Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

Inventories

Summary of inventories

	October 3,		December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2015		2014
At lower of LIFO cost or market:
Live hogs and materials	$	202,968	$	208,641
Fresh pork and materials		29,997		28,573
		232,965		237,214
LIFO adjustment		(31,847)		(36,560)
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market		201,118		200,654
At lower of FIFO cost or market:
Grains, oilseeds and other commodities		296,827		320,066
Sugar produced and in process		49,306		48,863
Other		55,581		57,344
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market		401,714		426,273
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market		91,417		109,375
Total inventories	$	694,249	$	736,302