INVENTORIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	March 26, 2017		December 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
Live chicken and hens	$	388,663	$	362,054
Feed, eggs and other	315,265		250,680
Finished chicken products	215,138		182,918
Total chicken inventories	919,066		795,652
Commercial feed and other	5,103		17,610
Total inventories	$	924,169	$	813,262