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Top 100 Growers: Southeast

Avatar for Paul Rusnak Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 30, 2010

 

Top 100 Growers: SOUTHEAST
Rank
 Company
HQ State
2009 Acreage
Acreage Change
Year Founded
 Crops Grown in 2009
Previous Rank
1
 Thomas Produce Co
FL
17,580
900
1910
 peppers, beans, cucumbers, zucchini, squash
1
2
 Six Ls Packing Co Inc.
FL
13,000
N/C
1947
 tomatoes, cantaloupes, eggplant, squash, peppers, watermelon
2
3
 Hundley Farms Inc.
FL
11,733
111
1969
 sweet corn, radishes, snap beans, celery, cabbage
3
4
 Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd./Triple E Produce Corp.
FL
11,432
N/C
1982
 tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans
4
5
 Pero Family Farms Inc.
FL
11,110
410
1986
 peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, squash, beans, organic vegetables
5
6
 Gargiulo Inc.
FL
9,300
N/C
1963
 tomatoes, potatoes
6
7
 R.C. Hatton Inc.
FL
8,200
450
1932
 sweet corn, green beans, melons, celery, broccoli
7
8
 Duda Farm Fresh Foods
FL
7,500
300
1926
 radish, celery, lettuce
8
9
 Five Brothers Produce
FL
6,600
440
1985
 zucchini, snap beans, okra, eggplant
10
10
 Coggins Farms
GA
6,450
1,201
1941
 carrots, snap beans, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, eggplant
11
11
 Suwannee Farms/Eagle Island Farms
FL
6,182
-778
1979
 sneap beans, potatoes, sweet corn, cabbage
9
12
 Ham Produce Co. Inc.
NC
5,320
545
1975
 sweetpotatoes, cabbage
14
13
 Patrick Farms Inc.
GA
5,200
N/C
1950
 greens, eggplant, cucumbers, squash, sweetpotatoes, sweet corn
12
14
 Barnes Farming Corp.
NC
4,540
-310
1976
 sweetpotatoes, cucumbers, peppers
13
15
 Paul Stefan & Sons Farms Inc.
MO
4,500
N/A
1979
 cucumbers
N/A
15
 Wendell Roberson Farms Inc.
GA
4,500
N/C
1950
 greens, cabbage, beans, peas
16
17
 Lewis Taylor Farms, Inc.
GA
4,170
N/C
1985
 peppers, cucumbers, squash, cantaloupe, watermelon, broccoli, cabbage, leafy greens, tomatoes, eggplant, other
17
18
 J.E.T. Farms Inc./Integrity Farms Inc.
FL
3,645
N/C
1974
 beans, sweet corn
19
19
 DiMare Company
FL
3,000
-1,000
1927
 tomatoes
18
19
 Taylor & Fulton Packing LLC
FL
3,000
-1,500
1952
 tomatoes
15
21
 Long Farms
FL
2,800
N/C
1952
 cabbage, cucumbers, potatoes, sweet corn
21
22
 West Coast Tomato / McClure Farms
FL
2,700
100
1973
 tomatoes
24
23
 Dewitt Produce Co. Inc.
GA
2,680
N/C
1986
 peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, eggplant, squash, tomatoes
22
24
 Fresh Plants, Inc.
GA
2,363
N/A
1998
 green beans
N/A
25
 4 Star Tomato Inc.
FL
2,076
-524
1975
 potatoes, tomatoes, watermelon, cantaloupe, green beans
23

 

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Paul Rusnak is the Senior Multimedia Specialist for Meister Media Worldwide's Specialty Crops Division, which consists of American Vegetable Grower, American Fruit Grower, and Greenhouse Grower, all Meister Media brands. He is based in Northeast Florida. See all author stories here.