INVENTORIES (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 210,922	$ 198,753
Live poultry-broilers and breeders
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	143,270	131,984
Feed, eggs and other
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	31,856	37,109
Processed poultry
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	12,229	10,158
Prepared chicken
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	16,069	11,927
Packaging materials
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 7,498	$ 7,575