INVENTORIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 25, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	June 25, 2017		December 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
Live chicken and hens	$	411,445	$	362,054
Feed, eggs and other	274,785		250,680
Finished chicken products	276,749		182,918
Total chicken inventories	962,979		795,652
Commercial feed and other	4,598		17,610
Total inventories	$	967,577	$	813,262