Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 134,946,000	$ 126,024,000
Less deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization	165,000	176,000
Total long-term debt, net	134,781,000	125,848,000
Less current portion	3,304,000	3,277,000
Long-term debt, less current portion	131,477,000	122,571,000
Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,435,000	1,435,000
Variable interest rate	6.00%
Notes Payable \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	5.00%
Notes Payable \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	7.00%
Farm Credit West Revolving and Non-Revolving Lines of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 112,020,000	102,251,000
Farm Credit West Revolving and Non-Revolving Lines of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate	0.15%
Basis spread on variable rate	1.60%
Farm Credit West Revolving and Non-Revolving Lines of Credit \| Non-Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 40,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate	4.77%
Farm Credit West Term Loan due November 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,282,000	1,438,000
Fixed interest rate	2.48%
Farm Credit West Term Loan due October 2035
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,015,000	1,029,000
Fixed interest rate	3.24%
Farm Credit West Term Loan due March 2036
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 8,327,000	8,433,000
Fixed interest rate	3.24%
Farm Credit West Term Loan due March 2036
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 6,139,000	6,220,000
Fixed interest rate	2.77%
Wells Fargo Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 3,117,000	3,491,000
Fixed interest rate	3.58%
Banco de Chile Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,067,000	1,205,000
Fixed interest rate	6.48%
Banco De Chile COVID-19 Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 544,000	$ 522,000
Fixed interest rate	3.48%	2.90%

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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