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Produce and Cold Chain

Producto Fresco y Cadena de FríoPharr

Invoices, lot logs and grower settlements for importers, distributors and cold storage.

PACA invoices that carry the trust language, FSMA 204 lot logs ready for a 24 hour request, grower settlements in dollars and pesos, and an AI office that takes orders by WhatsApp in English and Spanish.

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What gets in the wayLo que estorba

  1. Orders come in by WhatsApp, phone and email at the same time, and one gets lost in the morning rush.
  2. Slow payers stretch your terms when the invoice leaves out the PACA trust and the due date.
  3. The FDA traceability rule asks for lot records within 24 hours, and most of them sit in paper files.
Stop 1 · AI office

An office built for produce and cold chain

Buyers order by WhatsApp or phone in either language, and the AI office checks the order against your availability sheet before a salesperson approves it. Drivers book dock times by text, and growers get settlement status in Spanish.

Order by WhatsApp, example
  1. CustomerGood morning. Do you have Persian limes 230 for tomorrow?
  2. AI officeGood morning. Yes, Persian limes 230 in 40 lb cartons. How many cartons, and what time is pickup?
  3. Customer300 cartons, 7 am.
  4. AI officeNoted: 300 cartons of Persian limes 230, tomorrow 7 am, dock 4. I sent it to your salesperson to confirm.
Dock appointment, example
  1. CustomerDriver for load 4471. What time can I pick up?
  2. AI officeLoad 4471 is ready after 2 pm. Dock 3 is open at 2:30 or 3:15. Which one works?
  3. Customer2:30
  4. AI officeBooked: dock 3 at 2:30. Bring the pickup number and check in at the gate.
PlansPlanes
PlanSetupMonthly
Starter$250$149
Receptionist$750$400
Office$2,500$1,000
Operator Desk$4,500$2,500
What each plan includes
Stop 2 · Free tools

Free calculators

  1. Landed cost per carton

    Add freight, broker, inspection, cold storage and shrink to the F.O.B. price and see what one carton really costs you landed.

  2. Freight per carton

    Split the truck rate for a load across its cartons, with fuel surcharge and extra stops, before you set a delivered price.

  3. PACA payment due date

    Count the PACA due date from the day the buyer accepted the load, check a written term against the trust limit and see how late an invoice is.

  4. Grower settlement in pesos

    Take the sale price, your commission and the per carton charges and get the net to the grower in dollars and in pesos at your rate.

  5. Reefer setpoint and storage life

    Pick a commodity to see the USDA storage temperature, humidity and storage life, a setpoint in °F and °C, and the days it has left.

  6. What missed calls cost you

    Five numbers in, your weekly and yearly lost profit out, and how many recovered customers pay for an AI receptionist.

  7. AI office readiness check

    Ten questions that show where an AI office helps your business first.

Stop 3 · Templates

Templates in English and Spanish

  1. PACA Trust Invoice and Statement PackFounding price $19Regular price $31Excel and Google Sheets workbook + Word invoice form, English and SpanishInvoices and month end statements that carry the PACA trust statement word for word, count the due date from the day the buyer accepted the load and flag every late invoice.
  2. FSMA 204 Traceability Lot LogFounding price $29Regular price $47Excel and Google Sheets workbook, English and SpanishA log of the key data elements the FDA Food Traceability Rule (21 CFR Part 1 Subpart S) asks for when you receive, ship, pack or transform produce on the list.
  3. Grower Settlement WorkbookFounding price $29Regular price $47Excel and Google Sheets workbook, English and SpanishSettle consignment lots with your growers: every sale, commission, freight, cooling, inspection and other charge, the net per carton and the balance after advances.
  4. Cold Storage Receiving, Temperature Log and Inventory AgingFounding price $19Regular price $31Excel and Google Sheets workbook, English and SpanishCheck every load and every cooler room against storage temperatures from USDA Agriculture Handbook 66, keep days in storage for every lot and see what to sell first.
  5. Daily Availability and Price List plus Claims and Inspection RequestFounding price $15Regular price $24Excel and Google Sheets workbook + Word claim form, English and SpanishType today's cartons and prices once and get a clean one page availability list to screenshot and send by WhatsApp.
  6. Produce Office BundleFounding price $79Regular price $129bundle5 Excel and Google Sheets workbooks + 2 Word forms, English and SpanishAll five produce products in one zip: PACA trust invoices and statements, the FSMA 204 lot log, grower settlements in dollars and pesos, the cold storage temperature log and the daily availability list with claims.

Next stopPróxima estación

PACA Trust Invoice and Statement Pack

Excel and Google Sheets workbook + Word invoice form, English and Spanish

Invoices and month end statements that carry the PACA trust statement word for word, count the due date from the day the buyer accepted the load and flag every late invoice.

$19founding price$31regular

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Stop 4 · This week

The numbers to watch this week

The numbers to watch this week
LineWhatNowAs of
Pharr bridge, commercial wait now50 minas of Oct 26, 2026, 9:00 am
Trucks crossed into the Valley last month87,393as of September 2026
Pesos per dollar18.79as of Oct 30, 2026
Diesel, Gulf Coast, per gallon$5.912as of Nov 2, 2026

Produce and Cold Chain data on Frontera Signal

Stop 5 · Questions

Questions owners ask

Does the PACA invoice include the trust language?

Yes. It carries the statutory wording from 7 U.S.C. 499e(c)(4) and a due date that follows the payment terms written on the invoice.

Is the lot log ready for FSMA 204?

It records the key data elements for receiving, shipping and transformation, and its export tab sorts the records the way the FDA asks for them. Check your items against the Food Traceability List.

Can the AI office answer growers in Spanish?

Yes. It answers settlement status and payment dates from your sheet and passes every other question to your team.

Do the workbooks open in Google Sheets?

Yes. Every workbook opens in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice.

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Tell us how your phones and paperwork run today.

A 20 minute call in English or Spanish. You leave with a plan for your office.

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