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REVENUE
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
REVENUE REVENUE
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in connection with a contract in which the Company has agreed to sell, and a customer has agreed to purchase, specific quantities of product at agreed-upon prices and when the Company's performance obligation related to that contract has been satisfied. In the majority of its contracts with customers, the Company's performance obligation is satisfied when delivery of the product has occurred, either at the customer's facility or the Company's facility, depending on the terms of each contract. In a smaller number of contracts, ownership of the product passes from the Company to the customer at some point during transit, at which time the performance obligation is satisfied and revenue is recognized. Revenue and related receivables are recognized based on the transaction price within the contract and are reduced by estimated or known amounts for items such as rebates, discounts, cooperative advertising allowances and other various items.
The cost incurred for shipping and handling activities to deliver the product to the customer is recognized in cost of sales during the period in which the corresponding revenue is recognized. Where shipping and handling activities occur after the
customer has obtained control of the product, the Company has elected to account for those expenses as fulfillment costs in cost of sales, rather than an additional promised service. Revenue is reported gross of any freight charge that is separately invoiced to a customer, and all freight costs are accounted for as cost of sales.
Due to the nature of our contracts, commissions associated with such contracts provide only a short-term benefit (i.e. less than one year); therefore, we recognize costs of commissions paid to third-party brokers as selling, general and administrative expenses.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following tables disaggregate our net sales by product category (in thousands):
Product CategoryThree Months Ended July 31, 2020Three Months Ended July 31, 2019
Fresh, vacuum-sealed chicken$303,746 $365,446 
Fresh, chill-packed chicken395,110 301,795 
Fresh, ice-packed chicken133,302 146,117 
Prepared chicken52,305 67,825 
Frozen chicken67,094 58,073 
Other4,898 5,896 
Total net sales$956,455 $945,152 

Product CategoryNine Months Ended July 31, 2020Nine Months Ended July 31, 2019
Fresh, vacuum-sealed chicken$880,300 $956,228 
Fresh, chill-packed chicken1,025,542 839,563 
Fresh, ice-packed chicken384,563 378,576 
Prepared chicken142,497 187,216 
Frozen chicken175,955 150,773 
Other15,387 21,413 
Total net sales$2,624,244 $2,533,769