PITTSBURG, Texas, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of 2 1/4 cents per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on March 30, 2007, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2007.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation is the largest chicken company in the United States and Puerto Rico and the second-largest in Mexico. Pilgrim's Pride employs approximately 56,500 people and operates 37 processing and 12 prepared-foods facilities, with major operations in Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Mexico and Puerto Rico as well as other facilities in Arizona, Iowa, Mississippi, Ohio and Utah.
Pilgrim's Pride products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entree customers. The Company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. For more information, please visit http://www.pilgrimspride.com/ .
For further information:
Investor Contact:
Kathy Costner
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
(903) 434-1430
Media Contact:
Gary Rhodes
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
(903) 434-1495
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