is a licensed packer
for Sunkist Growers, Inc. and provides packing
services for over 100
Sunkist lemon growers, representing over 4,000 acres
in the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, Monterey,
Tulare,
Kern, Riverside, and San Diego. Oxnard Lemon Company
is a premier lemon packer in the California and Arizona
lemon
industry, also packing organic
lemons and meyer lemons.
One out of every six Sunkist lemons comes from Oxnard
Lemon
Company.
The employees and management at Oxnard Lemon Company are committed to providing
our growers with the best possible returns for their fruit, as well as providing
our Sunkist customers with quality lemons and service twelve months a year.
Please contact us for your packing needs. On our website you will find information
about
the packing facility, services provided to growers and customers, and our food
safety and food security program. We are strategically located in Oxnard, Ventura
County.
Lemon Recipes www.sunkist.com/recipes
Asian Citrus Psyllid www.farmbureauvc.com/pest.html |
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| Attention Oxnard Lemon Company Growers - Now Available - Password protected grower access to sample grade reports, pool statements, receiving and picking information, market and crop updates. Click on "Growers" and set up your account. For questions call Cara at 805-483-1173. |
| | FOOD SAFETY WORKSHOP - A Food Safety Workshop for growers, coordinated by California Citrus Mutual, is scheduled for Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the Santa Paula Community Center, 530 W. Main St., Santa Paula. The workshop is from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. There is no charge and no registration is needed. The workshop will focus on GAP (Good Agricultural Practices). All growers are encouraged to attend. |
| | NEW SERVICES: Oxnard Lemon Company is now packing ORGANIC lemons and MEYER lemons on a year around basis.
Certified by CCOF, Oxnard Lemon Company has been certified to pack organic lemons since 2006. SEEDLESS lemons are available from November through March. More of a year around supply of SEEDLESS lemons will be coming in the future.
Contact Sam or Tom Mayhew for more information.
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| | SPECIALTY OPPORTUNITIES:
Opportunities for differentiation and increased
revenue potential are available with citrus
specialties that are being asked for more and
more in the market. In addition to meyer lemons
and organic lemons, new specialties include
seedless lemons, limes, and variegated pink lemons.
Call Sam Mayhew for more information.
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| | SUSTAINABILITY - Oxnard Lemon Company has been using the new electronic food safety document recording system from Certified Quality Assurance (CQA) since 2010. With the Cutter system employees complete food safety checklists and corrective actions electronically on PDAs. Critical sanitation material and temperature levels are also recorded automatically and electronically on the Cutter system. With the Cutter food safety system Oxnard Lemon Company has entered and maintained all food safety documentation electronically for over one year. The plan is to eliminate the huge paper requirement for today's food safety programs. |
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