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EXHIBIT 10.1

                  WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
 LETTER FROM THE COMPANY TO DANIEL H. CUSHMAN, DATED JANUARY
                          15, 2008

          [LETTERHEAD OF WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.]

                              January 15, 2008

Daniel H. Cushman

Re:  Separation Agreement

Dear Dan:

This  letter  describes the components  of  your  separation
package  with  Werner  Enterprises,  Inc.  ("Werner").   Any
references  to  "Werner"  or "Werner  Enterprises"  in  this
agreement shall include Werner Enterprises, Inc. and/or  its
affiliates and subsidiaries, as the context may require.  If
you  agree  to the terms of this letter agreement  you  will
receive the benefits described below.

Termination Date
----------------

Your  last  day  of active employment with  Werner  will  be
January   15,   2008,  ("Termination  Date").  Your   401(k)
participation eligibility will end on your Termination Date.
Vesting  is  according  to the plan  design  schedule.   Any
banked PTO will be paid to you on the first payday following
your  Termination Date in accordance with the Director Level
PTO Policy.

In  exchange  for your agreement to the remaining  terms  of
this  letter agreement which will become effective once  you
have  signed  it and you have not exercised  your  right  to
revoke  within the Revocation Period described below, Werner
will,  solely  for the purpose of allowing you  to  exercise
your  currently vested stock options pursuant to  the  terms
and  conditions of the Werner Enterprises, Inc. Stock Option
Plan  (210,421 shares), characterize your termination  as  a
voluntary resignation.

     1.   Post Employment Obligations:

     You agree to  make  yourself  reasonably  available  to
     Werner, and will:

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          a.  Personally  provide  reasonable assistance and
              cooperation   in    providing   or   obtaining
              information     for     Werner,     and    its
              representatives, concerning any  Werner matter
              of which you are knowledgeable.

          b.  Personally   provide   to   Werner,   or   its
              representatives,  reasonable  assistance   and
              cooperation relating to any pending  or future
              lawsuits  or   claims,  about  which  you  are
              knowledgeable.

          c.  Promptly notify me, in writing, if you receive
              any request  from anyone other than Werner for
              information regarding any potential claims  or
              proposed  litigation against  Werner or any of
              its affiliates.

          d.  Refrain  from engaging  in any conduct, making
              comments, disparaging  remarks or  statements,
              the purpose or effect of which is to harm  the
              reputation, good will, or commercial interests
              of  Werner, its  management or  leadership, or
              any of its affiliates.

          e.  Refrain from providing any information related
              to  any claim or  potential litigation against
              Werner,  or its  affiliates to  any non-Werner
              representatives,   without   either   Werner's
              written  permission  or   being  required   to
              provide information pursuant to legal process.

          f.  If required by law to provide sworn  testimony
              on  Werner matters, you  will consult with and
              have Werner -designated legal counsel  present
              for    such   testimony.    Werner   will   be
              responsible  for the  costs of such designated
              counsel  and you  will bear no  cost for same.
              You will confine your testimony to items about
              which  you have  actual knowledge  rather than
              speculation,  unless  otherwise  directed   by
              legal process.

          g.  You  will  be  reimbursed  shortly   after  an
              expense  statement is received  for reasonable
              preapproved  travel, food, lodging and similar
              out-of-pocket expenses required to fulfill the
              cooperation provisions above.

          h.  For  one year  from the effective date of this
              agreement you will not directly or  indirectly
              contact  or  solicit  (or  assist  another  in
              soliciting)  any  of   the  following   Werner
              customers  or  any   parent,   subsidiary   or
              affiliate thereof:

               Anheuser-Busch Incorporated
               Proctor & Gamble Distributing LLC
               The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc
               Sears Logistics Services, Inc
               Oldcastle, Inc.

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     2.   Confidentiality Agreement:

     As an employee  of Werner, you agree  that  Werner  has
     developed and continues to develop and use commercially
     valuable  confidential and/or proprietary technical and
     non-technical information which is vital to the success
     of   Werner's  business,  and  furthermore, that Werner
     utilizes  confidential information,  trade secrets  and
     proprietary  customer  information  in  promoting   and
     selling its products and services.  For purposes of the
     Agreement,   you    acknowledge   that    "Confidential
     Information"  means Werner's:  marketing plans,  market
     positions,  pricing  information,  strategy,   budgets,
     long-range  plans,  customer  information,  sales data,
     personnel information; privileged information, or other
     information used by or concerning  Werner,  where  such
     information is  not  publicly available,  or  has  been
     treated as confidential.

     You agree that  from this time forward  you  will  not,
     either directly or indirectly, disclose, or use for the
     benefit of  any  person,  firm,  corporation  or  other
     business organization  or  yourself, any  "Confidential
     Information" related to Werner.

     You agree and  acknowledge that,  except  as  expressly
     modified in this Agreement, any agreements that you may
     have  signed with  Werner  concerning  confidentiality,
     non-competition  and  non-solicitation  remain  in full
     force and effect.

     You agree that  you have and will keep  the  terms  and
     amount  of  this  Agreement  completely   confidential,
     except as required by applicable law, and that you have
     not, nor will you hereafter  disclose  any  information
     concerning this Agreement to any person other than your
     present  attorneys,  accountants,   tax  advisors,   or
     immediate family, and only if those  persons  agree  to
     abide by the provisions of the paragraph.

     3.   Return of Company Property

     You agree to  return  to the Company  immediately  upon
     termination, as  applicable, your company  vehicle  and
     all  files,  records,  documents,  reports,  computers,
     cellular  telephones  and  other  business   equipment,
     keys,  and  other  physical, personal or electronically
     stored  property of  the Company  in your possession or
     control  and  to  further agree that you will not keep,
     transfer or use any copies or excerpts of the foregoing
     items  without the  approval of the Company.  You agree
     to  return to  the Company immediately upon termination
     all  company-issued  credit cards, to immediately cease
     use  of all  such cards  and to make payment of any and
     all outstanding balances in accordance with  cardholder
     agreements and the time limitations contained  therein.
     You agree to provide no  later than fourteen (14)  days
     after your Termination Date, expense statements for all
     company  authorized  expenses,  and  where  charged  on
     company-issued credit cards,  to use any  reimbursement
     payments for the purpose of paying such charges.

     4.   Use of Vehicle:

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     Werner will allow you the continued use of your company
     vehicle as requested until January 25, 2008.

     5.   Health Insurance:

     Your  active  employee health and dental coverage  will
     terminate on January 31, 2008.  You will have the right
     to  elect  to  continue coverage under  Werner's  group
     health plan pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
     Reconciliation  Act  (COBRA).   If  you   elect   COBRA
     coverage,  the Company will subsidize the  COBRA  rates
     (that  is,  you  will  pay the same  rates  as  if  you
     continued  to be employed ($87.00)) through  March  31,
     2008  or  your  re-employment, whichever occurs  first.
     This  period  will be included within your total  COBRA
     continuation   eligibility.   The  Company   will   not
     subsidize the rates for coverage after March 31,  2008.
     You  will  receive  a COBRA notice  from  the  Benefits
     Department  explaining your rights, how  to  make  your
     election, and the premium payment due dates.

     6.   Release of Werner:

     In exchange for the benefits provided to you by Werner,
     and  except  for  Werner's obligations  hereunder,  you
     hereby  release Werner Enterprises, Inc., and  each  of
     its    agents,    directors,    officers,    employees,
     representatives,  attorneys,  affiliates,  subsidiaries
     and  its  and  their  predecessors, successors,  heirs,
     executors, administrators and assigns, and all  persons
     acting by, through, or under or in concert with any  of
     them (collectively "Releasees"), or any of them, of and
     from  any  and all claims of any nature whatsoever,  in
     law  or  equity, which you ever had, now have,  or  may
     have had relating to your employment, or termination of
     employment.   This includes (i) all claims relating  to
     salary,  overtime, vacation pay, PTO,  incentive  bonus
     plans, and/or severance pay, stock options, and any and
     all  other fringe benefits, for which you were eligible
     during  your employment and (ii) all claims  under  any
     employment  agreement, change-in-control  agreement  or
     other  agreements  between you and Werner  Enterprises,
     Inc., and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii)  and
     all  claims  you  may have against the Company  or  its
     employees  under Title VII of the Civil Rights  Act  of
     1964;  the Employee Retirement Income Security  Act  of
     1974;  the  Americans with Disabilities  Act;  the  Age
     Discrimination  in  Employment Act; the  Older  Workers
     Benefit Protection Act; or any other federal, state, or
     local  law  or regulation regarding your employment  or
     termination of employment.

     This  release shall not preclude an action  to  enforce
     the  specific  terms of this letter agreement;  to  any
     claims based on acts or events after this agreement has
     become   effective;  to  any  unemployment  or  workers
     compensation benefits to which you may be entitled; nor
     to  benefits in which you have become vested under  the
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

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   You  understand  that you may take up to twenty-one  (21)
   days to decide whether to accept this Agreement. You  may
   also  consult with your personal attorney before signing.
   If  we  have not received an executed Agreement from  you
   within  twenty-one (21) days, any offers made  by  us  in
   this  letter  are withdrawn.  If you wish, you  may  sign
   the  Agreement before this deadline, but in no  case  may
   you  sign  it before your Termination Date.   If  you  do
   decide  to  sign the Agreement, you have up to seven  (7)
   days  after signing (the "Revocation Period")  to  change
   your  mind.  To revoke this Agreement, please notify Dick
   Reiser, Executive Vice President and General Counsel,  in
   writing  within the Revocation Period. No  stock  options
   may  be  exercised until the expiration of the Revocation
   Period.   Therefore  the  timing of  your  signature  may
   affect the timing of your ability to exercise options.

   If  the above meets with your agreement, please sign  and
   return  one copy of this letter to me.  An executed  copy
   will  be returned to you. In the event that Werner has  a
   reasonable basis to believe you have breached  the  terms
   of  this  Agreement, Werner will consider such breach  to
   be  activity contrary to the best interest of Werner  and
   Werner   may,  in  addition  to  any  other  rights   and
   remedies,  terminate this agreement;  offset  any  claims
   against  you  from  any current or future  sums,  stocks,
   stock  options,  or rights which may be  due  you  or  in
   which you may claim and interest.

   Sincerely,

   /s/ Richard S. Reiser

   Richard S. Reiser
   Executive Vice President, General Counsel

   ACCEPTANCE
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   /s/ Daniel H. Cushman               1-18-08
   ______________________________      _______________
   Signature                           Date

   Daniel H. Cushman
   ______________________________
   Printed Name
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      EXHIBIT
10.1

       

      EIGHTH
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:                                           April
30, 2008

       

      
        	
                Effective
      Date:

              	
                May
      1, 2008 (Subject to satisfaction of conditions as set forth in Section 2
      hereof)

              

      

       

       

      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, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement
dated as of February 7, 2007, that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement
dated as of July 3, 2007, that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated
as of August 7, 2007, that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as
of November 7, 2007, and that certain Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement
dated as of March 10, 2008 (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. Borrower
has requested that the Agent and the Syndication Parties modify the Credit
Agreement which the Agent and the Syndication Parties are willing to do under
the terms and conditions as set forth in this Eighth Amendment to Credit
Agreement (“Eighth
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:

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

       

      Section
1.51 is amended to read as follows:

       

      1.51           Floating
Rate Tranche Margin:  means, subject to any revision pursuant
to Subsection 4.9.3 hereof, (a) for the period
beginning on May 1, 2008 and ending on September 26, 2009 (i) 275
basis points during any period that Borrower’s Debt to EBITDA ratio, as set
forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate, is greater than or equal to
4.5x; (ii) 225 basis points during any period that Borrower’s Debt to EBITDA
ratio, as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate, is greater than
or equal to 3.0x, but less than 4.5x; and (iii) 200 basis points
during any period that Borrower’s Debt to EBITDA ratio, as set forth in the most
recent Compliance Certificate, is less than 3.0x; and (b) after September 26,
2009 (i) 175 basis points during any period that Borrower’s Debt to EBITDA
ratio, as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate, is greater than
3.0x; and (ii)
150 basis points during any period that Borrower’s Debt to EBITDA ratio, as set
forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate, is less than or equal to
3.0x.  For the purposes of determining the Floating Rate Tranche
Margin, Borrower’s EBITDA shall be determined on a rolling four (4) Fiscal
Quarter basis.

      

      Section
4.4.1 is amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof:

       

      For the
period beginning on May 1, 2008 and ending on September 26, 2009, the unpaid
principal balance of any outstanding Fixed Rate Tranche of the Term Loan shall
bear additional interest at a rate equal to 50 basis points.

      

      Clause
(d) of Section 4.9.1 is amended and a new clause (e) of Section 4.9.1 is added,
in each case to read as follows:

       

      (d)           For
the period beginning on May 1, 2008 and ending on September 26, 2009,
in the event that, with respect to the period described in clause (a) of
this Subsection, the Compliance Certificate is not received by Administrative
Agent by the Margin Report Deadline, the Margins and the Commitment Fee Factor
for the period commencing on the first Banking Day after the Margin Report
Deadline will each be based on Pricing Level VI continuing until the fifth
Banking Day after such time as Borrower delivers the Compliance Certificate to
the Administrative Agent, after which time the Margins and the Commitment Fee
Factor will be based on such Compliance Certificate:

       

      
        	
                Pricing Level

              	
                Leverage
      Ratio

              	
                LIBOR Margin

              	
                Base Rate Margin

              	
                Commitment

                Fee Factor

              
	
                I

              	
                <
      45%

              	
                150.0
      basis points

              	
                     0
      basis points

              	
                27.5
      basis points

              
	
                II

              	
                ≥45%
      < 50%

              	
                175.0
      basis points

              	
                     0
      basis points

              	
                32.5
      basis points

              
	
                III

              	
                ≥50%
      < 55%

              	
                200.0
      basis points

              	
                     0
      basis points

              	
                37.5
      basis points

              
	
                IV

              	
                ≥55%
      < 60%

              	
                225.0
      basis points

              	
                25.0
      basis points

              	
                42.5
      basis points

              
	
                V

              	
                ≥60%
      < 65%

              	
                250.0
      basis points

              	
                25.0
      basis points

              	
                47.5
      basis points

              
	
                VI

              	
                ≥65%

              	
                300.0
      basis points

              	
                25.0
      basis points

              	
                52.5
      basis points

              

      

      

       

      (e)           After September 26, 2009,
in the event that, with respect to the period described in clause (a) of
this Subsection, the Compliance Certificate is not received by Administrative
Agent by the Margin Report Deadline, the Margins and the Commitment Fee Factor
for the period commencing on the first Banking Day after the Margin Report
Deadline will each be based on Pricing Level V continuing until the fifth
Banking Day after such time as Borrower delivers the Compliance Certificate to
the Administrative Agent, after which time the Margins and the Commitment Fee
Factor will be based on such Compliance Certificate:

       

      
        	
                Pricing Level

              	
                Leverage
      Ratio

              	
                LIBOR Margin

              	
                Base Rate Margin

              	
                Commitment

                Fee Factor

              
	
                I

              	
                <
      45%

              	
                100.0
      basis points

              	
                     0
      basis points

              	
                20.0
      basis points

              
	
                II

              	
                ≥45%
      < 50%

              	
                125.0
      basis points

              	
                     0
      basis points

              	
                25.0
      basis points

              
	
                III

              	
                ≥50%
      < 55%

              	
                150.0
      basis points

              	
                     0
      basis points

              	
                30.0
      basis points

              
	
                IV

              	
                ≥55%
      < 60%

              	
                175.0
      basis points

              	
                25.0
      basis points

              	
                35.0
      basis points

              
	
                V

              	
                ≥60%

              	
                200.0
      basis points

              	
                25.0
      basis points

              	
                40.0
      basis points

              

      

      

      1.4           Section
10.12 is amended to read as follows:

       

      10.12                      Financial
Covenants.  Borrower shall maintain the following financial
covenants, measured on the consolidated results of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries:

       

      10.12.1  Leverage
Ratio.  A Leverage Ratio of not in excess of (a) 0.70 at any
time through September
26, 2009, and (b) 0.65 at any time after September 26,
2009.

       

      10.12.2  Tangible
Net Worth.  (a) At all times during the period through
September 25, 2009, Tangible Net Worth of not less than $250,000,000; and (b) at
all times after September 25, 2009, Tangible Net Worth of not less than
$300,000,000, which amount shall increase cumulatively as of the last day of
each Fiscal Year commencing with the Fiscal Year ending October 2, 2010 by an
amount equal to 50% of Borrower’s Net Income (but not less than zero) during
such Fiscal Year.

       

      10.12.3  Current
Ratio.  A Current Ratio measured as of the last day of each
Fiscal Quarter of not less than 1.35 to 1.00.

       

      10.12.4  Net
Tangible Assets to Total Liabilities.  (a) During the period
through June 27,
2009, a ratio of Net Tangible Assets to Total Liabilities measured as of
the last day of each Fiscal Quarter of not less than 1.05 to 1.00; (b) for the
Fiscal Quarter ending September 26, 2009, a ratio of Net Tangible Assets to
Total Liabilities of not less than 1.10 to 1.00 measured as of the last day of
such Fiscal Quarter; and (c) thereafter, a ratio of Net Tangible Assets to Total
Liabilities measured as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter of not less than
1.125 to 1.00.

       

      10.12.5  Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.  The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio over
the most recent eight consecutive Fiscal Quarters, measured as of the last day
of each Fiscal Quarter, (a) of not less than 1.25 to 1.00 during the period through September 26, 2009;
and (b) of not less than 1.50 to 1.00 for each Fiscal Quarter
thereafter.

       

      10.12.6  Net
Working Capital.  Net Working Capital, measured as of the last
day of each Fiscal Quarter of not less than $250,000,000.

       

      1.5           Section
10.18 is amended by the addition of a new clause (e) to read as
follows:

       

      (e)           On
or before July 31, 2008, Borrower shall execute and deliver a deed of trust or
mortgage and assignment of leases and rents with respect to Borrower’s interest
in the property listed on Exhibit 10.18(e)
attached hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
to the Administrative Agent or a mortgage trustee, in each case for the benefit
of the Syndication Parties, granting a lien of record on said property, subject
only to Permitted Encumbrances, and such property shall thereafter be part of
the Collateral, but, unless and until such property satisfies the requirements
set forth in Section 10.18(a) and 10.18(b), shall not be Additional Property and
shall not be considered in the determination of the Available
Amount.  Subsection 10.18(d) shall not apply to the execution and
delivery of deeds of trust or mortgages and assignments of leases and rents as
described in this Subsection 10.18(e).  With respect to each property
listed on Exhibit
10.18(e) attached hereto and with respect to each the deed of trust or
mortgage and assignment of leases and rents with respect thereto, Borrower
shall, on or before July 31, 2008, have provided to the Administrative Agent a
commitment for title insurance (or the equivalent thereof in the form of a title
report or an owners and encumbrance report) issued by a title company acceptable
to the Administrative Agent.  No title insurance policy, appraisals,
surveys, environmental assessments reports or legal opinions shall be required
with respect to the property listed on Exhibit 10.18(e)
attached hereto.

       

      1.6           A
new Exhibit 10.18(e) is added in the form of Exhibit 10.18(e)
hereto.

       

      Conditions to Effectiveness of this
Eighth Amendment.  The effectiveness of this Eighth Amendment
is subject to satisfaction, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, of
each of the following conditions precedent:

       

      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:

       

      This
Eighth Amendment

       

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

       

      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.

       

      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 Eighth
Amendment.

       

      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 Eighth Amendment); (b) all
expenses owing as of the Effective Date pursuant to Section 15.1 of the
Credit Agreement, (c) amendment fees in consideration of this Eighth Amendment
for the account of each Syndication Party and Voting Participant that has
delivered their signature page to this Eighth Amendment or their consent thereto
(as the case may be) to the Agent or to Agent’s counsel, without conditions, on
or before 5:00 p.m. (Denver Time) on April 30, 2008, in each case in an amount
equal to (i) the aggregate amount of such Syndication Party’s or Voting
Participant’s Individual Revolving Commitment and Individual Term Outstanding
Obligations on the date of this Eighth Amendment, (ii) multiplied by 25 basis
points, and (d) an arrangement fee to CoBank in consideration of this Eighth
Amendment, solely for the account of CoBank as set forth in the fee letter
between Borrower and CoBank.

       

      General
Provisions.

       

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

       

      Successors and
Assigns.  This Eighth 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.

       

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

       

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

       

      Governing Law.  To
the extent not governed by federal law, this Eighth 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.

       

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

       

      Counterparts.  This
Eighth 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
Eighth Amendment by telefax, facsimile, or e-mail transmission of an Adobe® file
format document also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this
Eighth Amendment, but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart
shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Eighth
Amendment.

       

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

      ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:                                                                           CoBank,
ACB

      

      

      By: /s/ Brian J.
Klatt                                                                           

      Name:                      Brian
J. Klatt

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                Title:

              	
                Senior
      Vice President and Managing
Director

              

      

      

      

      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/ Brian J.
Klatt                                                                           

      Name:                      Brian
J. Klatt

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                Title:

              	
                Senior
      Vice President and Managing
Director

              

      

      

      

      Agriland, FCS

      

      

      By: /s/ Dwayne
Young                                                                           

      Name:                      Dwayne
Young

      Title:              Chief
Credit Officer

      

      Deere Credit, Inc.

      

      

      By: /s/ Michael P.
Kuehn                                                                           

      Name:                      Michael
P. Kuehn

      Title:              Manager,
AFS Johnson Credit Operations

      

      

      Bank
of the West

      

      

      By: /s/ Larry
Reding                                                                           

      Name:                      Larry
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: /s/ William H.
Hasson                                                                           

      Name:                      William
H. Hasson

      Title:              Managing
Director

      

      

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

      

      

      By: /s/ William H.
Hasson                                                                           

      Name:                      William
H. Hasson

      Title:              Managing
Director

      

      

      Merit
Life Insurance Co.

      

      

      By: /s/ William H.
Hasson                                                                           

      Name:                      William
H. Hasson

      Title:              Managing
Director

      

      

      American
General Assurance Company

      

      

      By: /s/ William H.
Hasson                                                                           

      Name:                      William
H. Hasson

      Title:              Managing
Director

      

      AIG
International Group, Inc.

      

      

      By: /s/ William H.
Hasson                                                                           

      Name:                      William
H. Hasson

      Title:              Managing
Director

      

      AIG
Annuity Insurance Company

      

      

      By: /s/ William H.
Hasson                                                                           

      Name:                      William
H. Hasson

      Title:              Managing
Director

      

      Transamerica
Life Insurance Company

      

      

      By: /s/ Thomas L.
Nordstrom                                                                           

      Name:                      Thomas
L. Nordstrom

      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

      

      

      

      The
Prudential Insurance Company of America

      

      

      By: /s/ Brian E.
Lemons                                                                           

      Name:                      Brian
E. Lemons

      Title:              Vice
President

      

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      

      EXHIBIT
10.18(e)

      

      TO 2006
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

      

      Properties to be Mortgaged
per Section 10.18(e)

      

      

      Pittsburg,
TX PPDC - Food Distribution Facility (Camp County)

      

      Sumter, SC
Processing Facility (Sumter County)

      

      Russellville,
AL Processing Facility (Franklin County)

      

      Athens,
GA Processing Facility (Clarke County)

      

      Ball
Ground, GA Protein Facility (Cherokee County)

      

      Sanford,
NC Processing Facility (Lee County)

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