INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory

Inventories consisted of the following:

	July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Live poultry-broilers and breeders	$	150,938	$	131,984
Feed, eggs and other	37,368		37,109
Processed poultry	17,351		10,158
Prepared chicken	14,820		11,927
Packaging materials	7,200		7,575
	$	227,677	$	198,753