INVENTORIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory

Inventories consisted of the following:

	January 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Live poultry-broilers and breeders	$	157,188	$	143,554
Feed, eggs and other	37,439		40,834
Processed poultry	21,300		15,378
Prepared chicken	13,615		13,640
Packaging materials	6,811		6,900
	$	236,353	$	220,306