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Retirement Plans
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 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.
During the six months ended April 30, 2023, the Company made funding contributions of $2,500,000 to fully fund and settle the plan obligations. Lump sum payments were made to a portion of the active and vested terminated participants and annuities were purchased for all remaining participants from an insurance company. There are no remaining benefit obligations or plan assets and the remaining accumulated other comprehensive loss was fully recognized.
The Plan was funded consistent with the funding requirements of federal law and regulations. Plan assets were invested in a group trust consisting primarily of pooled funds, mutual funds, cash and cash equivalents.
16. Retirement Plans (continued)
The components of net periodic pension cost for the Plan were as follows (in thousands):
 Six Months Ended
April 30,
 20242023
Administrative expenses$— $20 
Interest cost— 34 
Expected return on plan assets— (17)
Prior service cost— 4 
Settlement loss recognized— 2,700 
Net periodic benefit cost$— $2,741