Note 12 - Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

						Fruit and								Subtotal				LIFO
		Vegetable				Snack				Other				(FIFO basis)				Impact				Total
Fiscal Year 2025:
Net sales (1)		$	1,439,029			$	107,373			$	32,485			$	1,578,887			$	-			$	1,578,887
Cost of products sold			1,282,833				87,492				23,887				1,394,212				34,474				1,428,686
Selling and advertising expense (2)			30,842				2,680				428				33,950				-				33,950
General and administrative expense			27,440				3,243				10,826				41,509				-				41,509
Other segment items (3)			(3,214	)			-				(9,772	)			(12,986	)			-				(12,986	)
Interest expense, net of interest income			30,370				2,251				624				33,245				-				33,245
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		$	70,758			$	11,707			$	6,492			$	88,957			$	(34,474	)		$	54,483
Income taxes																							13,259
Net earnings																						$	41,224

Additional segment disclosures:
Depreciation and amortization (4)		$	40,770			$	3,388			$	618			$	44,776			$	-			$	44,776
Capital expenditures (5)		$	60,431			$	1,117			$	-			$	61,548			$	-			$	61,548
Total assets		$	1,433,773			$	104,666			$	2,246			$	1,540,685			$	(359,256	)		$	1,181,429

Fiscal Year 2024:
Net sales (1)		$	1,325,618			$	100,835			$	32,150			$	1,458,603			$	-			$	1,458,603
Cost of products sold			1,137,351				88,993				21,699				1,248,043				22,342				1,270,385
Selling and advertising expense (2)			30,843				3,011				369				34,223				-				34,223
General and administrative expense			30,331				3,011				13,644				46,986				-				46,986
Other segment items (3)			2,634				209				(12,853	)			(10,010	)			-				(10,010	)
Interest expense, net of interest income			31,607				2,347				66				34,020				-				34,020
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		$	92,852			$	3,264			$	9,225			$	105,341			$	(22,342	)		$	82,999
Income taxes																							19,681
Net earnings																						$	63,318

Additional segment disclosures:
Depreciation and amortization (4)		$	39,364			$	3,480			$	634			$	43,478			$	-			$	43,478
Capital expenditures (5)		$	42,089			$	1,536			$	-			$	43,625			$	-			$	43,625
Total assets		$	1,604,449			$	100,627			$	3,703			$	1,708,779			$	(324,782	)		$	1,383,997

Fiscal Year 2023:
Net sales (1)		$	1,374,468			$	104,156			$	30,728			$	1,509,352			$	-			$	1,509,352
Cost of products sold			1,151,397				100,272				21,753				1,273,422				131,611				1,405,033
Selling and advertising expense (2)			34,861				3,227				387				38,475				-				38,475
General and administrative expense			28,278				2,858				11,461				42,597				-				42,597
Other segment items (3)			9,693				554				(15,118	)			(4,871	)			-				(4,871	)
Interest expense, net of interest income			12,684				1,180				461				14,325				-				14,325
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		$	137,555			$	(3,935	)		$	11,784			$	145,404			$	(131,611	)		$	13,793
Income taxes																							4,562
Net earnings																						$	9,231

Additional segment disclosures:
Depreciation and amortization (4)		$	37,359			$	3,024			$	558			$	40,941			$	-			$	40,941
Capital expenditures (5)		$	57,593			$	13,406			$	806			$	71,805			$	-			$	71,805
Total assets		$	1,415,857			$	95,658			$	3,646			$	1,515,161			$	(302,440	)		$	1,212,721

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

		Fiscal Year:
		2025				2024				2023
Net sales:
United States		$	1,492,266			$	1,374,774			$	1,408,710
International			86,621				83,829				100,642
Total net sales		$	1,578,887			$	1,458,603			$	1,509,352

As a percentage of net sales:
United States			94.5	%			94.3	%			93.3	%
International			5.5	%			5.7	%			6.7	%
Total			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%