Boxes & Pallets

B. Henderson Packaging
3317 W. Alberta
Edinburg, TX 78539
Contact: Brandon Henderson
Phone: (956) 664-2494
Fax: (956) 664-2606
E-mail: bhenderson@rgv.rr.com

CHEP
1436 Applewood Dr.
Keller, TX 76248
Phone:210-259-9463
Fax: 817-577-1485
Julio Rodriguez
Julio.rodriguez@chep.com
 
International Paper Co.
1501 N. Closner
Edinburg, TX 78539

Boxes & Pallets

International Paper Co.
325 Marina Blvd.
Mandeville, LA 70471
Contact: Ken Mears
Phone: (985) 845-2075
Cell: 985-807-5177
E-mail: kenneth.mears@ipaper.com

J R Produce Supply
620 E. Chapin
Edinburg, TX 78539
Contact: John Fasano
Phone: (956) 316-2200
Fax: (956) 316-2154
E-mail:roccofasano@jrproducesupply.com

CorrChoice
Contact:
John Goodloe
5800 Cane Run Rd
Louisville, KY 40258
email: jane.jennings@multicorr.com
 
Shippers Supply
P. O. Box 1666
Pharr, TX 78577
Contact: Mark Dickerson
Phone: (956) 787-3203
Fax: (956) 783-9930
E-mail: ssctexas@sbcglobal.net
 
 

 

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FACTOIDS

Texas Agriculture Matters! Texas watermelons contribute almost $90 million annually to our state’s economy. Grown on farms stretching from the Rio Grande Valley up to the High Plains and from East Texas to the Trans-Pecos, watermelons nourish Texans and the Texas economy – enabling our producers and state to continue to be recognized leaders in the global marketplace.

– Sid Miller, Agriculture Commissioner

The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt.

Over 1,200 varieties of watermelons are grown worldwide in 96 countries.

Watermelons are 92% water.

Watermelon's official name is Citrullus Lanatus of the botanical family Curcurbitaceae. It is cousins to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash.

By weight, watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S., followed by cantaloupe and honeydew.

Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.

The first cookbook published in the U.S. in 1776 contained a recipe for watermelon rind pickles.

In 1990, Bill Carson of Arrington, TN grew the largest watermelon at 262 pounds that is still on the record books (1998 ed. Guinness Book of World Records).

TEXAS IS ONE OF THE TOP FOUR WATERMELON PRODUCERS IN THE COUNTRY, GROWING 15% OF THE TOTAL DOMESTIC CROP. LAST YEAR, TEXAS PRODUCED OVER 600 MILLION LBS OF WATERMELON.