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INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

4. INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

	December 29, 2013		December 30, 2012
	(In thousands)
Live chicken and hens	$	368,582	$	405,335
Feed, eggs and other		216,045		307,500
Finished chicken products		223,932		237,159
Total chicken inventories		808,559		949,994
Commercial feed, table eggs and other		273		302
Total inventories	$	808,832	$	950,296

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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