SANTA PAULA, Calif. — On April 16, 2012, Limoneira Company, a leading agribusiness with prime agricultural land and operations, real estate and water rights in California, completed the purchase of a citrus orchard and is in an agreement that is expect to close in May 2012 to acquire an additional citrus orchard for a combined 125 acres of agriculture property in the San Joaquin Valley of California for a aggregate purchase price of $1.23 million.
The two properties, which are currently planted with Navel oranges, exemplify the high quality citrus land that complements the Company's existing citrus portfolio. With these acquisitions, the Company will own or lease nearly 8,000 acres of agriculture property.
Harold Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer of Limoneira said, "Following the expansion of our agribusiness with the Sheldon leases in January, we are very pleased with these acquisitions of additional productive agriculture property as further execution of our strategy to grow our agribusiness segment. These properties are located in close proximity to our existing orchards in Porterville, California, which will make for efficient integration into our current operations. "
Alex Teague, Senior Vice President of Limoneira, added, "Expanding our portfolio of quality citrus acreage is an essential part of our long-term growth strategy. We will continue to look for opportunities to make strategic acquisitions that will contribute to our long-term top and bottom line growth."
About Limoneira Company
Limoneira Company, a 119-year-old international agribusiness headquartered in Santa Paula, California, has grown to become one of the premier integrated agribusinesses in the world. Limoneira (pronounced le monara), is a dedicated sustainability company with approximately 7,850 acres of rich agricultural lands, real estate properties and water rights in California. The Company is a leading producer of lemons, avocados, oranges, specialty citrus and other crops that are enjoyed throughout the world. For more about Limoneira Company, visit www.limoneira.com .
Forward-Looking Statements
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Limoneira believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable but cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, Limoneira cautions you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause future outcomes to differ materially from those foreseen in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in laws, regulations, rules, quotas, tariffs and import laws; weather conditions that affect production, transportation, storage, import and export of fresh product; increased pressure from disease, insects and other pests; disruption of water supplies or changes in water allocations; pricing and supply of raw materials and products; market responses to industry volume pressures; pricing and supply of energy; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; availability of financing for land development activities; political changes and economic crises; international conflict; acts of terrorism; labor disruptions, strikes or work stoppages; loss of important intellectual property rights; inability to pay debt obligations; inability to engage in certain transactions due to restrictive covenants in debt instruments; government restrictions on land use; increased costs from becoming a public company and market and pricing risks due to concentrated ownership of stock. Other risks and uncertainties include those that are described in Limoneira's SEC filings, which are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov . Limoneira undertakes no obligation to subsequently update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this press release, except as required by law.
Source: Limoneira Company
