Inventories

12 Months Ended

Jun. 01, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

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	June 1, 2019		June 2, 2018
Flocks, net of accumulated amortization	$	105,536	$	96,594
Eggs	14,318		17,313
Feed and supplies	52,383		54,737
	$	172,237	$	168,644

We grow and maintain flocks of layers (mature female chickens), pullets (female chickens, under 18 weeks of age), and breeders (male and female chickens used to produce fertile eggs to hatch for egg production flocks). Our total flock at June 1, 2019, consisted of approximately 9.4 million pullets and breeders and 36.2 million layers.

The Company expensed amortization and mortality associated with the flocks to cost of sales as follows (in thousands):

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	June 1, 2019		June 2, 2018		June 3, 2017
Amortization	$	119,658	$	117,774	$	118,859
Mortality	5,161		4,438		5,213
Total flock costs charge to cost of sales	$	124,819	$	122,212	$	124,072