Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Inventories

Summary of inventories

	September 28,				December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2013				2012
At lower of LIFO cost or market:
Live hogs and materials		$	240,528			$	258,638
Fresh pork and materials		34,892				31,495
		275,420				290,133
LIFO adjustment		(78,897		)		(90,730		)
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market		196,523				199,403
At lower of FIFO cost or market:
Grains, oilseeds and other commodities		349,034				317,573
Sugar produced and in process		57,887				65,986
Other		76,016				73,606
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market		482,937				457,165
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market		102,388				100,296
Total inventories		$	781,848			$	756,864