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Inventories | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Inventories | INVENTORIES Processed products, livestock and supplies and other are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost includes purchased raw materials, live purchase costs, growout costs (primarily feed, grower pay and catch and haul costs), labor and manufacturing and production overhead, which are related to the purchase and production of inventories. At June 30, 2018, 64% of the cost of inventories was determined by the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method as compared to 63% at September 30, 2017. The remaining cost of inventories for both periods is determined by the weighted-average method. The following table reflects the major components of inventory (in millions):
| June 30, 2018 |  | September 30, 2017
Processed products | $ | 1,950 |  |  | $ | 1,947 |
Livestock | 966 |  |  | 874 |
Supplies and other | 462 |  |  | 418 |
Total inventory | $ | 3,378 |  |  | $ | 3,239 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for inventory. Includes, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 330 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2126998 + Details
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