Second packing facility ready to go

Below is a video of the new Gillette Citrus packing facility in Reedley, CA.  

The facility is a state-of-the-art packing house that will handle HMC's plums in the summer months and Gillette's citrus in the fall through the spring time period.  This project is a venture between HMC and Gillette Citrus, both companies have invested considerable capital expenditures to make this a cutting-edge packing plant.  Technological features of this plant include a Compact Spectrim pre grader, a Compact Spectrim grader, as well as a Compact Inspectra 2 Brix-Acid grader for Gillette Citrus’ fruit bound for their high brix markets.  

Gillette Citrus will use this plant mainly for their export program. As shown in the video below, running fruit across a line designed for plums will ensure delicate handling of the citrus throughout the pack line, much more than a standard orange packing house design. HMC has been running plums on this new line the past season and they are very impressed with the gentle treatment on their plums and the efficiencies of the Compact Spectrim graders.

Gillette will begin using this facility for the upcoming citrus season on their navels. cara caras and blood oranges.