Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Inventories

Summary of inventories

	September 27,				December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2014				2013
At lower of LIFO cost or market:
Live hogs and materials		$	202,802			$	207,310
Fresh pork and materials		34,199				33,485
		237,001				240,795
LIFO adjustment		(42,880		)		(62,236		)
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market		194,121				178,559
At lower of FIFO cost or market:
Grains, oilseeds and other commodities		354,653				299,229
Sugar produced and in process		45,570				53,325
Other		54,003				74,289
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market		454,226				426,843
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market		85,293				93,596
Total inventories		$	733,640			$	698,998