content: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edgarSubmission xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/ownership" xmlns:com="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">
    <!-- Generated by Workiva -->
    <headerData>
      <submissionType>144</submissionType>
      <filerInfo>
        <filer>
          <filerCredentials>
            <cik>0001523581</cik>
            <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
          </filerCredentials>
        </filer>
        <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>
  
  
  
      </filerInfo>
    </headerData>
    <formData>
      <issuerInfo>
        <issuerCik>0000802481</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP</issuerName>
        <secFileNumber>001-09273</secFileNumber>
        <issuerAddress>
          <com:street1>1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE</com:street1>
          <com:city>GREELEY</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>CO</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>80634</com:zipCode>
        </issuerAddress>
        <issuerContactPhone>9705067925</issuerContactPhone>
        <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Fabio Sandri</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
        <relationshipsToIssuer>
          <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
        </relationshipsToIssuer>
      </issuerInfo>
      <securitiesInformation>
        <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
        <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
          <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
          <address>
            <com:street1>1 New York Plaza</com:street1>
            <com:street2>8th Floor</com:street2>
            <com:city>New York</com:city>
            <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
            <com:zipCode>10004</com:zipCode>
          </address>
        </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <noOfUnitsSold>70000</noOfUnitsSold>
        <aggregateMarketValue>3323950</aggregateMarketValue>
        <noOfUnitsOutstanding>237380512</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
        <approxSaleDate>06/06/2025</approxSaleDate>
        <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
      </securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesToBeSold>
        <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
        <acquiredDate>03/25/2025</acquiredDate>
        <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
        <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>PPC</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
        <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
        <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>18308</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
        <paymentDate>03/25/2025</paymentDate>
        <natureOfPayment>Not applicable</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesToBeSold>
        <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
        <acquiredDate>02/18/2025</acquiredDate>
        <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
        <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>PPC</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
        <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
        <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>16410</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
        <paymentDate>02/18/2025</paymentDate>
        <natureOfPayment>Not applicable</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesToBeSold>
        <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
        <acquiredDate>02/18/2025</acquiredDate>
        <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
        <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>PPC</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
        <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
        <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>16318</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
        <paymentDate>02/18/2025</paymentDate>
        <natureOfPayment>Not applicable</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesToBeSold>
        <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
        <acquiredDate>02/14/2023</acquiredDate>
        <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
        <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>PPC</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
        <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
        <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>7408</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
        <paymentDate>02/18/2025</paymentDate>
        <natureOfPayment>Not applicable</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesToBeSold>
        <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
        <acquiredDate>02/14/2023</acquiredDate>
        <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
        <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>PPC</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
        <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
        <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>5883</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
        <paymentDate>02/18/2025</paymentDate>
        <natureOfPayment>Not applicable</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesToBeSold>
        <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
        <acquiredDate>02/28/2024</acquiredDate>
        <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
        <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>PPC</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
        <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
        <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>5673</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
        <paymentDate>02/28/2024</paymentDate>
        <natureOfPayment>Not applicable</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
      <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <noticeSignature>
        <noticeDate>06/06/2025</noticeDate>
        <signature>/s/ Fabio Sandri</signature>
      </noticeSignature>
    </formData>
  </edgarSubmission>
metadata_documents: [{"type": "144", "sequence": "1", "filename": "primary_doc.xml", "secsgml_size_bytes": 5653}]
text: 144
  0001523581
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000802481
  PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP
  001-09273
  1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE
  GREELEY
  CO
  80634
  9705067925
  Fabio Sandri
  Officer
  Common
  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
  1 New York Plaza
  8th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10004
  70000
  3323950
  237380512
  06/06/2025
  NASDAQ
  Common
  03/25/2025
  Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
  PPC
  N
  18308
  03/25/2025
  Not applicable
  Common
  02/18/2025
  Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
  PPC
  N
  16410
  02/18/2025
  Not applicable
  Common
  02/18/2025
  Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
  PPC
  N
  16318
  02/18/2025
  Not applicable
  Common
  02/14/2023
  Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
  PPC
  N
  7408
  02/18/2025
  Not applicable
  Common
  02/14/2023
  Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
  PPC
  N
  5883
  02/18/2025
  Not applicable
  Common
  02/28/2024
  Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
  PPC
  N
  5673
  02/28/2024
  Not applicable
  Y
  06/06/2025
  /s/ Fabio Sandri