INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

INVENTORIES [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

	September 29, 2013		December 30, 2012
	(In thousands)
Live chicken and hens	$	420,644	$	405,335
Feed, eggs and other		244,250		307,500
Finished chicken products		245,939		237,159
Total chicken inventories		910,833		949,994
Commercial feed and other		253		302
Total inventories	$	911,086	$	950,296