INVENTORIES

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2021

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

Inventory type	April 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
	(in thousands)
Live poultry-broilers and breeders	$	223,762	$	180,013
Feed, eggs and other	60,290		53,318
Processed poultry	41,645		32,952
Prepared chicken	12,555		16,142
Packaging materials	9,190		7,582
Total Inventories	$	347,442	$	290,007