Information regarding our operations in different segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

The following table sets forth sales by product category, by segment (in thousands):


	Three months ended July 31, 2014												Three months ended July 31, 2013
	Fresh products			Calavo Foods			RFG			Total			Fresh products			Calavo Foods			RFG			Total
Third-party sales:
Avocados	$	124,429		$	—		$	—		$	124,429		$	117,450		$	—		$	—		$	117,450
Tomatoes		610			—			—			610			3,334			—			—			3,334
Papayas		3,369			—			—			3,369			3,179			—			—			3,179
Pineapples		1,658			—			—			1,658			1,799			—			—			1,799
Other fresh products		265			—			—			265			184			—			—			184
Food service		—			13,748			—			13,748			—			11,762			—			11,762
Retail and club		—			6,082			72,477			78,559			—			5,466			55,970			61,436

Total gross sales		130,331			19,830			72,477			222,638			125,946			17,228			55,970			199,144
Less sales incentives		(499	)		(2,737	)		(700	)		(3,936	)		(312	)		(2,685	)		(1,204	)		(4,201	)

Net sales	$	129,832		$	17,093		$	71,777		$	218,702		$	125,634		$	14,543		$	54,766		$	194,943


	Nine months ended July 31, 2014												Nine months ended July 31, 2013
	Fresh products			Calavo Foods			RFG			Total			Fresh products			Calavo Foods			RFG			Total
Third-party sales:
Avocados	$	320,506		$	—		$	—		$	320,506		$	286,735		$	—		$	—		$	286,735
Tomatoes		19,706			—			—			19,706			22,670			—			—			22,670
Papayas		9,793			—			—			9,793			9,559			—			—			9,559
Pineapples		4,413			—			—			4,413			4,970			—			—			4,970
Other fresh products		409			—			—			409			397			—			—			397
Food service		—			36,393			—			36,393			—			32,264			—			32,264
Retail and club		—			17,137			185,349			202,486			—			14,437			141,636			156,073

Total gross sales		354,827			53,530			185,349			593,706			324,331			46,701			141,636			512,668
Less sales incentives		(1,321	)		(8,464	)		(2,160	)		(11,945	)		(1,142	)		(8,024	)		(2,724	)		(11,890	)

Net sales	$	353,506		$	45,066		$	183,189		$	581,761		$	323,189		$	38,677		$	138,912		$	500,778

Gross Margin


	Fresh products		Calavo Foods		RFG		Total
	(All amounts are presented in thousands)
Three months ended July 31, 2014
Net sales	$	129,832	$	17,093	$	71,777	$	218,702
Cost of sales		120,318		13,253		64,186		197,757

Gross margin	$	9,514	$	3,840	$	7,591	$	20,945


Three months ended July 31, 2013
Net sales	$	125,634	$	14,543	$	54,766	$	194,943
Cost of sales		116,363		9,860		50,642		176,865

Gross margin	$	9,271	$	4,683	$	4,124	$	18,078


	Fresh products		Calavo Foods		RFG		Total
	(All amounts are presented in thousands)
Nine months ended July 31, 2014
Net sales	$	353,506	$	45,066	$	183,189	$	581,761
Cost of sales		328,101		34,811		165,237		528,149

Gross margin	$	25,405	$	10,255	$	17,952	$	53,612


Nine months ended July 31, 2013
Net sales	$	323,189	$	38,677	$	138,912	$	500,778
Cost of sales		303,083		26,603		128,354		458,040

Gross margin	$	20,106	$	12,074	$	10,558	$	42,738

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