Produce First

    Certifications & Food Safety

    Four announced PrimusGFS v3.2 audits, benchmarked by GFSI, covering every step we operate. Every audit number can be verified at primusgfs.com.

    Verify at primusgfs.com

    Compliance and traceability

    Certification
    PrimusGFS v3.2, announced audits, benchmarked by GFSI.
    FDA compliance
    FSMA Preventive Controls addendum. Zero open non-conformities.
    Traceability
    Lot code on every pallet tag and case label. FSMA 204 ready. ASN supported.
    Cooling
    Dry vacuum cooling to 33–36 °F. No wash, no water or ice contact, no wax. Onion is field-cured and forced-air cooled, not vacuum cooled.
    Logistics
    Mixed loads: every manifest carries at least 10 different items.
    Position in the chain
    Grower and packer, not a broker.

    Our facilities

    Field and harvest

    San Antonio de Peralta, Abasolo, Guanajuato, C.P. 36986, México

    Audit 389196 · Audit 389197

    Asian vegetable packing and cooling

    Rancho El Castillo G110, Calzada del Tepozán, Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato, C.P. 36485, México

    Audit 390743

    12-pallet vacuum cooler, 180-pallet cold storage, grading room with three sorting lines and our own bagging machines.

    Onion packing

    Empaque Don Cebollo, Carretera Purísima de Cubos, Parcela 61, Ejido de San Idelfonso, Colón, Querétaro, C.P. 76270, México

    Audit 393528

    Offices in the United States: warehouse and office in Queens, New York, and an office in McAllen, Texas.

    Company identifiers

    Legal name
    PRODUCE FIRST, S.A. de C.V.
    Tax ID (RFC)
    PFI210713PAA
    D-U-N-S
    951609805
    Incorporated
    13/07/2021
    Annual volume
    ~10,000 tonnes · peak November–May
    Markets
    60% United States · 40% Canada · plus Mexico