INVENTORIES

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

Inventory type	April 30, 2019		October 31, 2018
Live poultry-broilers and breeders	$	186,586	$	150,980
Feed, eggs and other	40,390		37,965
Processed poultry	33,327		30,973
Prepared chicken	17,572		13,591
Packaging materials	7,598		6,547
Total Inventories	$	285,473	$	240,056