INVENTORIES (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 227,677	$ 198,753
Live poultry-broilers and breeders
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	150,938	131,984
Feed, eggs and other
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	37,368	37,109
Processed poultry
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	17,351	10,158
Prepared chicken
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	14,820	11,927
Packaging materials
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 7,200	$ 7,575