Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Inventories

Summary of inventories

	September 29,			December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011
At lower of LIFO cost or market:
Live hogs and materials	$	244,394		$	228,624
Fresh pork and materials	29,837			29,426
	274,231			258,050
LIFO adjustment	(83,495		)	(57,783		)
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market	190,736			200,267
At lower of FIFO cost or market:
Grains and oilseeds	411,396			251,839
Sugar produced and in process	54,037			78,730
Other	75,468			63,449
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market	540,901			394,018
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market	74,883			50,645
Total inventories	$	806,520		$	644,930