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Credit Facility
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2020
Credit Facility  
Credit Facility

Note 16. Credit Facility

We have a revolving credit facility with Bank of America as administrative agent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. as joint lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and Farm Credit West, as joint lead arranger. Under the terms of this agreement, we are advanced funds for both working capital and long-term productive asset purchases.  Total credit available under this agreement is $80 million and will expire in June 2021. Upon notice to Bank of America, we may from time to time, request an increase in the Credit Facility by an amount not exceeding $50 million. For our current credit agreement, the weighted-average interest rate was 2.5% and 3.8% at April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019.  Under these credit facilities, we had $45.0 million outstanding as April 30, 2020.  There was nothing outstanding as of October 31, 2019.

     This Credit Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for agreements of this type, including the following financial covenants applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis: (a) a quarterly consolidated leverage ratio of not more than 2.50 to 1.00 and (b) a quarterly consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.15 to 1.00. We are in compliance with all financial covenants.