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INVENTORIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2015

Inventories consisted of the following:



	March 29, 2015		December 28, 2014
	(In thousands)
Live chicken and hens	$	366,463	$	363,438
Feed, eggs and other	199,638		198,681
Finished chicken products	222,118		227,649
Total chicken inventories	788,219		789,768
Commercial feed and other	503		537
Total inventories	$	788,722	$	790,305

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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