The Company uses hedging programs to manage price risk associated with commodity purchases and interest rates. These programs utilize futures and options contracts to manage the Company’s exposure to price fluctuations in the markets. The Company has determined its designated hedging programs to be highly effective in offsetting the changes in fair value or cash flows generated by the items hedged. Effectiveness testing is performed on a quarterly basis to ascertain a high level of effectiveness for cash flow and fair value hedging programs.

Cash Flow Commodity Hedges: The Company designates corn and lean hog futures and options used to offset price fluctuations in the Company’s future direct grain and hog purchases as cash flow hedges. Effective gains or losses related to these cash flow hedges are reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (AOCL) and reclassified into earnings, through Cost of Products Sold, in the period or periods in which the hedged transactions affect earnings. The Company typically does not hedge its grain exposure beyond the next two upcoming fiscal years and its hog exposure beyond the next fiscal year. Due to extreme market volatility, the Company took strategic hedges to cover a significant portion of its expected grain purchases through fiscal 2022.

Fair Value Commodity Hedges: The Company designates the futures it uses to minimize the price risk assumed when fixed forward priced contracts are offered to the Company’s commodity suppliers as fair value hedges. The intent of the program is to make the forward priced commodities cost nearly the same as cash market purchases at the date of delivery. Changes in the fair value of the futures contracts, along with the gain or loss on the hedged purchase commitment, are marked-to-market through earnings and recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as a Current Asset and Liability, respectively. Effective gains or losses related to these fair value hedges are recognized through Cost of Products Sold in the period or periods in which the hedged transactions affect earnings.

Cash Flow Interest Rate Hedges: In the second quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company designated two separate interest rate locks as cash flow hedges to manage interest rate risk associated with the anticipated debt transactions required to fund the acquisition of the Planters® snack nuts business. The total notional amount of the Company's locks was $1,250 million. In the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the associated unsecured senior notes were issued with a tenor of seven and thirty years and both locks were lifted (See Note J - Long-term Debt and Other Borrowing Arrangements). Mark-to-market gains and losses on these instruments were deferred as a component of AOCL until lifted. The resulting gain in AOCL is reclassified to Interest Expense in the period when the hedged transactions affect earnings.

Other Derivatives: The Company holds certain futures and options contract positions as part of a merchandising program and to manage the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in commodity markets. The Company has not applied hedge accounting to these positions. Activity related to derivatives not designated as hedges is immaterial to the consolidated financial statements.

Gross Fair Value

(in thousands)

Location on Consolidated Statements

of Financial Position

July 25, 2021

October 25, 2020

Derivatives Designated as Hedges:

Commodity Contracts(1)

Other Current Assets

24,824

(1,330)

(1) Amounts represent the gross fair value of commodity derivative assets and liabilities. The Company nets the commodity derivative assets and liabilities for each of its hedging programs, including cash collateral, when a master netting arrangement exists between the Company and the counterparty to the commodity derivative contract. The amount or timing of cash collateral balances may impact the classification of the commodity derivative in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The gross asset position as of July 25, 2021 is offset by the obligation to return net cash collateral of $17.1 million contained within the master netting arrangement. The gross liability position as of October 25, 2020 is offset by the right to reclaim net cash collateral of $12.3 million. See Note I - Fair Value Measurements for a discussion of these net amounts as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.


Location on Consolidated Statements of Financial Position	Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets/(Liabilities)
(in thousands)	July 25, 2021		October 25, 2020
Accounts Payable(1)	$	5,400	$	4,269

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Impact: As of July 25, 2021, the Company included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss hedging gains (before tax) of $43.4 million on commodity contracts and $14.7 million related to interest rate settled positions. The Company expects to recognize the majority of the gains on commodity contracts over the next twelve months. Gains on interest rate contracts offset the hedged interest payments over the tenor of the debt instruments.


	Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCL (1)				Location on Consolidated Statements of Operations	Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings (1)
	Thirteen Weeks Ended					Thirteen Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020			July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020
Cash Flow Hedges:
Commodity Contracts	$	5,467	$	(943)	Cost of Products Sold	$	14,261	$	(18,645)
Excluded Component (2)	1,261		—			—		—
Interest Rate Contracts	(3,675)		—		Interest Expense	152		—


	Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCL (1)				Location on Consolidated Statements of Operations	Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings (1)
	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended					Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020			July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020
Cash Flow Hedges:
Commodity Contracts	$	58,129	$	(57,514)	Cost of Products Sold	$	18,723	$	(25,997)
Excluded Component (2)	1,261		—			—		—
Interest Rate Contracts	14,864		—		Interest Expense	152		—

(2) Represents the time value amount of corn options excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for which the difference between changes in fair value and periodic amortization is recorded in AOCL.

Consolidated Statements of Operations Impact: The effect on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for gains or losses (before tax) related to the Company's derivative instruments is as follows:


	Consolidated Statements of Operations Impact
	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020		July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020
Net Earnings Attributable to Hormel Foods Corporation	$	176,917	$	203,119	$	627,101	$	673,726

Cash Flow Hedges - Commodity Contracts
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCL	14,261		(18,645)		18,723		(25,997)

Amortization of Excluded Component from Options	(1,543)		—		(1,543)		—

Fair Value Hedges - Commodity Contracts
Gain (Loss) on Commodity Futures (1)	(11,739)		4,341		(26,010)		13,487

Total Gain (Loss) on Commodity Contracts (2)	$	979	$	(14,304)	$	(8,830)	$	(12,510)

Cash Flow Hedges - Interest Rate Locks
Amortization of Gain on Interest Rate Locks	152		—		152		—


Total Gain on Interest Rate Locks (3)	$	152	$	—	$	152	$	—

Total Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings	$	1,131	$	(14,304)	$	(8,678)	$	(12,510)

(1) Amounts represent gains or losses on commodity contracts designated as fair value hedges that were closed during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended July 25, 2021, and July 26, 2020, which were offset by a corresponding gain or loss on the underlying hedged purchase commitment. Additional gains or losses related to changes in the fair value of open commodity contracts, along with the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged purchase commitment, are also marked-to-market through earnings with no impact on a net basis.