Food Processing & Agriculture
Tree Fruit Growers and Packing Operations
Moss Adams serves a substantial number of private companies with tree fruit, storage, packing and marketing operations. We have a deep understanding of the economic drivers of the industry as well as traditional accounting and tax issues, such as grower accounting and pooling. In addition, Moss Adams has proven to be a leader in addressing business issues unique to grower owners, packing houses, and cooperatives.
We have a growing commitment and active involvement in trade organizations that support the tree fruit industry, like the Washington Growers League, Yakima Valley Growers-Shippers Association, United States Apple Association, and The Washington Apple Education Foundation. This industry specialization results in two clear advantages for our clients. First, active involvement in this market and with related associations increases our ability to understand the issues you face and, most importantly, the best way to address them. By promoting professionals who work exclusively in the food processing and agriculture area, individuals can offer you the knowledge and perspective gained only through working with a broad range of comparable companies.
Second, we offer a full range of consulting and value-added services specifically geared towards fruit packers, shippers, marketers, and agriculturally-based companies. Beyond the annual audit, we are able to make a variety of resources available to our tree fruit clients as their needs arise. When one firm is able to deliver such a broad range of services, you spend less time educating consultants about your organization and have assistance readily available that clearly understands your specific situation.
Our tree fruit specialists serve 8 out of the top 12 Apple/Pear Growers nationwide as reported in the November/December 2005 issue of Western Fruit Grower’s “Top Apple/Pear Growers Report.”
