PITTSBURG, Texas, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC) will host a conference call with investors on Thursday, February 4, 2010, at 10 a.m. Central (11 a.m. Eastern) to discuss financial results for the quarter ended December 27, 2009.

The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=65642. (Please copy and paste the link into the browser.) To listen live via telephone, call toll-free 877-719-9799, pass code 4464666. International callers should dial 719-325-4759. The webcast will be available for replay within approximately two hours of the conclusion of the call. A toll-free telephone replay will be available that same day beginning at approximately 1 p.m. (Central) by calling 888-203-1112 pass code 4464666. International callers should dial 719-457-0820. The replay will be available for 30 days.

About Pilgrim's Pride

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation employs approximately 41,000 people and operates chicken processing plants and prepared-foods facilities in 12 states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The Company's primary distribution is through retailers and foodservice distributors. For more information, please visit http://www.pilgrimspride.com.


    Media Contact:      Ray Atkinson
                        Director of Corporate Communications
                        (903) 434-1811
                        ray.atkinson@pilgrimspride.com

    Investor Contact:   Gary Rhodes
                         Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor
                         Relations
                        (903) 434-1495

SOURCE Pilgrim's Pride Corporation