Inventories - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Corn contracts
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory write-down	$ 465
Ethanol
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory write-down	20
Distillers Grains
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory write-down	$ 16

Amount of loss from reductions in inventory due to subsequent measurement adjustments, including, but not limited to, physical deterioration, obsolescence, or changes in price levels.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116847112&loc=d3e4542-108314

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