Rico's Produce

Sourcing

Direct contracts across 10 countries and 12 domestic regions.

We buy from US growers and we import, and the two halves are what actually close the calendar. Which fruit comes from where is published here. Who grows it is commercial information that goes to your QA and buying teams under NDA.

Domestic growing regions

12 US regions we buy from

New York

Domestic · Apples, storage season

Fruit from this origin

Appalachia

Domestic · Apples and stone fruit

Fruit from this origin

Georgia

Domestic · Spring berries

Fruit from this origin

North Carolina

Domestic · Early-summer berries

Fruit from this origin

South Carolina

Domestic · Summer stone fruit

Fruit from this origin

Import origins

10 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean

Colombia

Imported · Tropical, year-round

Fruit from this origin

Honduras

Imported · Tropical, year-round

Fruit from this origin

Brazil

Imported · Counter-season and tropical

Fruit from this origin

Dominican Republic

Imported · Caribbean, year-round

Fruit from this origin

Rico's Produce contracts directly with growers and packers in each origin. Grower identities, current signed certificates and audit reports go to your QA and buying teams under a mutual NDA before a program launches.

Combined coverage

Put every origin on one grid and the year closes.

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Blueberries
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blackberries
Table Grapes
Apples
Pears
Cherries
Stone Fruit
Kiwi
Tangerines
Lemons
Limes
Avocado
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For growers & packers

Do you grow or pack?

Two different conversations, depending on where you farm. Both start in the same place: we buy, and we take on what comes attached to the fruit.

If you grow abroad

We are your importer of record.

If you want your fruit in US retail and foodservice without standing up a US entity, a compliance program and a receivables book, that is precisely the role we fill.

  • We are the FSVP importer of record. The US regulatory obligation sits with us, not with you.
  • We finance the purchase, the freight and the duty, so you are paid on our terms.
  • We clear customs and hold the organic chain of custody as a certified handler.
  • We hold the retail and foodservice relationships, so your fruit goes into programs committed ahead of the season.

If you grow in the United States

We are a buyer and a route to market.

Domestic fruit is half our book. If you are packing more than your usual accounts can take, or you want a home for a variety before the window opens, that is a call worth having.

  • We buy for programs already committed with retail and foodservice buyers.
  • We consolidate and move the load ourselves, so a partial does not have to wait for a full truck.
  • We are in the market every day, which means a straight answer on what your fruit is worth this week.
  • Your season slots into a twelve-month calendar rather than competing with it.
Talk to us about your program