INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	September 24, 2017		December 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
Live chicken and hens	$	471,394	$	407,475
Feed, eggs and other	263,576		257,049
Finished chicken products	399,085		243,824
Total chicken inventories	1,134,055		908,348
Commercial feed and other	62,146		67,260
Total inventories	$	1,196,201	$	975,608