Securities
and Exchange Commission
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report of
Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 Or 15d-16
Of
The
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of April 7, 2010
BACHOCO
INDUSTRIES
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
Avenida
Tecnológico No. #401
38010
Celaya, Guanajuato
(Address
of principal office)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
(Check
One) Form 20-F x Form
40-F ¨
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to
Rule 12g-3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
(Check
One) Yes ¨ No x
(If “Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82__.)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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Industrias
Bachoco, S.A. de C.V.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
April 7, 2010
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By
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/s/
Daniel Salazar Ferrer, CFO
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Bachoco
Talks About the Impact of Earthquake on its Table Eggs Facilities
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Celaya,
Guanajuato, Mexico
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April
07, 2010
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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 its
table eggs operation located in Mexicali, Baja California, was affected as a
result of the earthquake that hit Mexico’s northwest on April, 4.
Cristobal
Mondragón, Bachoco’s Chief Executive Officer, stated: “First of all,
we would like to inform that no employee was injured by the
earthquake. The earthquake partially affected almost all of the
farms located in this region. Other facilities, such as feed mill and
distribution centers, were practically undamaged. The company is
taking all necessary steps to reduce the negative effects and supply our
customers from other production complexes. In addition, the company
is evaluating the damages to its facilities and its production process to
take the fastest alternatives and quickly recover the pace of our normal
operations.”
The
Mexicali operation represents about 9% of the Company’s production capacity of
table eggs.
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.
