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At a grove located off Rice Canyon Road, workers pick avocados for Del Rey Avocado Company.
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A Del Rey associate gathers several avocados at once to be boxed. The company receives and boxes more than 25 million pounds of fruit each year.
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Sorted avocados wait to be boxed at Del Rey.
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Net bags of avocados at Del Rey are designated for Costco stores.
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Each box of avocados must be weighed before it is sealed at the packing house. Del Rey sells to local grocery stores, such as Major Market, Winco, Costco and Stater Bros. Ninety-nine percent of the fruit is sold in the United States, reaching states like Maine and Florida. Some boxes even make it to the Middle East.
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