Pilgrim's Pride to Webcast Fourth-Quarter Conference Call With Investors on February 17, 2012

Published on Friday, 27 January 2012 00:07 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

GREELEY, Colo., Jan. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NYSE:PPC) announced today that it will host its fourth-quarter 2011 earnings conference call on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. MST (11:00 a.m. EST). Our management team will comment on Pilgrim's financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 25, 2011.

We encourage participants to pre-register for the conference call using the following link. Callers who pre-register will be given a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

To pre-register, go to:

http://services.choruscall.com//diamondpass/registration?confirmationNumber=10008362

You may also reach the pre-registration link by logging in through the investor section of our website at www.pilgrims.com and clicking on the link under "Upcoming Events."

For those who would like to join the call but have not pre-registered, they can do so on the day of the call by dialing +1 (877) 875-0930 within the US or +1 (412) 902-6569 internationally and requesting the "Pilgrim's Pride Conference." Please note that to submit a question to management during the call, you must be logged in via telephone. We welcome questions submitted in advance via email to Rosemary Geelan at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Replays of the conference call will be available on our website approximately two hours after we conclude the call and can be accessed through the investor section of www.pilgrims.com. The webcast will be available for replay through May 17, 2012.

About Pilgrim's Pride

Pilgrim's employs approximately 40,500 people and operates chicken processing plants and prepared-foods facilities in 12 states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The Company's primary distribution is through retailers and foodservice distributors. For more information, please visit http://www.pilgrims.com.

CONTACT: Rosemary Geelan
         Investor Relations
         (970) 506-8192