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INVENTORIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

Inventories consist of the following:

		July 31, 2011				May 1, 2011
		(in millions)
Live hogs		$	966.1			$	942.8
Fresh and packaged meats		849.9				875.5
Grains		121.4				89.8
Manufacturing supplies		59.8				60.0
Other		51.1				51.8
Total inventories		$	2,048.3			$	2,019.9

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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Topic
-SubTopic
-Publisher SEC
-Number 210
-Article 5
-Subparagraph a,b,c
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Paragraph 6
-Section 2

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