INVENTORIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

	September 27, 2015		December 28, 2014
	(In thousands)
Live chicken and hens	$	395,860	$	363,438
Feed, eggs and other	216,034		198,681
Finished chicken products	225,735		227,649
Total chicken inventories	837,629		789,768
Commercial feed and other	3,644		537
Total inventories	$	841,273	$	790,305