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    EXHIBIT
      10.1

     

    SIXTH
      AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

    Parties:

     

    “CoBank”:                                           CoBank,
      ACB

    5500
      South Quebec Street

    Greenwood
      Village, Colorado 80111

    


    “Borrower”:                                           Pilgrim’s
      Pride Corporation

    4845
      US
      Highway 271 N.

    Pittsburg,
      Texas 75686

    


    “Syndication
      Parties”:                                                      Whose
      signatures appear below

    


    Execution
      Date:       November 7,
      2007

     

     

    Recitals:

     

    A. CoBank
      (in its capacity as the Administrative Agent (“Agent”), the Syndication
      Parties signatory thereto, and Borrower have entered into that certain 2006
      Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Convertible Revolving Loan and Term
      Loan)
      dated as of September 21, 2006, that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement
      dated as of December 13, 2006, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement
      dated as of January 4, 2007, and that certain Third Amendment to Credit
      Agreement dated as of February 7, 2007, and that certain Fourth Amendment to
      Credit Agreement dated as of July 3, 2007, and that certain Fifth Amendment
      to
      Credit Agreement dated as of August 7, 2007 (as so amended and as amended,
      modified, or supplemented from time to time in the future, the “Credit Agreement”) pursuant to
      which the Syndication Parties, and any entity which becomes a Syndication Party
      on or after September 21, 2006, have extended certain credit facilities to
      Borrower under the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit
      Agreement.

     

    B. In
      connection with taking liens against certain of the GK Assets (“GK Pledged Assets”), the Agent
      entered into a letter agreement with Borrower dated August 30, 2007 (“Further Action Letter”),
      wherein Borrower agreed to (i) take certain action as may be specified by the
      Agent with respect to environmental concerns pertaining to certain parcels
      of
      real property included within the GK Pledged Assets, or, (ii) in lieu thereof,
      to elect to remove one or more of such properties from the Available Amount
      Report and Available Amount calculations (each such parcel a “Released Property” and
      together the “Released
      Properties”), in which case Borrower would be entitled to have released
      the lien granted in favor of the Agent against each parcel of Released
      Property.

     

    C. Borrower
      has requested that the Agent and the Syndication Parties modify the Credit
      Agreement to allow the Agent to effect release of Released Properties pursuant
      to the Further Action Letter without the necessity of obtaining the consent
      thereto by the Required Lenders, which the Agent and the Syndication Parties
      are
      willing to do under the terms and conditions as set forth in this Sixth
      Amendment to Credit Agreement (“Sixth
      Amendment”).

     

     

    Agreement:

     

     

    Now,
      therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein
      contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy
      of
      which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
      follows:

     

    


    1.           Amendments
      to Credit
      Agreement.  The Credit Agreement is amended as of the Effective
      Date as follows:

     

    1.1           Subsection
      14.5.6 is amended by the addition of a new clause (f) to read as
      follows:

     

     

    14.5.6                      Release
      of Certain
      Liens. To take such action and execute such documents as may be
      reasonably necessary to release any liens on or security interests in any
      Collateral where Borrower is entitled to such release in connection with (a)
      Dispositions permitted pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.4(a), (b),
      and
      (c)(i) hereof, without the need to obtain the consent of any of the Syndication
      Parties or Voting Participants; (b) the replacement or removal of any Collateral
      (other than in connection with a Shut Down pursuant to the terms of Section
      10.15 hereof) where the book value of such Collateral is $5,000,000.00 or less,
      without the need to obtain the consent of any of the Syndication Parties or
      Voting Participants; (c) the removal of any facility from the Available Amount
      Report (and therefore, from calculation of the Available Amount) arising from
      a
      Shut Down pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.15 hereof where the book
      value of the Collateral subject to such Shut Down is $10,000,000.00 or less,
      without the need to obtain the consent of any of the Syndication Parties or
      Voting Participants; (d) dispositions permitted pursuant to the provisions
      of
      Section 11.4(c)(ii) hereof, with the consent of the Required Lenders; (e) the
      removal of any facility from the Available Amount Report (and therefore, from
      calculation of the Available Amount) arising from a Shut Down pursuant to the
      provisions of Section 10.15 where the book value of the Collateral subject
      to
      such Shut Down is more than $10,000,000.00, with the consent of the Required
      Lenders; and (f) the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a notice from Borrower
      that, pursuant to the provisions of that certain letter agreement between
      Borrower and the Administrative Agent dated August 30, 2007, Borrower has
      elected to withdraw from the calculation of the Available Amount one or more
      of
      the Sites (as defined in such letter agreement) as to which Borrower has been
      required to take Future Actions (as defined in such letter agreement) pursuant
      to the provisions of such letter agreement, provided that simultaneously with
      such release the Available Amount for such Site shall be automatically reduced
      by the Appraised Value for such Site as it was included in the latest Available
      Amount Report (or reduced as otherwise provided in such letter agreement if
      such
      Site was not specifically identified and included in the latest Available Amount
      Report), such release to be made without the need to obtain the consent of
      any
      of the Syndication Parties or Voting Participants.

    Clause
      (a) of Subsection 14.7.2 is amended by the addition of a reference to clause
      (f)
      of Subsection 14.5.6 so that such clause reads as follows:

     

    (a)           Consenting
      to any action or amendment, or granting any waiver with respect to, either
      the
      Revolving Loan or the Term Loan, not covered in Subsection 14.7.1 and except
      as
      provided in Subsection 14.5.6(a), (b), (c) or (f) hereof; or

     

    2.           Conditions
      to Effectiveness of this
      Sixth Amendment.  The effectiveness of this Sixth Amendment is
      subject to satisfaction, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, of each
      of the following conditions precedent (the date on which all such conditions
      precedent are so satisfied shall be the “Effective Date”):

     

    2.1           Delivery
      of Executed Loan
      Documents.  Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative
      Agent, for the benefit of, and for delivery to, the Administrative Agent and
      the
      Syndication Parties, the following document, duly executed by
      Borrower:

     

    A.           This
      Sixth Amendment

     

    2.2           Syndication
      Parties Execution; Voting
      Participant Approval.  The Administrative Agent shall have
      received (a) written approval of this Sixth Amendment by at least the Required
      Lenders (including Voting Participants); and (b) a copy of this Sixth Amendment
      executed by the Syndication Parties as required.

     

    2.3           Representations
      and
      Warranties.  The representations and warranties of Borrower in
      the Credit Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on
      and
      as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of such date.

     

    2.4           No
      Event of
      Default.  No Event of Default shall have occurred and be
      continuing under the Credit Agreement as of the Effective Date of this Sixth
      Amendment.

     

    2.5           Payment
      of Fees and
      Expenses.  Borrower shall have paid the Administrative Agent,
      by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds (a) all fees presently
      due under the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Sixth Amendment); and (b)
      all
      expenses owing as of the Effective Date pursuant to Section 15.1 of the
      Credit Agreement.

     

    3.           General
      Provisions.

     

    3.1           No
      Other
      Modifications.  The Credit Agreement, as expressly modified
      herein, shall continue in full force and effect and be binding upon the parties
      thereto.

     

    3.2           Successors
      and
      Assigns.  This Sixth Amendment shall be binding upon and inure
      to the benefit of Borrower, Agent, and the Syndication Parties, and their
      respective successors and assigns, except that Borrower may not assign or
      transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent
      of all the Syndication Parties.

     

    3.3           Definitions.  Capitalized
      terms used, but not defined, in this Sixth Amendment shall have the meaning
      set
      forth in the Credit Agreement.

     

    3.4           Severability.  Should
      any provision of this Sixth Amendment be deemed unlawful or unenforceable, said
      provision shall be deemed several and apart from all other provisions of this
      Sixth Amendment and all remaining provision of this Sixth Amendment shall be
      fully enforceable.

     

    3.5           Governing
      Law.  To
      the extent not governed by federal law, this Sixth Amendment and the rights
      and
      obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, interpreted and enforced
      in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado.

     

    3.6           Headings.  The
      captions or headings in this Sixth Amendment are for convenience only and in
      no
      way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provision of this
      Sixth
      Amendment.

     

    3.7           Counterparts.  This
      Sixth Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts,
      each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an original, but all
      such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
      instrument.  Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies
      hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties
      hereto.  Copies of documents or signature pages bearing original
      signatures, and executed documents or signature pages delivered by a party
      by
      telefax, facsimile, or e-mail transmission of an Adobe® file format document
      (also known as a PDF file) shall, in each such instance, be deemed to be, and
      shall constitute and be treated as, an original signed document or counterpart,
      as applicable.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this
      Sixth Amendment by telefax, facsimile, or e-mail transmission of an Adobe® file
      format document also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this
      Sixth Amendment, but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart
      shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Sixth
      Amendment.

     

    [Signatures
      to follow on next
      page.]

     

    


     

    



    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    


     

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sixth Amendment to be
      executed as of the Effective Date.

    ADMINISTRATIVE
      AGENT:                                                                           CoBank,
      ACB

    


    


    By:  /s/
      James H.
      Matzat

    Name:                      James
      H. Matzat

    Title:              Vice
      President

    


    


    BORROWER:                                                      Pilgrim’s
      Pride Corporation

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Richard A.
      Cogdill

    Name:                      Richard
      A. Cogdill

    Title:              Exe.
      VP, CFO, Sec & Treas.

    


    


    SYNDICATION
      PARTIES:                                                               CoBank,
      ACB

    


    


    By:
/s/
      James H.
      Matzat

    Name:                      James
      H. Matzat

    Title:              Vice
      President

    


    


    Agriland,
      FCS

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Dwayne C.
      Young

    Name:                      Dwayne
      C. Young

    Title:              Chief
      Credit Officer

    


    Deere
      Credit, Inc.

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Mark A.
      Thompson

    Name:                      Mark
      A. Thompson

    Title:              Vice
      President, AFS Operations

    


    


    Bank
      of the West

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Larry L.
      Reding

    Name:                      Larry
      L. Reding

    Title:              Vice
      President

    


    


    John
      Hancock Life Insurance Company

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Bradley A.
      Pierce

    Name:                      Bradley
      A. Pierce

    Title:              Director

    


    


    The
      Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company

    


    By:              AIG
      Global Investment Corp.,

    Investment
      adviser

    


    By:  /s/
      William H.
      Hasson

    Name:                      William
      H. Hasson

    Title:              Managing
      Director

    


    


    The
      United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York

    


    By:              AIG
      Global Investment Corp.,

    Investment
      adviser

    


    By:
/s/
      William H.
      Hasson

    Name:                      William
      H. Hasson

    Title:              Managing
      Director

    



    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    


    


    Merit
      Life Insurance Co.

    


    By:              AIG
      Global Investment Corp.,

    Investment
      adviser

    


    By:
/s/
      William H.
      Hasson

    Name:                      William
      H. Hasson

    Title:              Managing
      Director

    


    


    American
      General Assurance Company

    


    By:              AIG
      Global Investment Corp.,

    Investment
      adviser

    


    By:
/s/
      William H.
      Hasson

    Name:                      William
      H. Hasson

    Title:              Managing
      Director

    


    AIG
      International Group, Inc.

    


    By:              AIG
      Global Investment Corp.,

    Investment
      adviser

    


    By:
/s/
      William H.
      Hasson

    Name:                      William
      H. Hasson

    Title:              Managing
      Director

    


    AIG
      Annuity Insurance Company

    


    By:              AIG
      Global Investment Corp.,

    Investment
      adviser

    


    By:
/s/
      William H.
      Hasson

    Name:                      William
      H. Hasson

    Title:              Managing
      Director

    


    Transamerica
      Life Insurance Company

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Stephen
      Noonan

    Name:                      Stephen
      Noonan

    Title:              Vice
      President

    


    The
      CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc.

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Tedd
      Johnson

    Name:                      Tedd
      Johnson

    Title:              Vice
      President


    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    


    


    Metropolitan
      Life Insurance Company

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Steven D.
      Craig

    Name:                      Steven
      D. Craig

    Title:              Director

    


    


    Cooperatieve
      Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank-Nederland” New York
      Branch

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Richard J.
      Beard

    Name:                      Richard
      J. Beard

    Title:              Executive
      Director

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Rebecca
      Morrow

    Name:                      Rebecca
      Morrow

    Title:              Executive
      Director

    


    


    Farm
      Credit Services of America, PCA

    


    


    By:  /s/
      Bruce P.
      Rouse

    Name:                      Bruce
      P. Rouse

    Title:              Vice
      President