Inventories



(In thousands)	December 31, 2015		June 30, 2015
Coffee:
Processed	$	14,952	$	13,837
Unprocessed	12,491		11,968
Total	$	27,443	$	25,805
Tea and culinary products:
Processed	$	18,761	$	17,022
Unprocessed	1,693		2,764
Total	$	20,454	$	19,786
Coffee brewing equipment parts	$	5,139	$	4,931
Total inventories	$	53,036	$	50,522

In addition to product cost, inventory costs include expenditures such as direct labor and certain supply and overhead expenses incurred in bringing the inventory to its existing condition and location. The “Unprocessed” inventory values stated in the above table represent the value of raw materials and the “Processed” inventory values represent all other products consisting primarily of finished goods.

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The Company accounts for coffee, tea and culinary products on the last in, first out ("LIFO") basis and coffee brewing equipment parts on the first in, first out ("FIFO") basis. The Company regularly evaluates these inventories to determine whether market conditions are appropriately reflected in the recorded carrying value. At the end of each quarter, the Company records the expected effect of the liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities, if any, and records the actual impact at fiscal year-end. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method is made only at the end of each fiscal year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. If inventory quantities decline at the end of the fiscal year compared to the beginning of the fiscal year, the reduction results in the liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities carried at the cost prevailing in prior years. This LIFO inventory liquidation may result in a decrease or increase in cost of goods sold depending on whether the cost prevailing in prior years was lower or higher, respectively, than the current year cost. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations must necessarily be based on management's estimates of expected fiscal year-end inventory levels and costs. As these estimates are subject to many forces beyond management's control, interim results are subject to the final fiscal year-end LIFO inventory valuation.

On December 8, 2015, the Company completed the sale of the Spice Assets to Harris Spice (see Note 4). Because the Company anticipates that its inventory levels at June 30, 2016 will decrease from the June 30, 2015 levels due to the sale of inventory included in the Spice Assets, the Company recorded $0.3 million in expected beneficial effect of the liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities in cost of goods sold in each of the three and six months ended December 31, 2015, which increased net income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2015 by $0.3 million. In the three and six months ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded $2.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively, in expected beneficial effect of LIFO inventory liquidation in cost of goods sold which increased net income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2014 by $2.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively.