SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

SEGMENT REPORTING

Schedule of operating profit and other financial information

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	January 29, 2012			January 30, 2011
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers
Grocery Products	$	269,479		$	276,899
Refrigerated Foods	1,083,525			1,010,702
Jennie-O Turkey Store	377,371			364,517
Specialty Foods	218,024			191,345
All Other	91,040			78,095
Total	$	2,039,439		$	1,921,558
Intersegment Sales
Grocery Products	$	—		$	—
Refrigerated Foods	2,413			2,254
Jennie-O Turkey Store	30,135			27,258
Specialty Foods	41			42
All Other	—			—
Total	$	32,589		$	29,554
Intersegment elimination	(32,589		)	(29,554		)
Total	$	—		$	—
Net Sales
Grocery Products	$	269,479		$	276,899
Refrigerated Foods	1,085,938			1,012,956
Jennie-O Turkey Store	407,506			391,775
Specialty Foods	218,065			191,387
All Other	91,040			78,095
Intersegment elimination	(32,589		)	(29,554		)
Total	$	2,039,439		$	1,921,558
Segment Operating Profit
Grocery Products	$	44,093		$	48,562
Refrigerated Foods	53,749			96,134
Jennie-O Turkey Store	76,762			73,825
Specialty Foods	16,647			17,278
All Other	12,471			9,993
Total segment operating profit	$	203,722		$	245,792
Net interest and investment expense (income)	1,624			6,138
General corporate expense	8,727			11,252
Noncontrolling interest	938			1,209
Earnings before income taxes	$	194,309		$	229,611