The History of Panoramic Fruit Company

As the more recent trees planted on our exotic fruit farm come into production and the older trees increase their yield, the fruit quantities we are able to produce and sell continue to rise each year. However, there have been setbacks due to Hurricane Maria in 2017. The impact of this catastrophic tropical cyclone has caused significant reductions in harvest tonnage. Nevertheless, we are hopeful that we can restore our exotic fruit farm to its former level of production with time.

The demand for rambutan, mangosteen, durian and other exotic fruit increased locally, making it less sensible or competitive for farms like mine to ship the exotic fruit off the island and I now supply only the people of Puerto Rico. The devastation caused by Hurricane Maria made this sentiment even more true, as Puerto Rico lost a significant percentage of its local food production capability due to the tropical cyclone’s hurricane-force winds. Over the past century, major direct hits by hurricanes have been sporadic in our area. Restoration efforts can help rebuild the locally grown food supply. The sooner replanting begins, the sooner self-sustaining supplies of local produce can resume. Locally grown fruit means less reliance on offshore, marked-up food for Puerto Ricans. Better quality and fresher, of course.