01 — Local economy
Business in Fresno, CA
Farmland of the San Joaquin Valley surrounds the city, and Fresno County, among the most productive agricultural counties in the US, grows almonds, grapes, pistachios, citrus and dairy that are packed, processed, financed and shipped from here. Packing houses, irrigation and equipment dealers, farm-labour contractors and food processors sit beside large distribution centres for Amazon and other retailers, while Community Health System is a major employer.
Where software helps: Packers and processors here receive fruit and nuts from many growers, so they need grower settlements, grade and weight tracking, cold-storage inventory and lot traceability under FSMA, rather than separate scale-house and accounting systems.