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Related-Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 10, 2018 USD ($) item	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) item director	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2016 USD ($)
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Amount paid for 50% ownership						$ 1,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired						35.00%
Purchase price						$ 1,000
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Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
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Investment in unconsolidated entities									19,900	19,900
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Infrastructure Advance Agreement With Belher [Member] \| Other long-term assets [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Infrastructure advances due									$ 2,600	400
FreshRealm
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Ownership Percentage									37.00%
FreshRealm \| Senior Notes [Member]
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Gross revenue threshold for financing, term	2 months
FreshRealm
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Additional loan									$ 200	300
Revenue from related parties									$ 300	200	100
Number of officers \| item									3
Number of board of directors \| director									5
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Loan	$ 12,000
Number of tranches \| item	2
Amount released for each tranche	$ 6,000
Two-month gross revenue threshold for financing	17,000
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Loan	$ 6,000
FreshRealm \| Senior Promissory Note, Tranche 2 [Member]
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Loan									$ 3,000			$ 3,000
FreshRealm \| Chief executive officer
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Investment in unconsolidated entities										7,000					$ 1,500
Belo
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Ownership interest							50.00%		50.00%
Avocados de Jalisco
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Amount transferred to non controlling interest holder					$ 1,000
Non-executive Directors \| FreshRealm
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated entities					$ 1,800									$ 1,200
Limoneira [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Dividend income from Limoneira									$ 400	400	300
Rent paid									300	300	300
TroyGould PC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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LIG [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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THNC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Calavo Sub
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Ownership interest							50.00%
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Purchase price							$ 2,000
Agricola Don Memo
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advances to supplier									2,500	1,600	900		$ 2,500
Agricola Don Memo \| Bank of America [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount loaned																$ 4,500
Agricola Don Memo \| Infrastructure Advance Agreement With Belher [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual repayment of advances				$ 600
Agricola Don Memo \| Infrastructure Advance Agreement With Belher [Member] \| LIBOR
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Applicable margin (as a percent)				10.00%
Agricola Belher [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advances to supplier									4,000	4,000	4,400
Agricola Belher [Member] \| Infrastructure Advance Agreement With Belher [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advances to supplier				$ 3,000
RFG to FreshRealm [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties									$ 9,900	7,300
Don Memo
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Additional investment			$ 100
Additional loan			100
Don Memo \| Don Memo
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contributions made			$ 200
Maximum [Member] \| Limoneira [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest									10.00%
Avocados [Member] \| Non-executive Directors
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases from related parties									$ 11,200	19,800	25,500
Tomatoes [Member] \| Agricola Don Memo
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases from related parties									11,100	8,900	4,800
Tomatoes [Member] \| Agricola Belher [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases from related parties									14,100	13,900	26,000
Avocados de Jalisco
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases from related parties									$ 1,800	1,900
Ownership interest									83.00%
Preseason advances									$ 100	$ 100	$ 100
Noncash transfer of noncontrolling interest									$ 1,001
FreshRealm
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest									37.00%
Investment in unconsolidated entities									$ 19,900
Subscription agreements issued to third-party investors		$ 3,500						$ 3,500
FreshRealm \| Calavo Growers, Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Subscription agreements issued to third-party investors		$ 3,500