About - Navarro Pecan

Our facility

Our state-of-the-art facility is located in Corsicana, Texas on a 26-acre site, 50 miles south of Dallas. At more than 200,000 sq ft, our facility can shell more than 50 million pounds of pecans a year. Navarro is proud to have won the approval of many national and international food manufacturers. Our pecans are found in a variety of brand-name food products in the ice cream, confectionery, cereal, snack food and bakery industries.

At more than 200,000 sq ft, our facility can shell more than 50 million pounds of pecans a year.

Processing & capabilities

The Navarro plant is designed for quality assurance, cleanliness, efficiency and volume. We are constantly upgrading and installing new equipment, keeping well ahead of industry standards. Our facility features state-of-the-art equipment and quarry tile floors, enabling production of the finest pecans available on the market. Clean, efficient and low-cost processing enables Navarro Pecan to be highly competitive.

Operating on a 24-hour basis throughout the year, we have an annual shelling capacity of more than 50 million pounds of in-shell pecans. Our facility is equipped to shell native as well as improved varieties, also known as paper shell pecans.

Navarro has the capacity to refrigerate more than 20 million pounds of pecans at our own location, maintaining them at the peak freshness for shelling throughout the year. We also utilize refrigerated storage warehouses all across the United States for both in-shell and shelled pecans, providing accessible distribution to many food manufacturers in the United States and abroad.

Step 1

Harvest

Pecans are harvested on orchards and farms in the southern half of the United States and Mexico. The peak harvest months are October through January.

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Step 2

Shakers

Mechanical shakers are used to shake the pecans from the trees.

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Step 3

Sweeping

Pecans are swept into neat ‘wind rows’ between the trees to facilitate collection by mechanical sweepers.

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Step 4

Sizing & Grading

Once in our facility, pecans are sized and graded before being placed in storage.

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Step 5

Cleaning

Pecans are subjected to a hot water bath capable of achieving microbiological kills of 5-logs or higher prior to moving into the production area of the plant.

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Step 6

Shelling

The pecans are mechanically cracked, shelled, dried and sized.

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Step 7

Separating

Pecans flow through state-of-the-art air separating technology, electronic color sorting and laser sorting machines to reduce shell and other foreign materials to the lowest possible levels.

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Step 8

Inspection

To insure the highest quality possible, our highly trained staff monitors and inspects the product to remove any additional foreign material.

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Step 9

Boxing

The pecans are boxed and weighed, each carton goes through a metal detector to identify any metal foreign objects.

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Step 10

Palletized

Pecans are palletized, labeled and ready to be shipped.

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Step 11

Quality Review

Lastly, our Quality Control lab runs one last quality check to insure our customers receive the highest quality pecans.

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Shipping & Storage

Strategically located just 3 hours from the Port of Houston, Navarro can easily ship pecans all over the world, including Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Our location also provides direct access to in-shell pecans from the world’s major pecan growing regions in the United States. No matter where you are, you can have access to delicious Navarro pecans.

Pecans are stored in a cool, dry, odor-free area away from heat and sunlight. The temperature of the storage remains steady between 35℉ and 45℉ (at 60-70% humidity ) for a maximum of 90 days. If a longer storage period is needed, our product is stored at a temperature of 0℉ to maintain for up to two years.

Our pecans are generally packaged and shipped in 30 lb. (13.6 kg) corrugated boxes and, at the request of our customers, can be vacuum packed in polybags. They are shipped in 20 ft. shipping containers, which hold approximately 800 (30 lb.) corrugated boxes; or in 40 ft. shipping containers, holding 1,350 (30 lb.) boxes.