Information regarding our operations in different segments - Gross Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Segment reporting information
Net sales	$ 258,032	$ 247,928
Cost of sales	227,195	221,618
Gross profit	30,837	26,310
Fresh products [Member]
Segment reporting information
Net sales	116,854	122,785
Cost of sales	96,064	108,528
Gross profit	20,790	14,257
Calavo Foods [Member]
Segment reporting information
Net sales	22,114	19,037
Cost of sales	15,682	13,062
Gross profit	6,432	5,975
RFG [Member]
Segment reporting information
Net sales	119,064	106,106
Cost of sales	115,449	100,028
Gross profit	3,615	6,078
Elimination between Fresh products and RFG [member]
Segment reporting information
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated	500	400
Elimination between Calavo Foods and RFG [member]
Segment reporting information
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated	1,000	900
Elimination between Fresh products and Calavo Foods [member]
Segment reporting information
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated		100
Operating segments
Segment reporting information
Revenue less sales incentives	259,584	249,196
Net sales	263,052	253,296
Cost of sales	228,747	222,886
Operating segments \| Fresh products [Member]
Segment reporting information
Revenue less sales incentives	117,449	123,200
Net sales	118,406	123,852
Cost of sales	96,591	108,905
Operating segments \| Calavo Foods [Member]
Segment reporting information
Revenue less sales incentives	23,071	19,890
Net sales	25,105	22,668
Cost of sales	16,327	13,620
Operating segments \| RFG [Member]
Segment reporting information
Revenue less sales incentives	119,064	106,106
Net sales	119,541	106,776
Cost of sales	115,829	100,361
Intercompany eliminations
Segment reporting information
Net sales	(1,552)	(1,268)
Cost of sales	(1,552)	(1,268)
Intercompany eliminations \| Fresh products [Member]
Segment reporting information
Net sales	(595)	(415)
Cost of sales	(527)	(377)
Intercompany eliminations \| Calavo Foods [Member]
Segment reporting information
Net sales	(957)	(853)
Cost of sales	(645)	(558)
Intercompany eliminations \| RFG [Member]
Segment reporting information
Cost of sales	$ (380)	$ (333)

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