Top 100 Growers: Southeast
Top 100 Growers: SOUTHEAST |
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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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Top 100 Growers: Southeast