Mission Produce receives Mexico antitrust approval for Calavo merger

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Mission Produce and Calavo Growers Merger Obtains Mexican Antitrust Approval

May 22, 2026 4:10 PM EDT

Merger Closing Expected to Occur May 28, 2026, Subject to Satisfaction of Closing Conditions

OXNARD, Calif., May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mission Produce, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVO) (Mission Produce) and Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVGW) (Calavo), today announced, in connection with Mission Produces pending acquisition of Calavo, that Mission Produce has obtained antitrust clearance from Mexicos Federal Economic Competition Commission (Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica, or COFECE). This clearance satisfies the acquisitions closing condition set forth in the previously announced merger agreement regarding the receipt of antitrust approval... More