Inventories

12 Months Ended

May 30, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

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	May 30, 2020		June 1, 2019
Flocks, net of amortization	$	110,198	$	105,536
Eggs and egg products	18,487		14,318
Feed and supplies	58,531		52,383
	$	187,216	$	172,237

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 May 30, 2020, consisted of approximately 10.7 million pullets and breeders and 40.1 million layers.

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

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	May 30, 2020	June 1, 2019	June 2, 2018
Amortization	133,379	119,658	117,774
Mortality	5,823	5,161	4,438
Total flock costs charged to cost of sales	139,202	124,819	122,212