PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP
EXHIBIT 10.30
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                               EXHIBIT 10.30
                              PROMISSORY NOTE

Amount of Promissory Note:  $9,441.49 Date of Promissory Note:  January 4,
2002.

I  (the "Promisor" or "Employee"), promise to pay to the order of Pilgrim's
Pride  Corporation or to its issue or Estate (the "Payee" or "Pilgrim"), at
P.O. Box  93,  Pittsburg,  Texas 75686 (or at such other place as the Payee
may designate in writing) the  sum of $9,441.49 with interest from the date
of issue to the date of maturity  or  payment  at the rate of two and sixty
nine one hundreds percent (2.69%) per annum.  This promissory note ("Note")
shall be paid in fifty one (51) equal installments  of $187.63 beginning on
January  11, 2002 and for ease of payment, Payee agrees  and  the  Promisor
hereby requests,  that such payment be deducted from such Employee's weekly
pay amount owed to Promissor by Pilgrim's Pride Corporation.

This Note, along with  all  accrued  interest  thereon,  shall  be  due the
earlier  of  December  31,  2002  or  upon  termination  of such Employee's
employment   relationship  with  Pilgrim's  Pride  Corporation.    Employee
authorizes Pilgrim's  Pride  Corporation  to  withhold,  up  to  the amount
remaining owed under this Note, any payments due Employee by Pilgrim's  for
wages  (including  earned  vacation  pay),  business  expenses,  etc.  upon
resignation  or  termination  in  full or partial fulfillment of Employee's
obligation  to Pilgrim's under this  Note.   After  such  withholding,  any
balance remaining on the Note will continue as a liability owed by Employee
to Pilgrim's  and  adequate  and mutually agreed to repayment terms will be
arranged.  Employee also agrees that should it become necessary in order to
satisfy any remaining obligation after termination, he/she will immediately
request a withdrawal of the necessary  funds  from  his/her  401  (K)  Plan
through  the  Employer,  and  pay  the  net  of such proceeds, after taxes,
penalties  and  interest  have  been  deducted  from   the  gross  proceeds
withdrawn, to Employee to satisfy the remaining obligation.   The  Employee
will  be  solely  responsible  for  the payment of all taxes, penalties and
interest associated with the withdrawal of funds from his/her 401 (K) Plan.

The Promisor(s) reserve the right to prepay this Note (in whole or in part)
prior to the Due Date with no prepayment penalty.

We the makers, sureties, endorsers, guarantors  or  any other person liable
for  payment  of  this promissory note hereby jointly and  severally  waive
diligence in collecting,  presentment  for  payment,  demand,  dishonor and
bringing  suit  against  any part liable hereon, and all notices, including
notice of intention to accelerate  the  maturity  hereof,  notice that such
acceleration of maturity has occurred, notice of protest, demand,  dishonor
and  nonpayment of the indebtedness evidenced by this promissory note;  and
expressly  agree  to  any  and  all extensions, renewals, partial payments,
substitutions  of  evidence of indebtedness  and  the  taking,  release  or
substitution of any  security  or collateral without notice before or after
maturity  without  in  any  way affecting  the  liability  of  the  makers,
sureties, endorsers, guarantors  or any other person liable for the payment
of this promissory note evidenced  hereby.   No  extension  of time for the
prepayment of any of the indebtedness or any installment thereof  evidenced
by this promissory note made by agreement by Payee with any person  now  or
hereafter  liable  under  this  promissory  note  shall affect the original
liability  on  this  promissory  note  of the makers, sureties,  endorsers,
guarantors or any other person liable for  payment  of this promissory note
or any installment thereof evidence thereby, even it  the makers, sureties,
endorsers,  guarantors  or  any  other  person liable for payment  of  this
promissory note evidenced hereby are not parties to such agreement.

In the event this promissory note is placed in the hands of an attorney for
collection, or in the event this promissory  note  is collected in whole or
in  part  through  legal or judicial proceedings of any  nature,  including
bankruptcy, then the  makers,  sureties, endorsers, guarantors or any other
person liable for payment of this  promissory  note  agrees and promises to
pay in addition to the remaining unpaid principal and  accrued interest, if
any,  on  the  promissory note all of the payee's cost of collection,  when
incurred,  including,   without  limitation,  reasonable  attorneys'  fees,
irrespective of whether legal  action  is  filed  with a court of competent
jurisdiction.

The promissory note shall be construed in accordance  with  the laws of the
State of Texas

In no event will the interest rate stated herein be an amount less than the
Applicable  Federal  Rate  (the  "AFR") proscribed by the Internal  Revenue
Service for such promissory note to  have adequate stated interest for debt
instruments of this nature and term.  Should the interest rate stated above
be insufficient to meet the required AFR,  then  such interest rate will be
adjusted accordingly retroactive to the date of issue.   If  the promissory
note has already been repaid in full, then such additional interest amounts
will  be  computed  and  immediately  paid  by the Promisor(s), along  with
subsequent interest on the deficient interest through the date of payment.

If any one or more of the provisions of this promissory note are determined
to be unenforceable, in whole or in part, for  any  reason,  the  remaining
provisions shall remain full operative.

All  payments  of  principal and interest on this promissory note shall  be
paid in the legal currency of the United States of America

Signed this  4  day of  JANUARY , 2002

By:   /s/ Clifford E. Butler
     Clifford E. Butler

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