Information regarding our operations in different segments - Gross Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018
Segment reporting information
Net sales	$ 286,236	$ 264,405	$ 544,268	$ 512,333
Cost of sales	249,399	232,436	476,594	454,054
Gross profit	36,837	31,969	67,674	58,279
Fresh products [Member]
Segment reporting information
Net sales	150,935	137,935	267,789	260,720
Cost of sales	123,169	122,815	219,233	231,343
Gross profit	27,766	15,120	48,556	29,377
Calavo Foods [Member]
Segment reporting information
Net sales	21,309	21,913	43,423	40,950
Cost of sales	14,989	14,361	30,671	27,423
Gross profit	6,320	7,552	12,752	13,527
RFG [Member]
Segment reporting information
Net sales	113,992	104,557	233,056	210,663
Cost of sales	111,241	95,260	226,690	195,288
Gross profit	2,751	9,297	6,366	15,375
Elimination between Fresh products and RFG [member]
Segment reporting information
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated	400	200	900	600
Elimination between Calavo Foods and RFG [member]
Segment reporting information
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated	700	800	1,700	1,600
Elimination between Fresh products and Calavo Foods [member]
Segment reporting information
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated	100	100	200	100
Operating segments
Segment reporting information
Revenue less sales incentives	287,439	265,450	547,023	514,645
Net sales	290,459	269,584	553,511	522,881
Cost of sales	250,602	233,481	479,349	456,366
Operating segments \| Fresh products [Member]
Segment reporting information
Revenue less sales incentives	151,406	138,189	268,855	261,388
Net sales	151,518	138,627	269,924	262,480
Cost of sales	123,583	123,052	220,174	231,955
Operating segments \| Calavo Foods [Member]
Segment reporting information
Revenue less sales incentives	22,041	22,704	45,112	42,594
Net sales	24,300	25,975	49,405	48,643
Cost of sales	15,496	14,840	31,823	28,461
Operating segments \| RFG [Member]
Segment reporting information
Revenue less sales incentives	113,992	104,557	233,056	210,663
Net sales	114,641	104,982	234,182	211,758
Cost of sales	111,523	95,589	227,352	195,950
Intercompany eliminations
Segment reporting information
Net sales	(1,203)	(1,045)	(2,755)	(2,312)
Cost of sales	(1,203)	(1,045)	(2,755)	(2,312)
Intercompany eliminations \| Fresh products [Member]
Segment reporting information
Net sales	(471)	(254)	(1,066)	(668)
Cost of sales	(414)	(237)	(941)	(612)
Intercompany eliminations \| Calavo Foods [Member]
Segment reporting information
Net sales	(732)	(791)	(1,689)	(1,644)
Cost of sales	(507)	(479)	(1,152)	(1,038)
Intercompany eliminations \| RFG [Member]
Segment reporting information
Cost of sales	$ (282)	$ (329)	$ (662)	$ (662)

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