Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  JBS USA Holdings, Inc.
 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)
1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, 		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREELEY, CO 80634		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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
D (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
JBS USA Holdings, Inc.
1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE
GREELEY, CO 80634		     X    
Batista Flora Mendonca
AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391
2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2
SAO PAULO, D5 01452-000		     X    
Ramos Valeria Batista Mendonca
AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391
2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2
SAO PAULO, D5 01452-000		     X    
Batista Vanessa Mendonca
AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391
2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2
SAO PAULO, D5 01452-000		     X    
Batista Vivianne Mendonca
AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391
2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2
SAO PAULO, D5 01452-000		     X    
JJBJ Participacoes LTDA.
AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391
2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2
SAO PAULO, D5 01452-000		     X    
JJMB Participacoes LTDA.
AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391
2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2
SAO PAULO, D5 01452-000		     X    
VLBM Participacoes LTDA.
AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391
2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2
SAO PAULO, D5 01452-000		     X    
VNBM Participacoes LTDA.
AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391
2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2
SAO PAULO, D5 01452-000		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of Flora Mendonca Batista) 01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of Valeria Batista Mendonca Ramos) 01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of Vanessa Mendonca Batista) 01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of Vivianne Mendonca Batista) 01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of JJBJ Participacoes LTDA.) 01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of JJMB Participacoes LTDA.) 01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of VLBM Participacoes LTDA.) 01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of VNBM Participacoes LTDA.) 01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of JBS USA Holdings, Inc.) 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 the Reporting Owners listed above) (the "13D Reporting Persons") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2010, the Reporting Owners listed above, together with the other 13D Reporting Persons, share beneficial ownership of the 134,397,620 shares of Common Stock of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation directly owned by JBS USA. The ownership of all of the Reporting Owners listed above, other than JBS USA, is indirect.
 
Remarks:
The Form is the first of two being filed by JBS USA.  Two Forms are being filed as there are more than ten joint filers.
 Filers on the second of the two Forms are:  VVMB Participacoes LTDA., WWMB Participacoes LTDA., ZMF Participacoes LTDA., J&F
 Participacoes S.A., ZMF Fundo De Investimento em Participacoes, JBS S.A., JBS Global A/S, JBS Hungary Holdings KFT., Jose
 Batista Sobrinho and JBS USA.

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