Asset Sales and Disposals

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2025

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Northern Properties

In October 2022, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement, as amended, (the “Agreement”) with PGIM Real Estate Finance, LLC (“PGIM”) to sell 3,537 acres of land and citrus orchards in Tulare County, California (the “Northern Properties”) for a purchase price of $100,405,000. On January 25, 2023, the Board approved the Agreement creating a binding agreement of the Company to sell the Northern Properties and the transaction closed on January 31, 2023. During the quarter ended April 30, 2023, the purchase price was decreased by $397,000 for reimbursement of certain cultural costs and prepaid expenses, resulting in a final purchase price of $100,008,000. After transaction costs the Company received net proceeds of $98,411,000.

The following is a summary of the transaction (in thousands):


Net cash proceeds received	$	85,494
Debt directly repaid through the transaction	12,917
Total net proceeds received	98,411
Less: net book value of assets sold
Cultural costs	3,853
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	155
Property, plant and equipment, net	53,144
Intangible assets, net	12
Other assets	1,320
Accrued liabilities	(68)
	58,416
Gain on disposal of assets	$	39,995

The proceeds were used to pay down all of the Company’s domestic debt except the AgWest Farm Credit non-revolving line of credit. The Northern Properties component, including an allocation of interest expense related to the debt directly repaid through the transaction, had a pretax loss of $1,667,000 for fiscal year 2023.

On January 31, 2023, the Company entered into a Farm Management Agreement (“FMA”) with an affiliate of PGIM to provide farming, management and operations services related to the Northern Properties. The FMA had an initial term expiring March 31, 2024, and thereafter continued from year to year unless earlier terminated under the terms of the FMA. Further, on January 31, 2023, the Company entered into a Grower Packing and Marketing Agreement (“GPMA”) to provide packing, marketing and selling services for lemons harvested on the Northern Properties for a minimum five-year term, subject to certain benchmarking standards. The FMA was terminated effective March 31, 2025 and the GPMA was terminated effective October 13, 2025.

Pan de Azucar and San Pablo Orchards

The Company has a 90% interest in Fruticola Pan de Azucar S. A. (“PDA”) and a 100% interest in Agricola San Pablo, SpA (“San Pablo”), both of which are citrus orchards located near La Serena, Chile. The agricultural properties consist of approximately 500 acres of lemons, 100 acres of oranges and 2,900 acres of other land. On November 7, 2025, PDA and San Pablo (collectively, the “Sellers”), each entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Novation Agreement (collectively, the “Purchase Agreements”) with San Pedro, SpA, a Chilean joint stock company (the “Buyer”) to sell the agricultural properties and related water rights for an aggregate purchase price of $14,967,000. The transactions closed upon transfer of the deeds simultaneously with the execution of the Purchase Agreements.

After a period of 60-90 days to record the transactions, which is customary in Chilean real estate transactions, the Buyer will make an initial payment to the Sellers in the aggregate amount of $6,800,000, of which approximately $742,000 will be deferred until certain requirements have been fulfilled. The remainder of the Buyer’s payment obligations, in the aggregate amount of $8,167,000, will be made in installment payments in amounts that will be calculated based on the excess free cash flows of the combined operations of the sold properties and a third citrus ranch owned by the Buyer, measured annually as of March 31 until the remaining balance is paid in full (the “Balance Payments”). Following the final Balance Payment, the Buyer will also make an additional payment in an amount equal to 50% of the prior year’s Balance Payment. The Buyer’s payment obligations are secured by a pledge on its corporate equity interests in favor of the Sellers.

The major classes of assets classified as held for sale as of October 31, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):


Property, plant and equipment, net	$	11,900
Intangible assets, net	1,818
Total	$	13,718

Yuma Property

In December 2023, the Company sold 12 acres of real property located in Yuma, Arizona for a sales price of $775,000. After transaction and closing costs, the Company recorded a gain on disposal of assets of $187,000 during fiscal year 2024.

Cadiz Ranch

In April 2023, the Company determined that citrus farming operations were economically unviable on 670 acres of leased agricultural land at the Cadiz Ranch. As a result, the Company ceased farming operations at the Cadiz Ranch, disposed of the related property, plant and equipment and recorded a loss on disposal of assets of $9,012,000 during fiscal year 2023.