AMENDED
                                 AGREEMENT


     This  Agreement  dated  October 15, 1996 amends the previous agreement
dated  January  4, 1994  and is  between  Pilgrim's  Pride  Corporation,  a
Delaware Corporation  (hereafter  called  "PPC")  and Pilgrim Poultry, G.P.
(hereinafter  called  "PPGP")  covering  purchases  of  baby  chicks,  feed
medication, accounting and flock services from PPC at fair market value and
also covering PPGP sales of live broilers to PPC at fair market value.

     The  term  of this agreement is from October 15, 1996  until  December
31, 1997 and is automatically  renewable  for  each subsequent one calendar
year period thereafter unless terminated by either  party  in writing.  The
effective date of such termination notice will be 90 days from  the date of
mailing of such notice.

     Fair  Market Value is agreed as follows initially, but may be  revised
from time to time subject to agreement between the parties in order to more
accurately arrive at Fair Market Value;

          BABY CHICKS PURCHASED FROM PPC
          105%  of  PPC  average  year-to-date  cost  using  latest figures
          available at the time.

          BROILER FEED PURCHASED FROM PPC
          $15.00 per ton above PPC Pittsburg Mill ingredient cost delivered
          to farm.

          MEDICATION PURCHASED FROM PPC
          10% markup over PPC cost.

          ACCOUNTING SERVICE FURNISHED BY PPC
          $200  per  month  for  all  record  keeping and monthly financial
          statements.

          FLOCK SERVICE
          Compensation included in Broiler Feed markup.

          LIVE BROILERS SOLD TO PPC
          To be sold to PPC at the quoted weekly Georgia dock dressed quote
          less 14.50 cents processing, hauling and catching allowance times
          73% yield allowance to equal live equivalent  market  times  good
          live pounds based on farm weight less DOA's and condemned.

          PAYMENT TERMS
          60 days of invoice date from both parties.


     In  testimony  whereof,  the parties of this agreement have hereto set
     their hands in duplicate, the day and year above written.

     PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION PILGRIM POULTRY, G.P.


     \s\ Clifford E. Butler             \s\ Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim
     _____________________________ __________________________
     Clifford E. Butler            Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim
     Chief Financial Officer       Proprietor







     STATE OF TEXAS

     COUNTY OF CAMP

          Before me, the undersigned  authority,  on  this  day  personally
     appeared Clifford E. Butler, Chief Financial Officer, Pilgrim's  Pride
     Corporation and Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim, Proprietor, Pilgrim Poultry, G.P.
     known  to  me  to  be  the  persons  whose names are subscribed to the
     foregoing instrument, and acknowledged  to  me   and executed the same
     for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.

     GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE

     on this 15th day of October, 1996.



                                   \s\ J. H. Nears, Jr.
                                   __________________________

                                   Notary Public Camp County, Texas