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Information regarding our operations in different segments - Gross Profit (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) segment	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Segment reporting information
Number of reportable segments | segment			3
Net sales less sales incentives	$ 281,166	$ 286,236	$ 554,516	$ 544,268
Cost of sales	259,091	249,399	516,633	476,594
Gross profit	22,075	36,837	37,883	67,674
Elimination between Fresh products and RFG
Segment reporting information
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated	200	400	700	900
Elimination between Calavo Foods and RFG
Segment reporting information
Sales and Cost of Sales Eliminated	800	700	1,600	1,700
Operating segments | Fresh products
Segment reporting information
Net sales less sales incentives	170,868	151,212	304,058	268,661
Cost of sales	156,463	123,388	283,071	219,979
Gross profit	14,405	27,824	20,987	48,682
Operating segments | Calavo Foods
Segment reporting information
Net sales less sales incentives	17,853	22,041	38,337	45,112
Cost of sales	12,919	15,495	27,051	31,823
Gross profit	4,934	6,546	11,286	13,289
Operating segments | RFG
Segment reporting information
Net sales less sales incentives	93,529	113,992	214,463	233,056
Cost of sales	90,793	111,525	208,853	227,353
Gross profit	2,736	2,467	5,610	5,703
Intercompany Eliminations
Segment reporting information
Net sales less sales incentives	(1,084)	(1,009)	(2,342)	(2,561)
Cost of sales	$ (1,084)	$ (1,009)	$ (2,342)	$ (2,561)

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