INVENTORIES

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(In thousands)
Live chicken, feed and eggs	$	819,393	$	804,136
Finished chicken products	356,719		390,412
Total chicken inventories	1,176,112		1,194,548
Non-chicken inventories	66,240		60,522
Total inventories	$	1,242,352	$	1,255,070