MADERA, CA - Welcome to Behind the Greens. 

Bari Produce has officially welcomed its early season California Apricots. Apricots are one of the last, truly seasonal items and as such, they tend to be a hot impulse buy in the produce section. Timing for Bari Produce is typically the end of April, all the way through the middle of June.

Specializing in larger type fruit, Bari’s varieties include Kylece, Poppycot, Coral-cot and Giant Lorna. This year, the company unveiled a new label specifically for larger sizes, called CRAZY APES. All the company’s apricots are grown by one family grower ranch, which is Global GAP certified for both Harvest and Packing. 

Besides having unique, and large varieties, another reason the Bari Produce program shines is its fruit is hand packed. Bari recently upgraded its packing facility to accommodate three belt type lines to handle the increasing volume. First, the fruit is gently placed on a belt from the picking totes and then that fruit is manually sorted and graded by hand, minimizing fruit rolling around and bouncing around on a typical mechanical sorter or sizer. The end result is a cleaner piece of fruit that ends up in the box.

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