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Inventories
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2012
Inventories [Abstract]  
Inventories
3. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

 

                 
    July 31,
2012
    October 31,
2011
 

Fresh fruit

  $ 7,039     $ 6,588  

Packing supplies and ingredients

    8,522       5,610  

Finished prepared foods

    5,440       5,589  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 21,001     $ 17,787  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the three and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2012 and 2011, we were not required to and did not record any provisions to reduce our inventories to the lower of cost or market.