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Long-Term Debt | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long-Term Debt | Long-Term DebtLong-term debt is comprised of the following (in thousands):
| July 31, 2023 |  | October 31, 2022
AgWest Farm Credit revolving and non-revolving lines of credit: the interest rate of the revolving line of credit is variable based on the one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), which was 5.11% at July 31, 2023, plus 1.78%. The interest rate for the $40.0 million outstanding balance of the non-revolving line of credit is fixed at 3.57% through July 1, 2025 and variable thereafter. Interest is payable monthly and the principal is due in full on July 1, 2026. | $ | 40,000 |  |  | $ | 88,521 |
AgWest Farm Credit term loan: The interest rate was fixed at 3.24%. The loan was repaid in January 2023. | — |  |  | 919 |
AgWest Farm Credit term loan: The interest rate was fixed at 3.24%. The loan was repaid in January 2023. | — |  |  | 7,562 |
AgWest Farm Credit term loan: The interest rate was fixed at 2.77% until July 1, 2025, becoming variable for the remainder of the loan. The loan was repaid in January 2023. | — |  |  | 5,555 |
AgWest Farm Credit term loan: The interest rate was fixed at 3.19%. The loan was repaid in January 2023. | — |  |  | 2,003 |
Banco de Chile term loan: The interest rate is fixed at 6.48%. The loan is payable in annual installments through January 2025. | 633 |  |  | 675 |
Banco de Chile COVID-19 loans: The interest rates are fixed at 3.48%. The loans are payable in monthly installments through September 2024. | 158 |  |  | 233 |
Banco de Chile COVID-19 loans: The interest rates are fixed at 3.48% and 4.26%. The loans are payable in monthly installments through September 2026. | 379 |  |  | 434 |
Subtotal | 41,170 |  |  | 105,902 |
Less deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization | — |  |  | 94 |
Total long-term debt, net | 41,170 |  |  | 105,808 |
Less current portion | 435 |  |  | 1,732 |
Long-term debt, less current portion | $ | 40,735 |  |  | $ | 104,076 |
The Company entered into a Master Loan Agreement (the “MLA”) with AgWest Farm Credit, formerly known as Farm Credit West, (the “Lender”) dated June 1, 2021, together with a revolving credit facility supplement (the “Revolving Credit Supplement”), a non-revolving credit facility supplement (the “Non-Revolving Credit Supplement,” and together with the Revolving Credit Supplement, the “Supplements”) and an agreement to convert to a fixed interest rate for a period of time as described in the table above (“Fixed Interest Rate Agreement”). The MLA governs the terms of the Supplements. The MLA amends and restates the previous Master Loan Agreement between the Company and the Lender, dated June 19, 2017, and extends the principal repayment to July 1, 2026. In March 2020, the Company entered into a revolving equity line of credit promissory note and loan agreement with the Lender for a $15,000,000 Revolving Equity Line of Credit (the “RELOC”) secured by a first lien on the Windfall Investors, LLC property. The RELOC featured a 3-year draw period followed by 20 years of fully amortized loan payments. On March 31, 2023, the draw period expired and the RELOC was closed as there was no balance outstanding. The Supplements provide aggregate borrowing capacity of $115,000,000 comprised of $75,000,000 under the Revolving Credit Supplement, and $40,000,000 under the Non-Revolving Credit Supplement. As of July 31, 2023, the Company's outstanding borrowings under the Supplements were $40,000,000 and it had $75,000,000 available to borrow. In January 2023, the Company used the proceeds from the Northern Properties sale as described in Note 3 - Asset Sales and Disposals to reduce the Company's long-term debt. 10. Long-Term Debt (continued) The interest rate in effect under the Revolving Credit Supplement automatically adjusts on the first day of each month. The interest rate for any amount outstanding under the Revolving Credit Supplement was based on the one-month LIBOR plus or minus an applicable margin. As of January 1, 2023, the rate transitioned from LIBOR to the SOFR. The applicable margin ranges from 1.78% to 2.28% depending on the ratio of current assets, plus the remaining available commitment divided by current liabilities. On each one-year anniversary of July 1, the Company has the option to convert the interest rate in use under the Revolving Credit Supplement from the preceding SOFR-based calculation to a variable interest rate. The Company may prepay any amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Supplement without penalty. The interest rate in effect under the Non-Revolving Credit Supplement is a fixed interest rate of 3.57% per year until July 1, 2025 (the “Fixed Rate Term”). Thereafter, the interest rate will convert to a variable interest rate established by the Lender corresponding to the applicable interest rate group. The Company may not prepay any amounts under the outstanding Non-Revolving Credit Supplement during the Fixed Rate Term. Thereafter, the Company may prepay any amounts outstanding under the Non-Revolving Credit Supplement, provided that a fee equal to 0.50% of the amount prepaid and any other cost or loss suffered by the Lender must be paid with any prepayment. All indebtedness under the MLA, including any indebtedness under the Supplements, is secured by a first lien on Company-owned stock or participation certificates, Company funds maintained with the Lender, the Lender’s unallocated surplus, and certain of the Company’s agricultural properties in Ventura counties in California and certain of the Company’s building fixtures and improvements and investments in mutual water companies associated with the pledged agricultural properties. The MLA includes customary default provisions that provide should an event of default occur, the Lender, at its option, may declare all or any portion of the indebtedness under the MLA to be immediately due and payable without demand, notice of nonpayment, protest or prior recourse to collateral, and terminate or suspend the Company’s right to draw or request funds on any loan or line of credit. The MLA subjects the Company to affirmative and restrictive covenants including, among other customary covenants, financial reporting requirements, requirements to maintain and repair any collateral, restrictions on the sale of assets, restrictions on the use of proceeds, prohibitions on the incurrence of additional debt and restrictions on the purchase or sale of major assets of the Company’s business. The Company is also subject to a financial covenant that requires it to maintain compliance with a specific debt service coverage ratio greater than or equal to 1.25:1.0 when measured as of October 31, 2023, and annually thereafter. The Company was in compliance with the covenants as of October 31, 2022. In September 2023, the Lender modified the covenant to defer measurement at October 31, 2023 and resume a debt service coverage ratio of 1.25:1.0 measured as of October 31, 2024. In February 2023, the Lender declared an annual cash patronage dividend of 1.25% of average eligible loan balances and the Company received $1,413,000 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023. In December 2021, the Lender declared an annual cash patronage dividend of 1.25% of average eligible loan balances and the Company received $1,582,000 in February 2022. Interest is capitalized on non-bearing orchards, real estate development projects and significant construction in progress. The Company capitalized interest of $207,000 and $235,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $513,000 and $235,000 during the nine months ended July 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Capitalized interest is included in property, plant and equipment and real estate development assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

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