INVENTORIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	December 28, 2014		December 29, 2013
	(In thousands)
Live chicken and hens	$	363,438	$	368,582
Feed, eggs and other	198,681		216,045
Finished chicken products	227,649		223,932
Total chicken inventories	789,768		808,559
Commercial feed, table eggs and other	537		273
Total inventories	$	790,305	$	808,832