INVENTORIES (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 234,796	$ 220,306
Live poultry-broilers and breeders
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	158,590	143,554
Feed, eggs and other
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	37,457	40,834
Processed poultry
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	18,759	15,378
Prepared chicken
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	13,172	13,640
Packaging materials
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 6,818	$ 6,900