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 16, 2003



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


      DELAWARE                         1-9273                    75-1285071
  (State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission                   (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)         File Number)            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










ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

      (c)   Exhibits.   The  exhibit  below,  which  is  referred  to in Item 9
(pursuant to Item 12) of this Form 8-K is furnished solely pursuant  to Item 12
of  this  Form  8-K  and shall not be (i) subject to Section 18 of the Act,  or
Sections  11 or 12 of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  as  amended,  or  deemed
incorporated  by  reference  into  a registration statement, proxy statement or
report or other document we may file  with  the  SEC, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such a filing (except as shall otherwise be expressly
set forth by specific reference in such a filing),  or  (ii) subject to Item 10
of  Regulation  S-K except as specifically required under the  instructions  to
Item 12 of Form 8-K.

      The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:

      EXHIBIT
      NUMBER            DESCRIPTION
      99.1              Transcript  of  Conference Call conducted by Registrant
                        on April 16, 2003

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (PURSUANT TO "ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
AND FINANCIAL CONDITION").

      In accordance with SEC Release No.  33-8216,  the  following information,
intended  to be furnished under "Item 12. Results of Operations  and  Financial
Condition," is instead furnished under "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure."  The
information  in  this  Form  8-K  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  16,  2003,  Pilgrim's  Pride   Corporation  held  an  earnings
conference call to discuss its results of operations  for the second quarter of
fiscal 2003.  A transcript of the contents of the conference  call is furnished
with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.


                                  SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act  of  1934, as
amended, 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 22, 2003                   By:  /s/ Richard A. Cogdill

                                           Richard A. Cogdill
                                           Executive Vice President,
             				   Chief Financial Officer
                                           Secretary and Treasurer











                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER      DESCRIPTION

99.1        Transcript of Conference Call conducted by Registrant on April  16,
            2003