INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	September 25, 2016		December 27, 2015
	(In thousands)
Live chicken and hens	$	374,365	$	365,062
Feed, eggs and other	211,452		215,859
Finished chicken products	201,941		191,988
Total chicken inventories	787,758		772,909
Commercial feed and other	9,050		28,448
Total inventories	$	796,808	$	801,357