
 
(4,828
)
Other  
(57,147
)
 
(33,794
)
 
(13,046
)
Total other ordinary expense  
(250,602
)
 
(220,480
)
 
(279,577
)
Total other ordinary income net: Ps  (25,961)Ps  18,427 Ps 
 69,571
 
  2006  2007  2008 
Other income:         
Sales of waste animals, raw material, by- products and other $206,528   276,094   187,911 
Tax incentives  32,379   73,054   44,899 
Other  -   -   8,106 
             
Total other income  238,907   349,148   240,916 
             
Other expense:            
Cost of waste animals, raw material, by-  products and other  (182,324)  (261,703)  (200,960)
Employee statutory profit sharing  (4,362)  (4,828)  (32,981)
Other  (33,794)  (13,046)  (27,933)
             
Total  other expense  (220,480)  (279,577)  (261,874)
             
Total other income (expense), net $18,427   69,571   (20,958)

Employee profitsstatutory profit sharing

The Company and BSACV have no employees, but each of the subsidiaries of the Company that has employees is required under Mexican law to pay employees, in addition to their compensation and benefits, profit sharing in an aggregate amount equal to 10% of such subsidiary’s taxable income subject to certain adjustments.

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

Employee statutory profit sharing is recorded as part of the other expensesexpense caption.

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17. Financial information by segments
(18) Segment financial information-

The segments to be reported are focusedorganized by product line. Inter-segment transactions have been eliminated. Our Poultry segment is comprised of our chicken and egg products due to itstheir similarity and to the fact that egg sales do not exceedrepresent approximately 10% of total revenue for the years ended on December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007.2008. The information included under “Others” corresponds to pigs, balanced animal feed and other sundrynon-significant sub-products. The required disclosures are shown below:

  As of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 
  Poultry Others Total 
Net revenues Ps  13,871,147 Ps  1,747,045 Ps  15,618,192 
Cost of sales  
(9,740,992
)
 
(1,493,570
)
 
(11,234,562
)
Gross profit  
4,130,155
  
253,475
  
4,383,630
 
Interest income  
304,045
  
12,469
  
316,514
 
Interest expense and other financing costs  
(209,129
)
 
(375
)
 
(209,504
)
Loss on net monetary position  
(118,724
)
 
-
  
(118,724
)
Income tax and asset tax  
(335,554
)
 
(32,279
)
 
(367,833
)
Majority net income  
1,830,128
  
78,407
  
1,908,535
 
Property, plant and equipment, net  
9,300,678
  
216,373
  
9,517,051
 
Total assets  
15,836,258
  
694,647
  
16,530,905
 
Total liabilities  
(2,838,443
)
 
(189,405
)
 
(3,027,848
)
Capital expenditures  
835,529
  
-
  
835,529
 
Expenses not requiring cash disbursement:          
Depreciation  
489,396
  
8,423
  
497,819
 

 As of and for the year ended at December 31, 2006 
 As of and for the year ended December 31, 2006  Poultry  Others  Total 
 Poultry Others Total          
Net revenues Ps 13,486,020 Ps  2,064,945 Ps  15,550,965  $13,486,020   2,064,945   15,550,965 
Cost of sales  
(10,220,870
)
 
(1,832,116
)
 
(12,052,986
)
  (10,220,870)  (1,832,116)  (12,052,986)
Gross profit  
3,265,150
  
232,829
  
3,497,979
   3,265,150   232,829   3,497,979 
Interest income  
288,932
  
13,978
  
302,910
   288,932   13,978   302,910 
Interest expense and other financing costs  
(129,506
)
 
(2,346
)
 
(131,852
)
Loss on net monetary position  
(150,438
)
 
-
  
(150,438
)
Income tax and asset tax  
(567,933
)
 
(31,193
)
 
(599,126
)
Majority net income  
826,642
  
79,544
  
906,186
 
Interest and financial expenses  (129,506)  (2,346)  (131,852)
Monetary position loss  (150,438)  -   (150,438)
Income taxes  (567,933)  (31,193)  (599,126)
Net majority interest income  826,642   79,544   906,186 
Property, plant and equipment, net  
9,576,266
  
259,629
  
9,835,895
   9,576,266   259,629   9,835,895 
Total assets  
16,833,872
  
725,367
  
17,559,239
   16,833,872   725,367   17,559,239 
Total liabilities  
(3,321,636
)
 
(134,649
)
 
(3,456,285
)
  (3,321,636)  (134,649)  (3,456,285)
Capital expenditures  
856,227
  
-
  
856,227
   856,227   -   856,227 
Expenses not requiring cash disbursement:                      
Depreciation  
523,720
  
13,663
  
537,383
   523,720   13,663   537,383 

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

  
As of and for the year ended December 31,
2007
 
  
Poultry
 
Others
 
Total
 
Net revenues 
$
15,885,828
  
Ps2,333,819
  
Ps18,219,647
 
Cost of sales  
(12,353,458
)
 
(2,124,403
)
 
(14,477,861
)
Gross profit  
3,532,370
  
209,416
  
3,741,786
 
Interest income  
304,030
  
14,849
  
318,879
 
Interest expense and other financing costs  
(133,913
)
 
(7,665
)
 
(141,578
)
Loss on net monetary position  
(151,035
)
 
(3,779
)
 
(154,814
)
Income tax and asset tax  
(280,792
)
 
(31,953
)
 
(312,745
)
Majority net income  
1,203,149
  
67,792
  
1,270,941
 
Property, plant and equipment, net  
9,986,129
  
270,110
  
10,256,239
 
Total assets  
18,264,882
  
851,542
  
19,116,424
 
Total liabilities  
3,798,656
  
190,602
  
3,989,258
 
Capital expenditures  
987,322
  
4,415
  
991,737
 
Expenses not requiring cash disbursement:          
Depreciation Ps 
 556,188
 Ps 
 15,205
 Ps 
 571,393
 
  As of and for the year ended at December 31, 2007 
  Poultry  Others  Total 
Net Revenues $15,885,828   2,333,819   18,219,647 
Cost of sales  (12,353,458)  (2,124,403)  (14,477,861)
Gross profit  3,532,370   209,416   3,741,786 
Interest income  348,167   14,849   363,016 
Valuation effects of financial instruments  (44,137)  -   (44,137)
Interest and financial expenses  (133,913)  (7,665)  (141,578)
Loss on net monetary position  (151,035)  (3,779)  (154,814)
Income taxes  (280,792)  (31,953)  (312,745)
Majority net income  1,203,149   67,792   1,270,941 
Property, plant and equipment, net  9,986,129   270,110   10,256,239 
Total assets  18,264,882   851,542   19,116,424 
Total liabilities  3,798,656   190,602   3,989,258 
Capital expenditures  987,322   4,415   991,737 
Expenses not requiring cash disbursement:            
Depreciation  556,188   15,205   571,393 

  As of and for the year ended at December 31, 2008 
  Poultry  Others  Total 
Net Revenues $17,594,994   2,530,327   20,125,321 
Cost of sales  (15,171,145)  (2,311,323)  (17,482,468)
Gross profit  2,423,849   219,004   2,642,853 
Interest income  168,283   5,411   173,694 
Valuation effects of  financial instruments  (1,666,821)  -   (1,666,821)
Interest and financial expenses  (16,691)  (19,511)  (36,202)
Income taxes  292,563   (18,544)  274,019 
Majority net (loss) income  (939,068)  60,020   (879,048)
Property, plant and equipment, net  10,422,423   266,812   10,689,235 
Total assets  18,386,409   1,068,562   19,454,971 
Total liabilities  5,039,205   336,347   5,375,552 
Capital expenditures  1,140,843   15,325   1,156,168 
Expenses not requiring cash disbursement::            
Depreciation  594,704   21,654   616,358 

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)
Revenues from our poultry segment are analizedanalyzed as follows:

  As of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 
  Chicken Egg Total 
Net revenues Ps  12,517,765 Ps  1,353,382 Ps  13,871,147 
  
Year ended at
December 31, 2006
 
  hens  Eggs  Total 
          
Net revenues $12,053,293   1,432,727   13,486,020 
             
  
Year ended at
December 31, 2007
 
  hens  Eggs  Total 
             
Net revenues $14,135,242   1,750,586   15,885,828 
             
  
Year ended at
 December 31, 2008
 
  hens  Eggs  Total 
             
Net revenues $15.486,614   2,108,380   17,594,994 

 
  As of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 
  Chicken Egg Total 
Net revenues Ps  12,053,293 Ps 1,432,727 Ps  13,486,020 
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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)
(19) Subsequent event-

The Official Federal Gazette granted a tax credit to the Company corresponding to Technological Research and Development on February 27, 2009 for fiscal year 2008 in the amount of $58,122.

(20) 
As of and for the year ended December 31,2007
Chicken
Egg
Total
Net revenuesPs
14,135,242
Ps
1,750,586
Ps
15,885,828
Recently issued accounting standards-

18. New accounting Pronouncements

The most important new pronouncements that will come into force in 2008 are as follows:

MexFRS B-2, Statement of Cash Flows
In November 2007, MexFRS B-2 was issued by the CINIF to replace MexFRS B-12, Statement of Changes in Financial Position. This standard establishes that the statement of changes in financial position will be substituted by a statement of cash flows as part of the basic financial statements. The main differences between both statements lie in the fact that the statement of cash flows will show the entity’s cash receipts and disbursements for the period, while the statement of changes in financial position showed the changes in the entity’s financial structure rather than its cash flows. In an inflationary environment, the amounts of both financial statements are expressed in constant Mexican pesos. However, in preparing the statement of cash flows, the entity must first eliminate the effects of inflation for the period and, accordingly, determine cash flows at constant Mexican pesos, while in the statement of changes in financial position, the effects of inflation for the period are not eliminated.

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MexFRS B-2 establishes that in the statement of cash flows, the entity must first present cash flows derived from operating activities, then from investing activities, the sum of these activities and finally cash flows derived from financing activities. The statement of changes in financial position first shows the entity’s operating activities, then financing activities and finally its investing activities. Under this new standard, the statement of cash flows may be determined by applying the direct or indirect method.

The transitional rules of MexFRS B-2 establish that the application of this standard is prospective. Therefore, the financial statements for years ended prior to 2008 presented for comparative purposes, should include a statement of changes in financial position, as established by MexFRS B-12. The Company is analyzing the method to be applied as of January 1, 2008.

MexFRS B-10, Effects of Inflation
In July 2007, the CINIF issued MexFRS B-10, Effects of Inflation, which is applicable for years beginning on or after January 1, 2008 and replaces MexFRS B-10, Accounting Recognition of the Effects of Inflation on Financial Information. MexFRS B-10 defines the two economic environments in Mexico that will determine whether or not entities must recognize the effects of inflation on financial information: 1) inflationary, when inflation is equal to or higher than 26% accumulated in the preceding three fiscal years (an 8% annual average); and 2) non-inflationary, when accumulated inflation for the preceding three fiscal years is less than the aforementioned accumulated 26%. Based on these definitions, the effects of inflation on financial information must be recognized only when entities operate in an inflationary environment.

This standard also abolishes the use of the specific-indexation method for the valuation of imported fixed assets and the replacement-cost method for the valuation of inventories, thus eliminating the result from holding non-monetary assets. Therefore, at the date this MexFRS comes into force, entities which have recognized any accumulated result from holding non-monetary assets in their stockholders’ equity, under Retained earnings (accumulated deficit), must identify the realized and unrealized portions of such result.

The realized result from holding non-monetary assets must be reclassified to Retained earnings, while the unrealized portion must be maintained as such within stockholders’ equity, and reclassified to results of operations when the asset giving rise to it is realized. Whenever it is deemed impractical to separate the realized from the unrealized result from holding non-monetary assets, the full amount of this item may be reclassified to the Retained earnings caption.

The effect of the adoption of this standard on the Company’s 2008 financial statements shall be the Company’s ceasing to recognize the effects of inflation on its financial information and reclassifying the total amount of the result from holding non-monetary assets to retained earnings.

MexFRS D-3, Employees Benefits
On January 1, 2008, the new MexFRS D-3, Employee Benefits, issued by the CINIF, went into effect and replaced the old MexFRS D-3, Labor Obligations. The most significant changes contained in MexFRS D-3 are as follows: i) shorter periods for the amortization of unamortized items, with the option to credit or charge actuarial gains or losses directly to results of operations, as they accrue; ii) elimination of the recognition of an additional liability and resulting recognition of an intangible asset and comprehensive income item; iii) accounting treatment of current-year and deferred employee profit sharing, requiring that deferred employee profit sharing be recognized using the asset and liability method established under MexFRS D-4; and iv) current-year and deferred employee profit sharing expense is to be presented as an ordinary expense in the income statement rather than as part of taxes on profits.

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The adoption of this standard in 2008 will require that both the additional liability and the related intangible asset and comprehensive income item be eliminated and that the unamortized items be carried to results of operations in a period not exceeding five years. The initial effect of the recognition of deferred employee profit sharing must be charged or credited to retained earnings with no effect on results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2008.

At the date of the audit report on these financial statements, management is evaluating what effect the observance of this accounting pronouncement will have on the Company’s results of operations and financial position. Such effects are expected to be material.

MexFRS D-4, Taxes on Profits
In July 2007, the CINIF issued MexFRS D-4, Taxes on Profits, which is applicable for years beginning on or after January 1, 2008 and replaces MexFRS D-4, Accounting for Income Tax, Asset Tax and Employee Profit Sharing. The most significant changes included in this standard with respect to MexFRS D-4 are as follows: i) the concept of permanent differences is eliminated, since the asset and liability method requires the recognition of deferred taxes on all differences in balance sheet accounts for financial and tax reporting purposes, regardless of whether they are permanent or temporary; ii) since current-year and deferred employee profit sharing is considered as an ordinary expense, its treatment is excluded from this standard and is now addressed under MexFRS D-3; iii) asset tax is required to be recognized as a tax credit and, consequently, as a deferred income tax asset only in those cases in which there is certainty as to its future realization; and iv) the cumulative effect of adopting MexFRS D-4 is to be reclassified to retained earnings, unless it is identified with comprehensive items in stockholders’ equity not yet taken to income.

MexFRS 5, Accounting Recognition of the Additional Consideration Agreed at the Inception of a Derivative to Adjust the Instrument to its Fair Value
In November 2007, the CINIFhas issued the Interpretation to MexFRS 5, which isfollowing Mexican FRS, effective for years beginning on or after January 1,December 31, 2008. This InterpretationEarly application is intended to clarify whether or not the additional consideration agreed at the inception of a derivative to adjust the instrument to its fair value should be amortized over the life of the hedge.

permittedMexFRS C-10, .Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities, establishes that transaction costs and cash flows received or delivered to adjust the derivative to its fair value at the inception of the hedge (excluding premiums on options) must be amortized over the life of the hedge. However, Bulletin C-10 requires derivatives to be recognized at their fair value and consequently, under this bulletin, the additional consideration should not be amortized, since it is part of the value of the derivative.

This Interpretation clarifies that the additional consideration is part of the fair value of the derivative and, accordingly, it must be included in the value at which the derivative is initially recorded, which will be adjusted to its fair value in subsequent periods. Therefore, the additional consideration should not be amortized.

The effects of the change established by this Interpretation must be prospectively recognized, affecting the result of operations of the period in which it is effective. If the effect of the change is significant, the entity must make the related disclosure.

Whenever changes to outstanding derivatives are agreed and give rise to considerations similar to those described in this Interpretation, such considerations must be valued based on the procedure established in the Interpretation.

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MexFRS 6, Formally Designating a Hedge
In November 2007, the CINIF issued the Interpretation to MexFRS 6, which is effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2008. This Interpretation is intended to clarify whether or not a derivative may be formally designated as a hedge on a date subsequent to its contract date.

MexFRS C-10, Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities, requires the hedging relationship to be documented from the “inception of the hedge” to prevent the need for retrospective designation in the future. However, this bulletin fails to clarify the meaning of “inception of the hedge”.

The Interpretation to MexFRS 6 establishes that a derivative may be designated as a hedge at its inception date or contract date or at a subsequent date, provided that it meets the conditions established in MexFRS C-10 for such designation. Also, this standard establishes that the hedge accounting treatment must not commence until such time as the entity evaluates whether the instrument qualifies as and meets the conditions for hedge accounting.

When a derivative is designated as a hedge on a date subsequent to the agreement date, the related effects will only be recognized as of the date on which it first meets the formal conditions and qualifies for consideration as a hedge.

This Interpretation complements MexFRS C-10 with respect to the conclusion reached by the CINIF as to when a hedge may be formally designated.

MexFRS 7, Application of Comprehensive Income Item Generated by a Cash Flow Hedge on a Forecasted Purchase of a Non-financial Asset
In November 2007, the CINIF issued the Interpretation to MexFRS 7, which is effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2008. This Interpretation is intended to clarify whether or not the amount resulting from a cash flow hedge on a forecasted transaction, that is recognized in stockholders’ equity as part of comprehensive income, may be included in the cost of the non-financial asset whose value is being set by the hedge.

MexFRS C-10, Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities, establishes that if the result of a hedge of a forecasted transaction gives rise to the recognition of an asset or liability, the associated gains and losses that were previously recognized in stockholders’ equity as part of Comprehensive income shall be reclassified to the earnings of the same period or periods in which the asset or liability is carried to income.

This standard clarifies that if a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge on a forecasted transaction, to set the price of the non-financial asset to the functional currency, the effect recognized in comprehensive income is considered a complement to the cost of the asset and, therefore, must be included in such cost.

Accordingly, MexFRS C-10 is complemented by the conclusion of the Interpretation to MexFRS 7.

The effect of the adoption of this Interpretation to MexFRS 7 must be recognized by reclassifying, at the Interpretation’s effective date, all relevant balances presented in Comprehensive income to the cost of the asset acquired.
(a)
FRS B-7 “Business acquisitions” Mexican FRS B-7 supersedes Bulletin B-7 and establishes, among other things, the general rules for the initial valuation and recognition at the acquisition date of net assets, stressing that all business acquisitions should be accounted under the purchase method.

Management considers that the applicationinitial effects of the MexFRS 5,this new FRS 6, and FRS 7 will have no material effect on the Company’s financial position or on its results of operations.not be material.


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19. Differences Between Mexican FRS and United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(b)
FRS B-8 “Consolidated and combined financial statements”- Mexican FRS B-8 supersedes Bulletin B-8 "Consolidated and combined financial statements and valuation of permanent investments in shares" and establishes the general rules for the preparation and presentation of consolidated and combined financial statements and related disclosures. Amendments include:

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards (“MexFRS”), which differ in certain respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

The Mexican and U.S. GAAP prior periods amounts, included throughout Note 18, are presented in constant Mexican pesos by using the 1.0376 and 1.0796 Mexican inflation factor, respectively. The reconciliation to U.S. GAAP does not include the reversal of the adjustments to the financial statements for the effects of inflation required under MexFRS because the application of bulletin B-10 represents a comprehensive measure of the effects of price level changes in the Mexican economy and, as such, is considered a more meaningful presentation than historical cost based financial reporting for both Mexican and US accounting purposes as permitted by the “Securities and Exchange Commission” (SEC).

The principal differences between MexFRS and U.S. GAAP, as they relate to us, are described below together with an explanation, where appropriate, of the method used to determine the adjustments that affect income and stockholders’ equity.

Cash flow information:
Under MexFRS, the Company presents consolidated statements of changes in financial position, as described in Note 2 d).

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95 (“SFAS 95”), Statement of Cash Flows, does not provide guidance with respect to inflation adjusted financial statements. In accordance with MexFRS, the changes in current and long-term debt due to re-expression in constant pesos, including the effect of exchange differences, is presented in the statement of changes in financial position in the financing activities section. Also, under U.S. GAAP non-cash investing activities are not reported in the Statement of Cash Flows, including the capitalization of debt; whereas under MexFRS non-cash transactions affecting the financial structure of an entity, such as converting debt into equity, must be presented separately in the statement of changes in financial position.

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A consolidated statements of cash flows derived from information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP would be as follows:

Cash Flow Information
 
Years ended December 31,
 
  2005 2006 
2007
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
          
Net income Ps  1,893,395 Ps  895,570 Ps 
 1,261,883
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation  
500,684
  
540,862
  
575,306
 
Deferred income tax  
(2,126
)
 
330,982
  
168,405
 
Loss (gain) on net monetary position  
118,414
  
149,825
  
154,765
 
Labor obligations, net period cost  
40,505
  
58,155
  
44,619
 
   
2,550,872
  
1,975,394
  
2,204,978
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable  
(214,857
)
 
(85,313
)
 
(375,590
)
Inventories and biological assets  
(603,362
)
 
(780,452
)
 
(1,418,210
)
Prepaid expenses and other accounts receivable  
(36,925
)
 
25,502
  
(74,556
)
Accounts payable  
(9,645
)
 
392,321
  
338,084
 
Related parties  
53
  
6,410
  
14,944
 
Other taxes payable and other accruals  
148,024
  
(60,488
)
 
(35,827
)
Labor obligations, net  
(58,474
)
 
(26,085
)
 
(37,610
)
Derivative financial instruments  
-
  
(5,856
)
 
(36,131
)
Cash flows provided by operating activities
  
1,775,686
  
1,441,433
  
580,082
 
           
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
          
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable to banks  
176,590
  
-
  
80,000
 
Repayment of long-term debt and notes payable  
(212,570
)
 
(107,324
)
 
(12,529
)
Cash dividends paid  
(263,719
)
 
(378,075
)
 
(363,708
)
Repurchase (sale) of stock  
(8,536
)
 
17,849
  
-
 
Cash flows used in financing activities
  
(308,234
)
 
(467,550
)
 
(296,237
)
           
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
          
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment  
(847,821
)
 
(904,300
)
 
(998,622
)
Other assets  
(2,711
)
 
(2,696
)
 
(2,216
)
Cash flows used in investing activities
  
(850,532
)
 
(906,996
)
 
(1,000,838
)
           
Effect of inflation accounting
  
194,673
  
96,959
  
172,978
 
           
Net ( decrease ) increase in cash and cash equivalents
  
811,592
  
163,846
  
(544,015
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
  
2,608,453
  
3,420,045
  
3,583,891
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 Ps  3,420,045 Ps  3,583,891 Ps 
 3,039,876
 
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Agriculture
The Company follows the requirements of the MexFRS E-1, Agriculture, which establishes the rules for recognizing, valuing, presenting and disclosing biological assets and agricultural products; it also establishes the treatment to be given to government subsidies on biological assets.

This bulletin establishes that biological assets and the agricultural products (the latter at the time of their harvesting) are to be valued at their fair value, net of estimated costs at point of sale. Also, the bulletin establishes that whenever the fair value cannot be determined in a reliable, verifiable and objective manner, the assets are to be valued at their production cost, net of accumulated impairment, if any.

In conformity with U.S. GAAP, under SOP 85-3 biological assets and agricultural products are to be valued at cost. Accordingly, the reconciliation between MexFRS and U.S. GAAP for 2005, 2006 and 2007 includes a reversal of the unrealized (gain) on valuation of biological assets and agricultural products at fair value, which gave rise to a decrease of
Ps (28,072), Ps. (10,879) and Ps (10,882), respectively.

Capitalized interest:
Under U.S. GAAP, interest on borrowings in foreign currencies or comprehensive cost of financing incurred during the qualifying construction period must be considered as an additional cost of qualifying constructed assets to be capitalized in plant, property and equipment and depreciated over the lives of the related assets. The amount of the capitalized comprehensive cost of financing for U.S. GAAP purposes was determined by applying the weighted average interest rate.

Under MexFRS in force through December 31, 2006, the Company did not capitalize the comprehensive cost of financing in the MexFRS financial statements. Starting January 1, 2007, although we adopted the policy of capitalizing the comprehensive result of financing on assets under construction, as a result of MexFRS D-6, we did not capitalize any comprehensive result of financing due to its immateriality as described in Note 2. The reconciling items for 2007, 2006 and 2005 show the capitalization of interest as required under U.S.GAAP.

Deferred income tax and deferred employee profit sharing:
As mentioned in Note 15, under MexFRS, deferred income tax is determined on all differences in balance sheets accounts for financial and tax reporting purposes, using the enacted tax rate at the balance sheet date, which also is in conformity with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 (“SFAS 109”), Accounting for Income Taxes.

As of December 31 2006 and 2007, the deferred tax liability is Ps 2,174,307 and
Ps 2,365,939, respectively, for US GAAP purposes. Current deferred tax liability is
Ps 497,282 and Ps 739,444 for 2006 and 2007 respectively. Under US GAAP, the balance sheet classification is based on the classification of the underlying item which gives rise to the deferred income taxes. Under MexFRS, the balance sheet classification is non-current.

The Company is required to pay employee profit sharing in accordance with Mexican labor law. Deferred employee profit sharing under U.S. GAAP is determined following the guidelines of SFAS No.109, while under MexFRS, the deferred consequences of employee profit sharing are determined only on temporary non-recurring differences with a known turnaround time. Our reconciliations between MexFRS and U.S. GAAP do not include deferred employee profit sharing as related amounts are not significant.

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The deferred tax adjustment included in the net income and stockholders’ equity reconciliations also includes the effect of deferred taxes on all U.S. GAAP adjustments reflected in the reconciliation between MexFRS and U.S. GAAP.

Severance indemnities.
Under MexFRS, revised D-3, effective 2005, companies are required to recognize a severance indemnity liability calculated based on actuarial valuations. Similar recognition criteria under U.S. GAAP are established in SFAS No. 112, "Employers' Accounting for Post-employment Benefits" which requires that a liability for certain termination benefits provided under an ongoing benefit arrangement such as these statutorily mandated severance indemnities be recognized in income when the likelihood of future settlement is probable and the liability can be reasonably estimated. MexFRS allows for the Company to amortize the transition obligation related to the adoption of revised MexFRS D-3 over the expected service life of the employees, (as from January 1, 2008 the transition obligation must be amortized at most in five years).
As of December 31, 2006 and 2007, the amount of past service cost to be amortized under MexFRS amounts to Ps 20,691 and Ps 2,507, respectively. These amounts were included in the US GAAP reconciliation of equity.

SFAS 158 “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an Amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)”:
This statement requires (1) recognition on the balance sheet of an asset for a defined benefit plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status, (2) measurement of a defined benefit plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year, and (3) recognition of the changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as a component of other comprehensive income in the year the changes occur.

In 2006 the Company adopted SFAS 158 for USGAAP reconciliation purposes

The incremental effects of adopting of this adoption on the individual line items as of December 31, 2006 on the consolidated US GAAP balance sheet is shown in the following table:
  2006 
  Before SFAS 158 After 
Net projected benefit obligation (pension) Ps 
14,175
 Ps 
14,759
 Ps 
28,934
 
Net projected benefit obligation (seniority premium)  
26,488
  
22,610
  
49,098
 
Net projected benefit obligation (Severance)  
36,053
  
-
  
36,053
 
Minimum labor obligation liability adjustment (Seniority premium)  
916
  
(916
)
 
-
 
     Ps 36,453  Ps 114,085 

The components of the plan funded status that are reflected in the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

  2006 
  
Pension
plan
 
Seniority
premium
 Severance 
Total
 
Projected benefit obligation Ps 189,355 Ps 49,098 Ps 36,053 Ps 274,506 
Market value of plan assets  160,421  -  -  160,421 
Under-funded defined benefit plan Ps 28,934 Ps 49,098 Ps 36,053 Ps 114,085 
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 (i)
2007
Pension
plan
Seniority
premium
Severance
Total
Projected benefitThe obligationPs
199,333
Ps
56,601
Ps
42,895
Ps
298,829
Market value of plan assets
182,017
-
-
182,017
Under-funded defined benefit planPs
17,316
Ps
56,601
Ps
42,895
Ps
116,812
to consolidate special purpose entities (SPEs) when controlled.

Effects of inflation accounting on U.S. GAAP adjustments:
To determine the net effect on the consolidated financial statements of recognizing the U.S.GAAP adjustments described throughout this Note, it is also necessary to recognize the effects of inflation on such adjustments as described in Note 2. These effects are taken into consideration in the preparation of U.S. GAAP reconciliations of net income and stockholders’ equity.

Goodwill
Beginning January 1, 2005, due to the adoption of MexFRS B-7, goodwill is no longer amortized, but rather is subject to periodic impairment valuations.

For US GAAP purposes, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” in 2002. Up to December 31, 2004, the Company recognized and accumulated effect (increase in equity) of Ps. 58,716 for the non amortization of goodwill, under US GAAP.

In 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Company performed the required impairment tests of goodwill and the tests did not result in an impairment charge.

Reporting comprehensive income
For US GAAP reconciliation purposes, the Company has adopted the SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income” SFAS 130, which establishes rules for reporting and disclosure of comprehensive income and its components. Comprehensive income consists of current year net income plus the following items applied to stockholders’ equity: the result from holding non-monetary assets net of taxes, the cumulative effect of deferred taxes, the effect of adopting SFAS158 and the effective portion of changes in the fair value of financial instruments.

Reclassification
Certain amounts were reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation.

Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments:
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107 (“SFAS 107”), “Disclosures about fair value of financial instruments,” under U.S. GAAP it is necessary to provide information about the fair value of certain financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value. The carrying amounts of cash and short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable , accrued liabilities and notes payable approximate fair values due to the short term maturity of these instruments.

Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes:
In July 2006, the FASB issued the final interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48). The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. This statement requires a company to recognize the financial statement impact of a tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination.

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If the tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the tax effect is recognized at the largest amount of the benefit that is greater than 50% (cumulative probability basis) likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

The Company applied the provisions of FIN No. 48 to all its tax positions under SFAS No. 109 upon initial adoption. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and did no result in a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings at adoption.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

Fair value measurement (FASB Statement 157):
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement”. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for the measurement of fair value, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. The statement does not require any new fair value measures.

The statement is effective for fair value measures already required or permitted by other standards for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is required to adopt SFAS No. 157 beginning on January 1, 2008. SFAS No. 157 is required to be applied prospectively, except for certain financial instruments. Any transition adjustment will be recognized as an adjustment to opening retained earnings in the year of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of adopting this standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39 (FSP FIN 39-1)
In April 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FIN 39-1, which amends certain aspects of FASB Interpretation No. 39, Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts - an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 10 and FASB Statement No. 105 (“FSP FIN 39-1”). FSP FIN 39-1 amends paragraph 10 of FIN 39 to permit a reporting entity to offset fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral (a receivable) or the obligation to return cash collateral (a payable) against fair value amounts, including amounts that approximate fair value, recognized for derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under the same master netting arrangement. Derivative instruments permitted to be netted for the purposes of the FSP include those instruments that meet the definition of a derivative in FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities, including those that are not included in the scope of Statement 133 (for example, a financial guarantee, weather derivatives, etc.). The decision to apply the guidance of the FSP FIN 39-1 is an accounting policy decision and should be consistently applied.

The FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early application permitted. A reporting entity should recognize the effects of applying this FSP as a change in accounting principle through retrospective application for all financial statement presented. If it is impracticable to apply the guidance in this FSP retrospectively for all financial statements presented, the reporting entity should disclose why it is impracticable and apply the guidance in this FSP retrospectively for as many consecutive prior financial statements as practicable.

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Upon adoption of this FSP, a reporting entity is permitted to change its accounting policy to offset or not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments under master netting arrangements. The Company has not determined the effect of this new pronouncement.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("FAS") No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“FAS 141(R)") which replaces FAS No.141, Business Combination. FAS 141(R) retains the underlying concepts of FAS 141 in that all business combinations are still required to be accounted for at fair value under the acquisition method of accounting but FAS 141(R) changed the method of applying the acquisition method in a number of significant aspects.

FAS 141(R) is effective on a prospective basis for all business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual period subsequent to December 15, 2008, with the exception of the accounting for valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies. FAS 141(R) amends FAS 109 such that adjustments made to valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies associated with acquisitions that closed prior to the effective date of FAS 141(R) would also apply the provisions of FAS 141(R). Early adoption is not allowed. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.
“Noncontroling Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements” SFAS No. 160
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("FAS") No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an Amendment of ARB 51 (“FAS 160)"). FAS 160 amends ARB 51 to establish new standards that will govern the accounting for and reporting of (1) noncontrolling interest in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and (2) the loss of control of subsidiaries. FAS 160 is effective on a prospective basis for all fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning, on or after December 15, 2008, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which will be applied retrospectively. Early adoption is not allowed. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

“Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” or SFAS 161
On March 19, 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (FAS 161). This new standard requires enhanced disclosures for derivative instruments, including those used in hedging activities. It is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

Hierarchy if Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or SFAS No. 162
In May 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (FAS 162), which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

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The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, Including an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (FASB Statement No. 159)
In February 2007 the FASB published SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial liabilities.” This statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities.

This statement does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. This Statement does not establish requirements for recognizing and measuring dividend income, interest income, or interest expense. This statement does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included in SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, and SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. SFAS No. 159 will be effective for all fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this statement will have on its financial position, results of operations and disclosures, should the Company elect to measure certain financial instruments at fair value.

Summary of adjustments to reconcile MexFRS and U.S. GAAP

The following is a summary of net income adjusted to take into account certain material differences between MexFRS and U.S. GAAP.

  
Years ended December 31,
 
  2005 2006 
2007
 
Net income as reported under Mexican FRS Ps 
 1,910,319
 Ps 
 907,129
 Ps 
 1,272,226
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to U.S. GAAP:          
Biological assets and agricultural products valuation at fair value  
(28,072
)
 
(10,879
)
 
(10,882
)
Interest cost capitalized  
12,293
  
8,692
  
6,885
 
Depreciation of capitalized interest  
(2,865
)
 
(3,479
)
 
(3,913
)
Net period cost due SFAS 112  
-
  
(20,691
)
 
(2,507
)
Deferred income tax on US GAAP adjustments  
3,194
  
15,128
  
1,310
 
Effect of inflation accounting on U.S. GAAP adjustments  
310
  
613
  
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Minority interest  
(1,784
)
 
(943
)
 
(1,285
)
Net income under U.S. GAAP Ps  1,893,395 Ps  895,570 Ps 
 1,261,883
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (thousands)  
599,694
  
599,571
  
600,000
 
Net income per share Ps 
 3.16
 Ps 
 1.49
 Ps 
 2.10
 
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Classification differences:
There are certain other classification differences between MexFRS and US GAAP, as follows:

-Employee profit sharing expenses are presented as other expenses for MexFRS and as selling, general and administrative expenses for US GAAP.
-Tax incentives are presented as other income for MexFRS and as income taxes for US GAAP.

The reconciliation of the stockholders’ equity between MexFRS and US GAAP is as follows:

 (ii)
Years ended December 31
2006
2007
Majority stockholders' equity as reportedThe possibility, under Mexican FRSPs 
 14,057,528
Ps
15,080,378
Adjustmentscertain rules, of presenting unconsolidating financial statements when the parent is, in turn, a subsidiary with no minority interest or when the minority stockholders do not object to reconcile majority stockholders’ equity to U.S. GAAP:
Biological assets and agricultural products valuation at fair value
(84,502
)
(95,384
)
Accumulated differences between the financing cost capitalized for MexFRS and U.S. GAAP purposes
87,596
94,481
Accumulated depreciation on the above items
(16,682
)
(20,595
)
Net period cost due SFAS 112
(20,691
)
(23,198
)
Deferred income taxes on U.S. GAAP adjustments
7,727
9,086
Accumulated amortization of goodwill
58,716
58,716
SFAS 158 effect
(36,453
)
-(31,735
)
Majority stockholders’ equity as reported under U.S. GAAPPs 
 14,053,239
Ps
15,071,749
fact that consolidated financial statements are not issued.

The
(iii)Consideration is given to the existence of potential voting rights that might be exercised or converted in favor of the entity as parent and that may  change its involvement in decision making at the time of assessing the existence of control.

(iv)Additionally, regulations relating to the valuation of permanent investments have been transferred to a different bulletin.

Management estimates that the initial effects of the above adjustments do not have any impact on minority interest.this new FRS will be immaterial.

(c)
FRS C-7 “Investments in associates and other permanent investments”-  Mexican FRS C-7 sets forth the rules to account for investments in associates as well as other permanent investments where there is no control, joint control or significant influence. The principal changes with respect to the former standard include the following:

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

The consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity in accordance with U.S. GAAP is as follows:
(i)Equity method of accounting is required for SPEs where significant influence is exercised.

  
Capital stock
 
Paid in-capital
 
Stock repurchase reserve
 
Retained earnings
 
Other comprehensive income
 
Comprehensive
income
 
Total stockholders’ equity
 
Balance at December 31, 2004 Ps  2,294,711 Ps  723,116 Ps  170,917 Ps  12,498,927 Ps  (3,542,601)   Ps  12,145,070 
Repurchase of stock  
(251
)
 
-
  
(11,462
)
 
-
  
-
  
-
  
(11,713
)
Sales of repurchased stock   
222
  
2,954
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
3,176
 
Cash dividends paid  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(263,719
)
 
-
  
-
  
(263,719
)
Comprehensive income:                      
Net income for the year  
-
  
-
  
-
  
1,893,395
  
-
  
1,893,395
  
1,893,395
 
Components of other comprehensive income:                      
Deficit from holding of non monetary assets  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(172,155
)
 
(172,155
)
 
(172,155
)
Derivative financial instruments  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(92,374
)
 
(92,374
)
 
(92,374
)
Minimum labor obligations liability adjustment  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(2,207
)
 
(2,207
)
 
(2,207
)
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes                 
(266,736
)
   
Comprehensive income                Ps  1,626,659    
Balance at December 31, 2005  
2,294,682
  
726,070
  
159,455
  
14,128,603
  
(3,809,337
)
    
13,499,473
 
Sales of repurchased stock  
245
  
17,604
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
17,849
 
Cash dividends paid  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(378,075
)
 
-
  
-
  
(378,075
)
Comprehensive income:                      
Net income for the year  
-
  
-
  
-
  
895,570
  
-
  
895,570
  895,570 
Components of other comprehensive income:                      
Deficit from holding of non monetary assets  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(40,288
)
 
(40,288
)
 
(40,288
)
Derivative financial instruments  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
92,744
  
92,744
  
92,744
 
Minimum labor obligations liability adjustment  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
2,420
  
2,420
  
2,420
 
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes                 
54,876
    
Comprehensive income                Ps  950,446    
Other comprehensive income SFAS 158 adoption  
-
  
-
  
-
     
(36,454
)
 
-
  
(36,454
)
Balance at December 31, 2006  
2,294,927
  
743,674
  
159,455
  
14,646,098
  
(3,790,915
)
    
14,053,239
 
Sales of repurchased stock  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
 
Cash dividends paid  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(363,708
)
 
-
  
-
  
(363,708
)
Comprehensive income:                      
Net income for the year  
-
  
-
  
-
  
1,261,883
  
-
  
1,261,883
  
1,261,883
 
Components of other comprehensive income:                      
Deficit from holding of non monetary assets  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
18,661
  
18,661
  
18,661
 
Derivative financial instruments  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
98,552
  
98,552
  
98,552
 
Other comprehensive income SFAS 158 effect  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
3,122
  
3,122
  
3,122
 
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes                 
120,335
    
Comprehensive income                              Ps 
1,382,218
       
Balance at December 31, 2007
 Ps 
 2,294,927
 Ps 
743,674
 Ps 
159,455
 Ps 
15,544,273
 Ps 
(3,670,580
)
      Ps 
15,071,749
 
(ii)Consideration is given to the existence of potential voting rights that might be exercised or converted in favor of the entity as parent and that may  change its involvement in decision making at the time of assessing the existence of significant influence.

(iii)A specific procedure and a limit for recognizing the associated entity's losses are provided.

Management estimates that the initial effects of this new FRS will not be material.

(d)
FRS C-8 “Intangible assets”- Mexican FRS C-8 supersedes Bulletin C-8 and establishes general rules for the initial and subsequent recognition of intangible assets acquired individually, either through the acquisition of a business or arising internally during the normal course of the entity's operations. Main changes include:
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(i)The definition of intangible assets is narrowed to establish that separability is not the only condition for the intangible asset to be identifiable;

(ii)Subsequent outlays for research and development projects in progress should be expensed as earned if they are part of the research phase or as an intangible asset if they meet the criteria to be recognized as such;

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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of Mexican pesos note 2x, except per share amounts)

(iii)Greater detail is provided to account for the exchange of an asset, in accordance with the provisions of international standards and other FRS;

(iv)The presumption that an intangible asset may not exceed a useful life of twenty years was eliminated;

Management estimates that the initial effects of this new FRS will not be material.

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