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Note 3 - Inventories and Major Vendors | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements |
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 3 – Inventories and major vendors Inventories, consisting of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost has been determined using the weighted average cost method. Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | April 30, 2024 |  |  | October 31, 2023 |
Raw materials and supplies |  | $ | 11,241 |  |  | $ | 12,957 |
Work in process |  |  | 439 |  |  |  | 439 |
Finished goods |  |  | 4,699 |  |  |  | 5,334 |
Totals |  | $ | 16,379 |  |  | $ | 18,730 |
For the three months ended April 30, 2024, no single vendor accounted for 10% or more of inventory purchases. For the three months ended April 30, 2023, two vendors accounted for 27% and 12% of inventory purchases. For the six months ended April 30, 2024, no single vendor accounted for 10% or more of inventory purchases and one vendor accounted for 20% of inventory purchases for the six months ended April 30, 2023. We have arrangements with these vendors to purchase products based on purchase orders that we periodically issue.

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