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Pilgrim's Pride is one of the largest producers of prepared and fresh chicken products in North America and has one of the best known brand names in the chicken industry. The Company is the fourth largest producer of chicken in the United States and one of the two largest in Mexico. Through vertical integration, the Company controls the breeding, hatching and growing of chickens and the processing, preparation, packaging and sale of its product lines. In fiscal 1996, approximately 80% of the Company's net sales were from its U.S. operations, including U.S. produced chicken products sold for export to Canada, Eastern Europe, the Far East and other world markets, with the remaining 20% arising from the Company's Mexico operations.

The Company's objectives are to increase sales, profit margins and earnings and outspace the growth of the chicken industry by focusing on growth in the prepared food products market, by focusing on growth in the Mexico market and through greater utilization of the Company's existing assets.

For additional investor relations or financial information, contact Richard A. Cogdill, Chief Financial Officer, Pilgrim's Pride, (903) 855-1000.


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