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Inventories
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2021
Inventories  
Inventories

3.

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

January 31, 

October 31, 

2021

2020

Fresh fruit

    

$

15,973

    

$

14,677

Packing supplies and ingredients

 

12,078

 

12,540

Finished prepared foods

 

13,655

 

14,570

$

41,706

$

41,787

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We periodically review the value of items in inventory and record any necessary write downs of inventory based on our assessment of market conditions. Inventory includes reserves of $0.3 million in slow moving and obsolete packing supply inventory as of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020. No additional inventory reserve was considered necessary as of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020.