INVENTORIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2017		December 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
Live chicken and hens	$	585,525	$	407,475
Feed, eggs and other	218,611		257,049
Finished chicken products	390,412		243,824
Total chicken inventories	1,194,548		908,348
Commercial feed, table eggs and other	60,522		67,260
Total inventories	$	1,255,070	$	975,608