On March 31, 2022, a structure fire significantly damaged a large portion of the largest fresh onion packing facilities in South Texas. The Rio Fresh Inc. family from its offices in San Juan, TX would like to share the following statement regarding last night’s tragic news:
“Last night a massive fire overtook our onion packing facility. Our family and team are devastated over our loss, but we remain thankful.
Our employees and family were able to evacuate the facility, and everyone made it out safely. We thank God for this tremendous blessing. First responders came from across the valley to help contain a fire that seemed to know no end. Thank you to these brave people who put their lives on the line to do this critical work.
We are especially grateful to our employees who showed up to help and support us. They stood by our side and worked tirelessly to help us salvage anything possible to minimize the damage. We would be nowhere without these faithful teammates, and we humbly thank them.
Farming families are accustomed to storms and trials. At this time, our team is working with the community to identify continuation plans as we are still mid-season with a bountiful crop before us.
We continually count our blessings and look forward to brighter days and better seasons.
Trusting God, we will put one foot in front of the other to rebuild our business - always remembering how much we have to be thankful for.
Please pray for our family and employees. God is good.
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8”
Rio Fresh Inc. is a third generation family farming operation in South Texas. They grow, pack and ship a large variety of Texas-grown items including: Texas 1015 Sweet Onions, cabbage, kale, greens and melons.
For more information:
Hector Garza
Texas International Produce Association
Tel: +1 (956) 581-8632
hector.garza@texipa.org
https://texipa.org