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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="tsn_UnfundedMember" name="UnfundedMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="tsn_UnitedStatesMember" name="UnitedStatesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="tsn_UnpaidOvertimeWagesDamagesAndPentaltiesAwarded" name="UnpaidOvertimeWagesDamagesAndPentaltiesAwarded" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="tsn_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLongTermDebt" name="VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLongTermDebt" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="tsn_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountPropertyPlantAndEquipment" name="VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountPropertyPlantAndEquipment" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="tsn_WalMartStoresIncMember" name="WalMartStoresIncMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="tsn_WeifangOperationMember" name="WeifangOperationMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>


