Calavo boosts tomato greenhouse acreage by 25%
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers Inc. has expanded its greenhouse acreage in Mexico by 25% over last year, said Brian Bernauer, director of operations and sales.
Calavo’s tomato and roma greenhouse acreage has tripled since 2015, he said.
The company is building a “very specific style” of mid-tech, full-plastic greenhouses where plants are grown in eco-friendly coco peat.