CELAYA, Gto., Mexico, April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. ("Bachoco" or "the Company") (NYSE: IBA; BMV: Bachoco), Mexico's leading producer and processor of poultry products, announced today that during the Company's Annual Shareholder Meeting, held on April 28, 2010 in Mexico City, its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend payment for 2010.

The cash dividend payment set by the Board amounts to Ps. 0.4168 per share outstanding and Ps. 5.0016 per ADS (an ADS equals to twelve shares).

The dividend will be paid in two equal installments of Ps. 0.2084 per share equivalent to Ps. 2.500 per ADS on the following dates in 2010: May 13 and July 8.

Company Description

Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. is the largest poultry company in Mexico, with over 800 production and distribution facilities currently organized in nine complexes throughout the country. Bachoco's main business lines are chicken, eggs, swine and balanced feed. The Company's headquarters are based in Celaya, Guanajuato, located in Mexico's central region. Its securities are listed and traded on the BMV (Bachoco) and on the NYSE (IBA). For more information, please visit Bachoco's website at http://www.bachoco.com.mx or contact our IR department.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of uncertainties, assumptions and risk factors that may influence its accuracy.  Actual results may differ.  Factors that could cause these projections to differ include, but are not limited to: supply and demand, industry competition, environmental risks, economic and financial market conditions in Mexico, and operating cost estimates.  For more information regarding Bachoco and its outlook, please contact the Company's Investor Relations Department.

SOURCE Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V.

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