A Farmer’s Best Roma tomato is grown with the highest standards of safety, quality, reliability and sustainability. To ensure only the finest Roma tomatoes for our clients, our growing, packaging and shipping processes are combined with advanced technology with sustainable practices .
Start of Growing Process
Similar to our other produce offerings, Roma tomato seedlings start in our protected greenhouses in Culiacán, on the west coast of Mexico. The image below shows our Romas at the very start of their growing process in the green houses.
When they have reached optimal height that will allow successful growth in the fields, the seedlings are prepared for their next move.
Growing Strong in the Fields
Our Roma tomatoes’ next stop is our fields. Temperature-controlled trucks are used to transport the Roma tomatoes to maintain their healthy status, which only increases after being planted. The image below shows Roma tomatoes at the peak of their freshness.
Harvest
Our Romas are constantly harvested, as they are available year-round. They’re picked at the peak of freshness before their trip to our packing houses.
Sorting and Packing
After arriving to the packing houses, they’re sorted by our automatic selection machines to ensure only the best and most impressive Romas make it to our customers. Our sorting machines can sort up to 40 tons of Romas each hour!
Once sorted, the Romas are safely packed and transported to our warehouses where they wait briefly for client pick-up in our temperature-controlled warehouse, as shown below:
Our Romas are distributed by our two ports; our headquarters in Nogales, Ariz. and McAllen, Texas.
Since this entire process is constantly in motion at Farmer’s Best to offer Romas year-round, we’ve perfected and streamlined it with the best machinery and employees in the industry.
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