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What Pilgrim's Pride Corporation told the SEC could break it.
Pilgrim's Pride's biggest exposure is the cost of feed: corn, soybean meal and wheat made up roughly 46%, 34% and 5% of its feed costs in 2025, and it estimates a 10% rise in feed prices would have added about $335.7 million to that year's cost of sales. The rest of what it disclosed sits along the same physical supply chain — a reliance on independent contract growers and livestock producers to raise its birds and pigs, and on continuous USDA, FDA and EPA inspection of its plants and mills. Layered on top is a sizable foreign footprint in Mexico, the UK, Ireland and Europe that carries currency, tariff and trade-barrier risk, plus two U.S. customers that together accounted for about 16.8% of net sales.
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In its own words
What could break it.
Regulatory & policy
- foreign-operations FX, tariffs & trade barriers (Mexico, UK, Europe)medium
With large operations in Mexico, the UK, Ireland and continental Europe (~$7.3B of sales), Pilgrim's is exposed to currency swings, tariffs, trade barriers, exchange controls and foreign legal/tax changes.
“Foreign operations may be exposed to a number of special risks such as currency exchange rate fluctuations, tariffs, trade barriers, exchange controls, expropriation and changes in laws and policies, including tax laws and laws governing foreign-owned operations.”
SEC filing →As of 2026 - food-safety & environmental regulation (USDA/FDA/EPA + foreign)medium
Pilgrim's processing plants and feed mills are subject to continuous USDA/FDA inspection (and EPA and equivalent UK/EU/Mexico agencies); rule changes or failures could halt production or raise compliance costs.
“Our chicken processing facilities in the U.S. are subject to on-site examination, inspection and regulation by the USDA. The FDA inspects the production of our feed mills in the U.S.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Commodity & input dependence
- feed grains (corn, soybean meal, wheat)high
Feed is Pilgrim's dominant input cost — corn (45.9%), soybean meal (33.7%) and wheat (4.6%) of feed costs; a 10% feed-price rise would have added ~$335.7M to 2025 cost of sales.
“In 2025, corn, soybean meal and wheat accounted for approximately 45.9%, 33.7% and 4.6% of our feed costs, respectively.”
Customer concentration
- two largest U.S. customers (~16.8% combined)medium
Pilgrim's two largest U.S. customers together were ~16.8% of 2025 net sales (no single one ≥10%); losing one or a shift in their plans could materially hurt revenue and operating income.
“Our two largest customers, which operate in the U.S., together accounted for approximately 16.8% and 16.6% of our consolidated net sales in 2025 and 2024, respectively.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Supplier concentration
- contract growers & independent livestock producersmedium
Pilgrim's depends on independent contract growers to raise its chickens and pigs and on independent producers/breeder-stock and live-pig suppliers; failure to maintain these relationships would impair production.
“We depend on contract growers and independent producers to supply us with livestock.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
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