Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Inventories

Summary of inventories

	December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2013			2012
At lower of LIFO cost or market:
Live hogs and materials	$	207,310		$	258,638
Fresh pork and materials	33,485			31,495
	240,795			290,133
LIFO adjustment	(62,236		)	(90,730		)
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market	178,559			199,403
At lower of FIFO cost or market:
Grains, oilseeds and other commodities	299,229			317,573
Sugar produced and in process	53,325			65,986
Other	74,289			73,606
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market	426,843			457,165
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market	93,596			100,296
Total inventories	$	698,998		$	756,864