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Inventories (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2013
Inventories |
Summary of inventories |
|  | March 30, |  | December 31, |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
At lower of LIFO cost or market: |  |  |  |  |
Live hogs and materials |  | $ | 249,976 |  | $ | 258,638 |
Fresh pork and materials |  | 38,749 |  | 31,495 |
|  | 288,725 |  | 290,133 |
LIFO adjustment |  | (80,926) |  | (90,730) |
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market |  | 207,799 |  | 199,403 |
At lower of FIFO cost or market: |  |  |  |  |
Grains, oilseeds and other commodities |  | 406,747 |  | 317,573 |
Sugar produced and in process |  | 61,603 |  | 65,986 |
Other |  | 71,152 |  | 73,606 |
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market |  | 539,502 |  | 457,165 |
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market |  | 95,163 |  | 100,296 |
Total inventories |  | $ | 842,464 |  | $ | 756,864 |

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