The forklifts bring the plastic crates over

and lift them so the fruit rolls into the staging area where it's packed into boxes. Then they're stored in a cooler until loaded into trucks. Was I exaggerating when I said this place was so clean?!

Tour Day: Citrus plant

February 22nd 2010
(Shining Light Ministries) I’ve mentioned that we are in the heart of citrus country, and today we were fortunate enough to be able to tour a citrus handling plant, right here in Mission. (There are six in this valley, not counting the private growers who market their own.) The plant owns its own orchard, one of which surrounds it, but it also contracts with other growers…think Sidney Sugar ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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