Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory

Total inventory consists of the following (in millions):

	March 29, 2014		September 28, 2013
Processed products:
Weighted-average method – chicken, prepared foods and international	$	745	$	799
First-in, first-out method – beef and pork	713		624
Livestock – first-in, first-out method	1,109		1,002
Supplies and other – weighted-average method	401		392
Total inventory	$	2,968	$	2,817