FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Batista Joesley Mendonca 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/28/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP [PPC] (Last) (First) (Middle) AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391,, 2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAO PAULO, D5 04152-000 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 134,397,620 I By JBS USA Holdings, Inc. (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Batista Joesley Mendonca AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391, 2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2 SAO PAULO, D5 04152-000	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney		01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As more particularly described in the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") filed by JBS USA Holdings, Inc. ("JBS USA") and the other reporting persons identified therein (including Joesley Mendonca Batista) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2010, Joesley Mendonca Batista, together with the other members of the Batista Family (as defined in the Schedule 13D), indirectly control JBS USA.

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