Inventories

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	October 31,
	2020		2019
Description	(in thousands)
Live poultry-broilers (net of reserve) and breeders	$	180,013	$	179,870
Feed, eggs and other	53,318		47,417
Processed poultry	32,952		35,121
Prepared chicken	16,142		20,032
Packaging materials	7,582		7,488
Total inventories	$	290,007	$	289,928