Our farm

This is our farm

A family-owned coconut plantation in the Dominican Republic, where every Vivo coconut is grown. No middlemen. No unaccountable links in the chain.

We’re not a broker

We grow it, ship it and import it ourselves

Most coconuts reach US buyers through several hands. Every handoff is another place where quality slips and answers get lost. We keep the whole chain in one family: the same farm, the same standards, and one team you can call.

The footage here is real. It’s our plantation, shot by drone.

  • Our own family farm in the Dominican Republic
  • Exported and imported by us, with US customs handled in-house
  • Cold chain from the farm to a Miami cold-storage warehouse
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Grow

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Harvest

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Pack

4

Export

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Import

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Distribute

  1. 1Grow
  2. 2Harvest
  3. 3Pack
  4. 4Export
  5. 5Import
  6. 6Distribute

A straightforward process built for reliability — so you can count on the same quality, shipment after shipment.

Kiko sitting on a crate of fresh coconuts

Harvested at peak freshness

Grown on our own family farm and picked at the right stage for quality and shelf life.

Kiko giving a thumbs up with a compliance clipboard

Quality & compliance checked

Every shipment meets FDA and CBP import standards before it leaves the farm.

Kiko carrying a delivery crate of coconuts

Cold chain, on schedule

Temperature-controlled from the farm to a cold-storage warehouse in Miami, then delivered on schedule.

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Cold chain

Kept cold from the farm to Miami

Our coconuts travel by ocean on one connected cold chain, from the crop to a cold-storage warehouse in Miami.

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At the farm

Harvested at the right stage for quality and shelf life, then moved into the cold chain.

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Ocean freight

Temperature-controlled shipping from the Dominican Republic to Florida.

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Miami cold storage

Held in a cold-storage warehouse in Miami, ready for distribution.

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To your business

Distributed to wholesale, retail and foodservice buyers nationwide.

Quality standards

Hand-selected, fully compliant

Every shipment meets FDA and CBP import standards before it leaves the farm. We ship in the processed states recognized under USDA APHIS coconut import requirements, and we manage the customs paperwork ourselves.

FDA compliantCBP compliantUSDA APHIS import requirements
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Our coconut variety

Grown from the Chactemal hybrid

Our palms are the Chactemal hybrid, developed by Mexico’s INIFAP agricultural research institute by crossing the Malayan Yellow Dwarf with the Criollo Alto Michoacán. It was bred specifically to resist Lethal Yellowing, a disease that has devastated coconut groves across the Caribbean.

85%

Tolerance to Lethal Yellowing disease

Up to 6 t/ha

Copra yield under irrigated conditions, well above traditional criollo varieties

Fresh & Fresh Cut

Shipped in the processed states recognized under USDA APHIS coconut import requirements

Variety data: INIFAP (Mexico) technical bulletin on the Chactemal hybrid. Import classification: USDA APHIS Commodity Import Requirements for Coconut.

From above and on the ground

The plantation

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