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Inventories
 6 Months Ended
Nov. 26, 2022
Inventories [Abstract]  
Inventories
Note 4 - Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following as of November 26, 2022
 
and May 28, 2022 (in thousands):
November 26, 2022
May 28, 2022
Flocks, net of amortization
$
156,782
$
144,051
Eggs and egg products
28,343
26,936
Feed and supplies
95,457
92,329
$
280,582
$
263,316
We
 
grow
 
and
 
maintain
 
flocks
 
of
 
layers
 
(mature
 
female
 
chickens),
 
pullets
 
(female
 
chickens,
 
under
 
18
 
weeks
 
of
 
age),
 
and
breeders
 
(male
 
and
 
female
 
chickens
 
used
 
to
 
produce
 
fertile
 
eggs
 
to
 
hatch
 
for
 
egg
 
production
 
flocks).
 
Our
 
total
 
flock
 
at
November 26,
 
2022 and
 
May 28,
 
2022 consisted
 
of approximately
10.4
 
million and
11.5
 
million pullets
 
and breeders
 
and
43.7
million and
42.2
 
million layers, respectively.