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Retirement Plans
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
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The Limoneira Company Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) is a noncontributory, defined benefit, single employer pension plan, which provides retirement benefits for all eligible employees. Benefits paid by the Plan are calculated based on years of service, highest five-year average earnings, primary Social Security benefit and retirement age. Effective June 2004, the Company froze the Plan and no additional benefits accrued to participants subsequent to that date.

The Plan is funded consistent with the funding requirements of federal law and regulations. There were funding contributions of zero and $150,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There were funding contributions of zero and $450,000 during the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. 

The components of net periodic pension cost for the Plan for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
July 31,		Nine Months Ended
July 31,
 2020201920202019
Administrative expenses$70 $47 $209 $141 
Interest cost160 207 481 621 
Expected return on plan assets(248)(272)(743)(816)
Prior service cost11 11 33 33 
Recognized actuarial loss184 101 554 302 
Net periodic benefit cost$177 $94 $534 $281