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Information regarding our operations in different segments - Gross Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2018
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 359,332 | $ 296,419 | $ 903,601 | $ 808,752
Cost of sales | 323,557 | 263,349 | 800,152 | 717,403
Gross profit | 35,775 | 33,070 | 103,449 | 91,349
Fresh products [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Net sales | 206,989 | 149,834 | 474,779 | 410,554
Cost of sales | 181,668 | 134,903 | 400,902 | 366,246
Gross profit | 25,321 | 14,931 | 73,877 | 44,308
Calavo Foods [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Net sales | 24,832 | 25,340 | 68,258 | 66,290
Cost of sales | 22,000 | 17,199 | 52,671 | 44,622
Gross profit | 2,832 | 8,141 | 15,587 | 21,668
RFG [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Net sales | 127,511 | 121,245 | 360,564 | 331,908
Cost of sales | 119,889 | 111,247 | 346,579 | 306,535
Gross profit | 7,622 | 9,998 | 13,985 | 25,373
Elimination between Fresh products and RFG [member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated | 500 | 300 | 1,400 | 1,000
Elimination between Calavo Foods and RFG [member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated | 1,000 | 800 | 2,700 | 2,500
Elimination between Fresh products and Calavo Foods [member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated | 200 | 100 | 400 | 200
Operating segments |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Revenue less sales incentives | 361,037 | 297,628 | 908,061 | 812,273
Net sales | 365,069 | 302,146 | 918,578 | 825,027
Cost of sales | 325,263 | 264,558 | 804,613 | 720,924
Operating segments | Fresh products [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Revenue less sales incentives | 207,730 | 150,217 | 476,586 | 411,605
Net sales | 208,284 | 150,817 | 478,209 | 413,297
Cost of sales | 182,346 | 135,254 | 402,521 | 367,209
Operating segments | Calavo Foods [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Revenue less sales incentives | 25,796 | 26,166 | 70,911 | 68,760
Net sales | 28,357 | 29,405 | 77,762 | 78,048
Cost of sales | 22,952 | 17,739 | 54,775 | 46,200
Operating segments | RFG [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Revenue less sales incentives | 127,511 | 121,245 | 360,564 | 331,908
Net sales | 128,428 | 121,924 | 362,607 | 333,682
Cost of sales | 119,965 | 111,565 | 347,317 | 307,515
Intercompany eliminations |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Net sales | (1,705) | (1,209) | (4,460) | (3,521)
Cost of sales | (1,706) | (1,209) | (4,461) | (3,521)
Intercompany eliminations | Fresh products [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Net sales | (741) | (383) | (1,807) | (1,051)
Cost of sales | (678) | (351) | (1,619) | (963)
Intercompany eliminations | Calavo Foods [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Net sales | (964) | (826) | (2,653) | (2,470)
Cost of sales | (952) | (540) | (2,104) | (1,578)
Intercompany eliminations | RFG [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Cost of sales | $ (76) | $ (318) | $ (738) | $ (980)

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