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Segment Information - Gross Profit (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment | Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 3 |  |
Net sales | $ 1,195,777 | $ 1,088,758 | $ 1,075,565
Cost of sales | 1,067,695 | 975,142 | 961,021
Gross profit | 128,082 | 113,616 | 114,544
Fresh products [Member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Net sales | 618,937 | 551,654 | 582,662
Cost of sales | 532,587 | 497,494 | 510,286
Gross profit | 86,350 | 54,160 | 72,376
Calavo Foods [Member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Net sales | 90,777 | 88,174 | 74,395
Cost of sales | 70,613 | 61,861 | 61,042
Gross profit | 20,164 | 26,313 | 13,353
RFG [Member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Net sales | 486,063 | 448,930 | 418,508
Cost of sales | 464,495 | 415,787 | 389,693
Gross profit | 21,568 | 33,143 | 28,815
Elimination between Fresh products and RFG [member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated | 1,800 | 1,600 | 1,300
Elimination between Calavo Foods and RFG [member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated | 4,000 | 3,500 | 3,200
Elimination between Fresh products and Calavo Foods [member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated | 500 | 400 |
Operating segments |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Revenue less sales incentives | 1,201,980 | 1,093,784 | 1,080,063
Cost of sales | 1,073,898 | 980,168 | 965,519
Operating segments | Fresh products [Member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Revenue less sales incentives | 621,183 | 553,208 | 583,976
Cost of sales | 534,600 | 498,962 | 511,410
Operating segments | Calavo Foods [Member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Revenue less sales incentives | 94,734 | 91,646 | 77,579
Cost of sales | 73,735 | 64,221 | 63,751
Operating segments | RFG [Member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Revenue less sales incentives | 486,063 | 448,930 | 418,508
Cost of sales | 465,563 | 416,985 | 390,358
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Net sales | (6,203) | (5,026) | (4,498)
Cost of sales | (6,203) | (5,026) | (4,498)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Fresh products [Member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Net sales | (2,246) | (1,554) | (1,314)
Cost of sales | (2,013) | (1,468) | (1,124)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Calavo Foods [Member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Net sales | (3,957) | (3,472) | (3,184)
Cost of sales | (3,122) | (2,360) | (2,709)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | RFG [Member] |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |
Cost of sales | $ (1,068) | $ (1,198) | $ (665)

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