Source: PRODUCE BLUE BOOK, 6/2/21


On November 3, 2020 Hurricane Eta made landfall in Central America as a powerful Category 4 storm. Just two weeks later Hurricane Iota, a Category 5 storm followed nearly the same path through the region, unleashing heavy rains, winds, massive flooding and severe landslides, causing widespread destruction. Communities and towns in Honduras and Guatemala – many that support Dole BB #:124463 farms and workers – were leveled in the wake. Though Dole was able to successfully evacuate its workers and families prior to the hurricanes’ arrivals, many others were...

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