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Retirement Plans
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Retirement Plans Retirement Plans
The Limoneira Company Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) was a noncontributory, defined benefit, single employer pension plan, which provided retirement benefits for all eligible employees. Benefits paid by the Plan were 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 was administered by Principal Bank and Mercer Human Resource Consulting. In fiscal year 2021, the Company terminated the Plan effective December 31, 2021.
Retirement Plans (continued)
During fiscal year 2023, the Company made funding contributions of $2,500,000 to fully fund and settle the plan obligations. Lump sum payments were made to a portion of the active and vested terminated participants and annuities were purchased for all remaining participants from an insurance company. There are no remaining benefit obligations or plan assets, and the remaining accumulated other comprehensive loss was fully recognized.
The Plan was funded consistent with the funding requirements of federal law and regulations. Plan assets were invested in a group trust consisting primarily of cash.
The following tables set forth the Plan’s net periodic benefit cost, changes in benefit obligation and Plan assets, funded status, amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, additional year-end information and assumptions used in determining the benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost.
The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Plan consists of the following for the fiscal years ended October 31 (in thousands):
 20242023
Administrative expenses$— $20 
Interest cost— 34 
Expected return on plan assets— (17)
Prior service cost— 4 
Settlement loss recognized— 2,700 
Net periodic benefit cost$— $2,741 
Following is a summary of the Plan’s funded status at October 31 (in thousands):
 20242023
Change in benefit obligation:  
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$— $14,607 
Administrative expenses— 20 
Plan settlements— (14,427)
Interest cost— 35 
Benefits paid— (100)
Expenses paid— (220)
Benefits and expenses payable— (198)
Transfer in— 99 
Actuarial loss (gain)— 184 
Benefit obligation at end of year$— $— 
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$— $12,335 
Actual return on plan assets— 11 
Plan settlements— (14,427)
Employer contributions— 2,500 
Benefits paid— (100)
Expenses paid— (220)
Benefits and expenses payable— (198)
Transfer in— 99 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year$— $— 
17. Retirement Plans (continued)
Presented below are changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, before tax, in the Plan at October 31, (in thousands):
 20242023
Changes recognized in other comprehensive income:  
Net loss arising during the year$— $190 
Amortization of prior service cost— (54)
Amortization of net loss— (2,649)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income$— $(2,513)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit and other comprehensive loss $— $228 
The Company has a 401(k) plan in which an employee can participate after one month of employment. Employees may elect to defer up to 100% of their annual earnings subject to Internal Revenue Code limits. The Company makes a matching contribution on these deferrals up to 4% of the employee’s annual earnings after one year of employment. Participants vest in any matching contribution at a rate of 20% per year beginning after one year of employment. In addition, for calendar year 2024 and 2023, the Company contributed a discretionary profit sharing of 2% of gross wages deposited into the 401(k) account of all eligible employees. During fiscal years 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company contributed to the plan and recognized expenses of $915,000, $676,000 and $445,000, respectively.