PITTSBURG, Texas, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation , the world's largest chicken company, today reported net income of $62.6 million, or $0.94 per share, on record sales of $2.12 billion for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007.

PITTSBURG, Texas, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation , the world's largest chicken company, today reported a net loss of $40.1 million, or $0.60 per share, on total sales of $1.99 billion for the second quarter ended March 31, 2007.

PITTSBURG, Texas, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation today announced the completion of its acquisition of Gold Kist Inc. , following its recently completed successful tender offer, which created the world's leading chicken company.

PITTSBURG, Texas, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation today announced the completion of the subsequent offering period of its tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Gold Kist Inc. common stock for $21.00 per share in cash. As of 5:00 p.m.

By HARRY R. WEBER Associated Press Pilgrim's Pride is buying Gold Kist for $1.1 billion and will assume $144 million in debt. ATLANTA -- Poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride Corp.