Private company

International Fruit Genetics

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Fruit-breeding company in California

International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is a private Bakersfield, California-based fruit breeding company that licenses patented breeds of fruit to growers worldwide. The largest breeder of table grapes has licensed one type of this fruit to Bakersfield-based grower Grapery, Cotton Candy.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is a private Bakersfield, California-based fruit breeding company that licenses patented breeds of fruit to growers worldwide. The largest breeder of table grapes has licensed one type of this fruit to Bakersfield-based grower Grapery, Cotton Candy.2

Products and brands

  • grape variety
  • sweet cherry cultivar

Listed on Wikidata.1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$347.2K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $347.2K in all. PPP loans $347.2K.$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2020 · PPP loans: $347.2K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$347.2K$347.2K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Jul 9, 2020$347.2K PPP loan (first draw) from Yosemite Farm Credit, Aca4To INTERNATIONAL FRUIT GENETICS, Bakersfield CA; $349.3K forgiven Mar 16, 2021