PUERTO RICO HURRICANE IMPACT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]

PUERTO RICO HURRICANE IMPACT

PUERTO RICO HURRICANE IMPACT

Hurricane Maria became the strongest storm to make landfall in Puerto Rico in 85 years when it came ashore on September 20, 2017. The hurricane knocked out power to the entire island. Trees were uprooted, homes and other buildings were destroyed, and there was also widespread flooding. The Company suffered significant damage because of the storm. Pilgrim’s lost 2.1 million birds on the island, many of the Company’s contract growers lost their poultry houses, and the Company incurred damage at its processing plant, feed mill and hatchery. PPC does not expect that its operations on the island will be fully functional until the third quarter of 2018.

Estimated damages incurred by the Company through December 31, 2017 included property and casualty losses totaling $5.2 million and a business interruption claim totaling $8.4 million. Pilgrim’s expects to receive insurance proceeds related to these damages in the amount of $5.5 million and has recorded a receivable from its insurance provider for that amount. The amount of insurance recovery related to both the property and casualty losses and the business interruption claim are included in Cost of sales in the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Income and are recognized in the U.S. segment.