Our view: Tariff on goods from Mexico would hurt avocado growers

The avocado was relegated to the ranks of niche agricultural products until some clever growers from Ventura County figured out how to grow, harvest and ship them into U.S. markets year round. By outsourcing operations to Mexico and Latin America, Calavo, Mission Produce and others extended the four-month growing season in California to 12 months Read More →
Calavo Growers to pay 90 cent dividend per share

The board of directors for Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers announced Sept. 27 that it would pay a 90 cent dividend per share of its common stock. The dividend is payable Dec. 8 to shareholders of record Nov. 17 and amounts to $15.7 million, a 12.5 percent increase over an 80 cent dividend 2015. Calavo stock Read More →
Oxnard needs to get financial house in order

A Feb. 23 city council meeting in Oxnard underscores the fact that the region’s largest city still has some cleanup work to do after the financial scandal that engulfed the city several years ago. The accounting firm Eadie and Payne said that it needed until at least March 29 to prepare a schedule for the Read More →
Here’s how to navigate stock market meltdown

Markets are quirky things. They sail along for a while and then wham, turbulence arrives. Twice in the past six months we’ve seen two market meltdowns — the latest put the U.S. indices deep into correction territory. My own takeaway is that we are not in the middle of a full-blown financial crisis; there’s been Read More →