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INVENTORIES

9 Months Ended

Oct. 06, 2012

NOTE 8—INVENTORIES

The major classes of inventories were as follows:


	October 6, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Finished products	$	441,541	$	414,640
Raw materials and work in progress		140,579		131,287
Crop-growing costs		198,195		224,149
Operating supplies and other		64,480		59,441

	$	844,795	$	829,517

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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