Pilgrim's Pride Corp FY 2005 2nd Qtr Earnings Guidance


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549


 FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 11, 2005

 
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware
                     1-9273
75-1285071
(State or Other Jurisdiction
      (Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
           of Incorporation)
Identification No.)


110 South Texas Street
  
Pittsburg, Texas
75686-0093
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(ZIP Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (903) 855-1000

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.        Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
    The information in this Item 2.02 and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of  1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
    On April 11, 2005, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation issued a press release announcing that it had raised its previously issued earnings guidance for its second quarter of fiscal 2005.
 
    The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
 
 
Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(c)    Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit        
Number           Description
 
99.1            Press Release dated April 11, 2005.
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
                                                PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION
 
 
Date:  April 11, 2005                                    By: /s/ Richard A. Cogdill
                                                  Richard A. Cogdill
                                            Executive Vice President,
                                                     Chief Financial Officer,
                                                     Secretary and Treasurer
 
                                                 
Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit
Number            Description
 
99.1            Press Release dated April 11, 2005