Growers, Inc. paid fees totaling $0.2 million and $0.1 million to TroyGould PC. During the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, Calavo Growers, Inc. paid fees totaling $0.3 million and $0.1 million to TroyGould PC.
As of July 31, 2019, and October 31, 2018, we had an investment of $4.8 million and $4.9 million, representing Calavo Sub’s 50% ownership in Agricola Don Memo, S.A. de C.V. (Don Memo), which was included as an investment in unconsolidated entities on our balance sheet. We make advances to Don Memo for operating purposes, provide additional advances as shipments are made during the season, and return the proceeds from tomato sales under our marketing program to Don Memo, net of our commission and aforementioned advances. As of October 31, 2018, we had outstanding advances of $2.5 million to Don Memo. During the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, we recorded $4.8 million and $3.4 million of cost of sales to Don Memo pursuant to our consignment agreement. During the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, we recorded $10.7 million and $7.2 million of cost of sales to Don Memo pursuant to our consignment agreement.
We make advances to Agricola Belher (Belher) for operating purposes, provide additional advances as shipments are made during the season, and return the proceeds from tomato sales under our marketing program to Belher, net of our commission and aforementioned advances. We had grower advances due from Belher totaling $2.5 million as of July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, which are netted against the grower payable. In addition, we had infrastructure advances due from Belher of $2.6 million as of July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018. $0.8 million of these infrastructure advances were recorded as a receivable in prepaid and other current assets. The remaining $1.8 million of these infrastructure advances were recorded in other assets. During the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, we recorded $1.9 million and $1.5 million of cost of sales to Belher pursuant to our consignment agreement. During the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, we recorded $19.6 million and $14.1 million of cost of sales to Belher pursuant to our consignment agreement.
In August 2015, we entered into Shareholder’s Agreement with various partners and created Avocados de Jalisco, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Avocados de Jalisco”). Avocados de Jalisco is a Mexican corporation created to engage in procuring, packing and selling avocados. As of July 31, 2019, this entity was approximately 83% owned by Calavo and was consolidated in our financial statements. Avocados de Jalisco built a packinghouse located in Jalisco, Mexico, which began operations in June of 2017. As of July 31, 2019, and October 31, 2018, we have made preseason advances of approximately $0.2 million to various partners of Avocados de Jalisco. During the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, we purchased approximately $4.5 million and $0.9 million of avocados from the partners of Avocados de Jalisco. During the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, we purchased approximately $8.1 million and $1.1 million of avocados from the partners of Avocados de Jalisco. In January 2018, we transferred $1.0 million of interest to the Avocados de Jalisco noncontrolling members.
As of July 31, 2019, and October 31, 2018, we had an investment of $8.0 million and $19.9 million in FreshRealm, LLC (“FreshRealm”). We record the amount of our investment in FreshRealm in “Investment in unconsolidated entities” on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and recognize losses in FreshRealm in “Income/ (loss) in unconsolidated entities” in our Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income. See Note 13 for additional information.
Effective July 31, 2018, we entered into a Note and Membership Unit Purchase Agreement (“NMUPA”) with FreshRealm, pursuant to which we agreed to provide additional financing, subject to certain terms and conditions. Pursuant to such NMUPA, we entered into a Subscription Agreement, whereby we purchased $3.5 million of equity units in FreshRealm, on July 31, 2018. FreshRealm concurrently entered into subscription agreements with certain third-party investors for an additional $3.5 million of equity investments. As of July 31, 2019, our ownership percentage in FreshRealm was approximately 37%.
Additionally, pursuant to the NMUPA, we entered into a $12 million Senior Promissory Note and corresponding Security Agreement (collectively, the “Agreements”) with FreshRealm, effective August 10, 2018. We funded $9 million of this loan commitment during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 and funded the remaining loan commitment amount of $3 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2019. During our second quarter of fiscal 2019, we amended the note related to this loan, due October 31, 2019, and, among other things, included a provision whereby we have the option to extend repayment of this note to November 1, 2020.