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Santa Maria produces broccoli and cauliflower 12 months a year. The valley stretches from the cool coastal areas to warm inland valleys. Pacific, in partnership with OSR Enterprises and A & A Farms, will produce approximately 5 million packages of produce a year from this area. In the spring, summer, and fall of the year we produce leaf lettuces, head lettuce, celery, spinach, cilantro, cauliflower, broccoli, and corn. We also have organics available there in the summer season.
Salinas, CA [Back to top]
Salinas is called the "Salad Bowl of the World". This is with good reason, with most of the major package salad processors headquartered here. Salinas and Santa Maria have very similar climates and growing seasons. Pacific ships approximately 5 million packages through its Cool Pacific facility in Salinas. Also, we move our processing plant from Yuma, AZ to Greenfield, CA south of Salinas from mid-March to mid-November.
Imperial Valley, CA [Back to top]
Pacific, working with our partner, Kelomar Farms, ships in season from early October to late June, starting with fall melons, moving to winter mix vegetables, and then finishing the season with corn, onions, cantaloupes, honeydews, and watermelons. From this area we ship both conventional and organic items. The Imperial Valley is below sea level and borders the Salton Sea. This inland sea and low elevation provide a climate conducive to growing the warmer weather crops earlier than any other area in the U.S.
Coachella Valley, CA [Back to top]
The Coachella Valley starts at the north western end of the Salton Sea, and extends west to the town of Palm Springs. Like the Imperial Valley, large areas are below sea level and provide a very warm climate for early bell peppers and corn, and make an ideal climate for winter mix vegetables such as lettuces, celery, spinach, and grapes. Pacific works with our partner, Kono Farms, to produce approximately 1 million packages of produce from this area.
Visalia, CA [Back to top]
Visalia lies in the south eastern end of the San Joaquin Valley. This valley is home to most of California's soft fruit, table grapes, and summer melon production. Pacific's focus is on the table grapes from numerous areas, from Arvin to Delano. In the shipping season, from early June to early December, Pacific will ship approximately 2 million cartons of table grapes.
Yuma, AZ [Back to top]
Yuma, AZ is a large agricultural area bordering Mexico that is the winter home of most of your processing and packaging operations headquartered in Salinas, CA. At a 200 foot elevation, and with abundant water from the Colorado River, it is an ideal area for growing winter lettuces. Pacific operates its Pure Pacific processing facility here from mid-November to mid-March. Yuma is also a major consolidation location for products grown in the Mexicali Valley. Products include lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, organics, cantaloupes and many smaller volume vegetables.
Nogales, AZ [Back to top]
Nogales is the entry point for all vegetable and fruit production from west Mexico. The season begins in September and runs through May every year. Products crossing the border include tomatoes, squash, melons grapes, bell peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, and corn. Meyer-Pacific operates out of three facilities here and expects to ship 10 million packages in 2004.
Phoenix, AZ [Back to top]
Phoenix sits in the center of the Salt River Valley at approximately 1200 feet elevation. Even though it is one of the ten largest cities in the U.S., there is a thriving agricultural industry still operating. Pacific, in partnership with Rousseau Farms, operates out of three facilities, cooling and shipping produce grown on approximately 5,000 acres of conventional, and 800 acres of organic ground. The shipping season begins in September with mix vegetables like carrots, broccoli, greens, cilantro, and cauliflower, and finishes in July with dry onions, cantaloupes and watermelons.