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Debt Instruments
3 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2017
Debt Instruments [Abstract]  
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4. Revolving Credit Facility The Company entered into a five-year revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) on July 5, 2016. Maximum borrowings under the Revolver total $400,000,000 from April through July and $500,000,000 from August through March.  The Revolver balance as of July 1, 2017 was $226,010,000 and is included in Long-Term Debt in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company utilizes its Revolver for general corporate purposes, including seasonal working capital needs, to pay debt principal and interest obligations, and to fund capital expenditures and acquisitions. Seasonal working capital needs are affected by the growing cycles of the vegetables and fruits the Company processes. The majority of vegetable and fruit inventories are produced during the months of June through November and are then sold over the following year. Payment terms for vegetable and fruit produce are generally three months but can vary from a few days to seven months. Accordingly, the Company’s need to draw on the Revolver may fluctuate significantly throughout the year.

The reduction in average amount of Revolver borrowings during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2017 relates to the new Farm Credit $100,000,000 debt and operating results in the last year ended July 1, 2017 of $11,836,000, partially offset by the acquisition of Truitt Bros., Inc. totaling $14,420,000, a stock buyback of $2,349,000 made during the last year ended July 1, 2017 and total Inventories, excluding the inventories of the acquisition, which are $30,600,000 higher than the same period last year.

General terms of the Revolver include payment of interest at LIBOR plus a defined spread.

The following table documents the quantitative data for Revolver borrowings during the first quarters of fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017:

First Quarter
20182017
(In thousands)
Reported end of period:
Outstanding borrowings$226,010$264,000
Weighted average interest rate2.49%1.95%
Reported during the period:
Maximum amount of borrowings$233,895$274,629
Average outstanding borrowings$214,472$255,114
Weighted average interest rate2.30%1.95%