REVENUE RECOGNITION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

REVENUE RECOGNITION

REVENUE RECOGNITION

The vast majority of the Company’s revenue is derived from contracts which are based upon a customer ordering our products. While there may be master agreements, the contract is only established when the customer’s order is accepted by the Company. The Company accounts for a contract, which may be verbal or written, when it is approved and committed by both parties, the rights of the parties are identified along with payment terms, the contract has commercial substance and collectability is probable.

The Company evaluates the transaction for distinct performance obligations, which are the sale of its products to customers. Since its products are commodity market-priced, the sales price is representative of the observable, standalone selling price. Each performance obligation is recognized based upon a pattern of recognition that reflects the transfer of control to the customer at a point in time, which is upon destination (customer location or port of destination), which faithfully depicts the transfer of control and recognition of revenue. There are instances of customer pick-up at the Company’s facility, in which case control transfers to the customer at that point and the Company recognizes revenue. The Company’s performance obligations are typically fulfilled within days to weeks of the acceptance of the order.

The Company makes judgments regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from revenue and cash flows with customers. Determination of a contract requires evaluation and judgment along with the estimation of the total contract value and if any of the contract value is constrained. Due to the nature of our business, there is minimal variable consideration, as the contract is established at the acceptance of the order from the customer. When applicable, variable consideration is estimated at contract inception and updated on a regular basis until the contract is completed. Allocating the transaction price to a specific performance obligation based upon the relative standalone selling prices includes estimating the standalone selling prices including discounts and variable consideration.

Disaggregated Revenue

Revenue has been disaggregated into the categories below to show how economic factors affect the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows:

	Three Months Ended September 29, 2024
	(In thousands)
	Fresh		Prepared		Export		Other		Total
U.S.	$	2,287,016	$	288,539	$	121,838	$	75,998	$	2,773,391
Europe	312,086		847,480		123,718		24,843		1,308,127
Mexico	425,089		50,968		—		27,404		503,461
Total net sales	$	3,024,191	$	1,186,987	$	245,556	$	128,245	$	4,584,979

	Three Months Ended September 24, 2023
	(In thousands)
	Fresh		Prepared		Export		Other		Total
U.S.	$	2,020,480	$	241,933	$	129,624	$	96,280	$	2,488,317
Europe	267,748		888,299		114,768		41,390		1,312,205
Mexico	479,100		53,126		—		27,448		559,674
Total net sales	$	2,767,328	$	1,183,358	$	244,392	$	165,118	$	4,360,196

	Nine Months Ended September 29, 2024
	(In thousands)
	Fresh		Prepared		Export		Other		Total
U.S.	$	6,602,557	$	811,854	$	350,600	$	251,677	$	8,016,688
Europe	869,890		2,569,788		351,473		86,420		3,877,571
Mexico	1,363,962		162,563		—		85,443		1,611,968
Total net sales	$	8,836,409	$	3,544,205	$	702,073	$	423,540	$	13,506,227

	Nine Months Ended September 24, 2023
	(In thousands)
	Fresh		Prepared		Export		Other		Total
U.S.	$	5,956,474	$	708,389	$	397,397	$	304,833	$	7,367,093
Europe	813,118		2,598,748		349,492		100,861		3,862,219
Mexico	1,364,761		149,330		—		90,512		1,604,603
Total net sales	$	8,134,353	$	3,456,467	$	746,889	$	496,206	$	12,833,915

Additional disaggregation of revenue by sales channel is provided below:

	Three Months Ended September 29, 2024
	(In thousands)
	Retail		Foodservice		Export		Other		Total
U.S.	$	1,464,948	$	1,083,508	$	121,838	$	103,097	$	2,773,391
Europe	831,869		207,757		123,718		144,783		1,308,127
Mexico(a)	129,294		234,954		—		139,213		503,461
Total net sales	$	2,426,111	$	1,526,219	$	245,556	$	387,093	$	4,584,979

	Three Months Ended September 24, 2023
	(In thousands)
	Retail		Foodservice		Export		Other		Total
U.S.	$	1,257,026	$	973,493	$	129,624	$	128,174	$	2,488,317
Europe	803,971		231,774		114,768		161,692		1,312,205
Mexico(a)	134,067		265,011		—		160,596		559,674
Total net sales	$	2,195,064	$	1,470,278	$	244,392	$	450,462	$	4,360,196

	Nine Months Ended September 29, 2024
	(In thousands)
	Retail		Foodservice		Export		Other		Total
U.S.	$	4,253,747	$	3,082,396	$	350,600	$	329,945	$	8,016,688
Europe	2,465,912		639,384		351,473		420,802		3,877,571
Mexico(a)	401,794		752,210		—		457,964		1,611,968
Total net sales	$	7,121,453	$	4,473,990	$	702,073	$	1,208,711	$	13,506,227

	Nine Months Ended September 24 2023
	(In thousands)
	Retail		Foodservice		Export		Other		Total
U.S.	$	3,730,554	$	2,826,967	$	397,397	$	412,175	$	7,367,093
Europe	2,389,647		685,781		349,492		437,299		3,862,219
Mexico(a)	358,486		777,498		—		468,619		1,604,603
Total net sales	$	6,478,687	$	4,290,246	$	746,889	$	1,318,093	$	12,833,915

(a)Included in Mexico foodservice channel are sales to wholesale public meat markets that typically sell product on to foodservice customers. Included in Mexico other channel are sales to live chicken markets.

Contract Costs

The Company can incur incremental costs to obtain or fulfill a contract such as broker expenses that are not expected to be recovered. The amortization period for such expenses is less than one year; therefore, the costs are expensed as incurred.

Taxes

The Company excludes all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by the entity from a customer (for example, sales, use, value added and some excise taxes) from the transaction price.

Contract Balances

The Company receives payment from customers based on terms established with the customer. Payments are typically due within 14 to 30 days of delivery. Revenue contract liabilities relate to payments received in advance of satisfying the performance under the customer contract. The revenue contract liabilities relate to customer prepayments and the advanced consideration, such as cash, received from governmental agency contracts for which performance obligations to the end customer have not been satisfied.

Changes in the revenue contract liabilities balance are as follows (in thousands):

Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	84,958
Revenue recognized	(82,047)
Cash received, excluding amounts recognized as revenue during the period	82,218
Balance as of September 29, 2024	$	85,129

Accounts Receivable

The Company records accounts receivable when revenue is recognized. We record an allowance for credit losses, reducing our receivables balance to an amount we estimate is collectible from our customers. Estimates used in determining the allowance for credit losses are based on historical collection experience, current trends, aging of accounts receivable and periodic credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition. We write off accounts receivable when it becomes apparent, based upon age or customer circumstances, that such amounts will not be collected. Generally, the Company does not require collateral for its accounts receivable.