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Note 13 - Segment Information - Segment Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Net sales [1] $ 1,659,675 $ 1,578,887 $ 1,458,603
Cost of products sold 1,428,461 1,428,686 1,270,385
Selling and advertising expense [2] 37,343 33,950 34,223
General and administrative expense 45,754 41,509 46,986
Other segment items [3] (19,122) (12,986) (10,010)
Interest Expense, Nonoperating 18,144 33,245 34,020
Earnings before income taxes 149,095 54,483 82,999
Income taxes 34,421 13,259 19,681
Net earnings 114,674 41,224 63,318
Depreciation and amortization [4] 43,997 44,776 43,478
Capital expenditures [5] 46,855 61,548 43,625
Total assets 1,247,758 1,181,429 1,383,997
Subtotal FIFO Basis [Member]      
Net sales [1] 1,659,675 1,578,887 1,458,603
Cost of products sold 1,450,759 1,394,212 1,248,043
Selling and advertising expense [2] 37,343 33,950 34,223
General and administrative expense 45,754 41,509 46,986
Other segment items [3] (19,122) (12,986) (10,010)
Interest Expense, Nonoperating 18,144 33,245 34,020
Earnings before income taxes 126,797 88,957 105,341
Depreciation and amortization [4] 43,997 44,776 43,478
Capital expenditures [5] 46,855 61,548 43,625
Total assets 1,584,716 1,540,685 1,708,779
LIFO Impact [Member]      
Net sales [1] 0 0 0
Cost of products sold (22,298) 34,474 22,342
Selling and advertising expense [2] 0 0 0
General and administrative expense 0 0 0
Other segment items [3] 0 0 0
Interest Expense, Nonoperating 0 0 0
Earnings before income taxes 22,298 (34,474) (22,342)
Depreciation and amortization [4] 0 0 0
Capital expenditures [5] 0 0 0
Total assets (336,958) (359,256) (324,782)
Operating Segments [Member] | Vegetable Segment [Member]      
Net sales [1] 1,517,815 1,439,029 1,325,618
Cost of products sold 1,337,578 1,282,833 1,137,351
Selling and advertising expense [2] 34,447 30,842 30,843
General and administrative expense 29,604 27,440 30,331
Other segment items [3] (989) (3,214) 2,634
Interest Expense, Nonoperating 16,220 30,370 31,607
Earnings before income taxes 100,955 70,758 92,852
Depreciation and amortization [4] 36,032 40,770 39,364
Capital expenditures [5] 40,918 60,431 42,089
Total assets 1,473,285 1,433,773 1,604,449
Operating Segments [Member] | Fruit and Snack Segment [Member]      
Net sales [1] 108,476 107,373 100,835
Cost of products sold 89,201 87,492 88,993
Selling and advertising expense [2] 2,525 2,680 3,011
General and administrative expense 3,351 3,243 3,011
Other segment items [3] 20 0 209
Interest Expense, Nonoperating 1,522 2,251 2,347
Earnings before income taxes 11,857 11,707 3,264
Depreciation and amortization [4] 3,277 3,388 3,480
Capital expenditures [5] 3,918 1,117 1,536
Total assets 108,369 104,666 100,627
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment [Member]      
Net sales [1] 33,384 32,485 32,150
Cost of products sold 23,980 23,887 21,699
Selling and advertising expense [2] 371 428 369
General and administrative expense 12,799 10,826 13,644
Other segment items [3] (18,153) (9,772) (12,853)
Interest Expense, Nonoperating 402 624 66
Earnings before income taxes 13,985 6,492 9,225
Depreciation and amortization [4] 4,688 618 634
Capital expenditures [5] 2,019 0 0
Total assets $ 3,062 $ 2,246 $ 3,703
[1] Information received by the CODM as part of net sales includes trade promotion costs representing amounts paid to customers for shelf space, to obtain favorable display positions, and to offer temporary price reductions for the sale of the Company's products to consumers.
[2] Information received by the CODM as part of selling and advertising expenses includes direct selling expenses such as brokerage costs, sales force employee compensation, and costs incurred to execute sales to customers.
[3] Other segment items include other operating (income) expense, net and other non-operating income, each of which are not considered to be significant segment expenses. These amounts are combined into one line for purposes of reconciling to the reported measure of earnings (loss) before income taxes.
[4] Depreciation and amortization are required to be disclosed as both amounts are included in the reported measure of earnings (loss) before income taxes. The amounts are not considered to be significant segment expenses and therefore are shown separately as an additional segment disclosure. Depreciation and amortization are included within the line items for cost of products sold and general and administrative expense.
[5] Capital expenditures represent fixed asset additions recorded during the respective fiscal year, regardless of payment timing. The total shown for each fiscal year reconciles to amounts reported on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows within the sections for net cash used in investing activities and supplemental noncash transaction information.