INVENTORIES (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 253,081	$ 252,765
Live poultry-broilers and breeders
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	164,894	161,575
Feed, eggs and other
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	39,077	35,361
Processed poultry
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	31,855	37,769
Prepared chicken
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	10,964	12,207
Packaging materials
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 6,291	$ 5,853