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INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2023
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Schedule of equity in earnings of affiliates | Equity in Earnings of Affiliates consists of:
|  |  | Quarter Ended |  | Six Months Ended
in thousands | % Owned | Segment | April 30, 2023 |  | May 1, 2022 |  | April 30, 2023 |  | May 1, 2022
MegaMex Foods, LLC | 50% | Retail | $ | 12,932 |  |  | $ | 3,011 |  |  | $ | 26,613 |  |  | $ | 10,006 |
Other Joint Ventures | Various (20-50%) | International | 3,939 |  |  | 2,905 |  |  | 5,816 |  |  | 2,807 |
Total |  |  | $ | 16,870 |  |  | $ | 5,916 |  |  | $ | 32,429 |  |  | $ | 12,814 |
Schedule of distributions received from equity method investees | Distributions received from equity method investees include:
| Quarter Ended |  | Six Months Ended
in thousands | April 30, 2023 |  | May 1, 2022 |  | April 30, 2023 |  | May 1, 2022
Dividends | $ | 10,000 |  |  | $ | 12,500 |  |  | $ | 13,652 |  |  | $ | 30,539 |

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