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By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, August 26, 11:40 AM ET

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On 8/30/11, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.04, payable on 9/15/11. As a percentage of TSN's recent stock price of $16.73, this dividend works out to approximately 0.24%.

Below is a dividend history chart for TSN, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.04 declared by Tyson Foods, Inc.:

TSN Dividend History
Date	Div^*
05/27/11	0.040
02/25/11	0.040
08/30/10	0.040
05/27/10	0.040
02/25/10	0.040
11/27/09	0.040
08/28/09	0.040
05/28/09	0.040
02/25/09	0.040
11/26/08	0.040
08/27/08	0.040
05/28/08	0.040
02/27/08	0.040
11/28/07	0.040
08/29/07	0.040
05/30/07	0.040
02/27/07	0.040
11/29/06	0.040
08/30/06	0.040
05/30/06	0.040
02/27/06	0.040
08/30/05	0.040
02/25/05	0.040
11/29/04	0.040
08/30/04	0.040
05/27/04	0.040
02/26/04	0.040
11/26/03	0.040
08/27/03	0.040
05/28/03	0.040
02/26/03	0.040
11/26/02	0.040
08/28/02	0.040
05/29/02	0.040
02/27/02	0.040
11/28/01	0.040
08/29/01	0.040
05/30/01	0.040
02/27/01	0.040
11/29/00	0.040
08/30/00	0.040
05/30/00	0.040
02/28/00	0.040
11/29/99	0.040
08/30/99	0.040
05/27/99	0.025
02/25/99	0.025
11/27/98	0.025
08/28/98	0.025
05/28/98	0.025
02/25/98	0.025
11/26/97	0.025
08/27/97	0.025
05/28/97	0.025
02/26/97	0.025
11/26/96	0.020
08/28/96	0.020
05/29/96	0.020
02/28/96	0.020
11/29/95	0.020
08/30/95	0.013
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from TSN is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 0.96% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, TSN makes up 4.53% of the First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund ETF (AMEX:FXG) which is trading lower by about 0.3% on the day Friday.

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TSN operates in the Food & Beverage sector, among companies like China NutriFruit Group Ltd (AMEX:CNGL) which is trading flat today, and AgFeed Industries Inc (FEED) trading lower by about 1.8%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of TSN, versus CNGL and FEED.

In Friday trading, Tyson Foods, Inc. shares are currently off about 1.1% on the day.

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