Top 100 Southeast
Top 100 Growers: SOUTHEAST |
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Rank
|
Company |
HQ State
|
2010 Acreage
|
Acreage Change
|
Year Founded
|
Crops Grown in 2010 |
Previous Rank
|
1
|
Thomas Produce Co. |
FL
|
17,580
|
N/C
|
1910
|
peppers, beans, cucumbers, zucchini, squash |
1
|
2
|
Six Ls Packing Co. Inc. |
FL
|
13,000
|
N/C
|
1947
|
tomatoes, cantaloupes, squash, peppers, watermelon |
2
|
3
|
A. Duda & Sons, Inc. |
FL
|
12,000
|
4,500
|
1926
|
celery, lettuce, radishes, cabbage, other vegetables |
8
|
4
|
Pero Family Farms, Inc. |
FL
|
11,410
|
300
|
1986
|
peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, squash, beans, tomatoes, organic crops |
5
|
5
|
Hundley Farms Inc. |
FL
|
10,965
|
-768
|
1969
|
sweet corn, radishes, snap beans, celery, cabbage, broccoli, other |
3
|
6
|
Gargiulo Inc. |
FL
|
9,300
|
N/C
|
1963
|
tomatoes, potatoes |
6
|
7
|
Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd. / Triple E Produce Corp. |
FL
|
8,515
|
-2,917
|
1982
|
tomatoes, peppers, squash, corn |
4
|
8
|
R.C. Hatton Inc. |
FL
|
7,165
|
-1,035
|
1947
|
sweet corn, beans, celery |
7
|
9
|
Coggins Farms |
GA
|
6,710
|
260
|
1941
|
carrots, snap beans, tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, squash, eggplant |
10
|
10
|
Five Brothers Produce |
FL
|
6,600
|
N/C
|
1985
|
beans, zucchini, eggplant, okra |
9
|
11
|
TKM Bengard Farms, LLC |
FL
|
6,500
|
N/A
|
1996
|
iceberg lettuce, Romaine, green leaf, boston, endive, escarole, cabbage, parsley, cilantro, frisee, radicchio, sweet corn, cantaloupe, honeydew |
N/A
|
12
|
Suwannee Farms / Eagle Island Farms |
FL
|
5,708
|
-474
|
1979
|
potatoes, sweet corn, snap beans, cabbage |
11
|
13
|
Ham Produce Co. Inc. |
NC
|
5,400
|
80
|
1975
|
sweetpotatoes, cabbage, onions |
12
|
14
|
Patrick Farms Inc. |
GA
|
5,200
|
N/C
|
1950
|
greens, eggplant, cucumbers, squash, sweetpotatoes |
13
|
14
|
DiMare Company |
FL
|
5,200
|
2,200
|
1927
|
tomatoes |
19
|
16
|
Barnes Farming / FarmPak Products |
NC
|
4,540
|
N/C
|
1976
|
sweetpotatoes, cucumbers, peppers |
14
|
17
|
Wendell Roberson Farms Inc. |
GA
|
4,500
|
N/C
|
1950
|
greens, cabbage, beans, peas |
15
|
18
|
Lewis Taylor Farms, Inc. |
GA
|
4,170
|
N/C
|
1985
|
pepper, cucumber, squash, cantaloupe, watermelon, broccoli, cabbage, leafy greens, tomatoes, eggplant, other |
17
|
19
|
4Star Tomato Inc. |
FL
|
3,100
|
1,024
|
1975
|
beans, potatoes, tomatoes, watermelon |
25
|
20
|
Long Farms |
FL
|
2,800
|
N/C
|
1952
|
cabbage, cucumbers, potatoes, sweet corn |
21
|
20
|
Paul Stefan & Sons Farms Inc. |
MO
|
2,800
|
-1,700
|
1979
|
cucumbers, green beans |
15
|
22
|
West Coast Tomato / McClure Farms |
FL
|
2,500
|
-200
|
1973
|
tomatoes |
22
|
23
|
Fresh Plants, Inc. |
GA
|
2,374
|
11
|
1998
|
green beans |
24
|
24
|
Dewitt Produce Co. Inc. |
GA
|
2,065
|
-615
|
1986
|
bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, specialty peppers, eggplant, squash |
23
|
25
|
Taylor & Fulton Packing LLC |
FL
|
2,000
|
-1,000
|
1952
|
tomatoes |
19
|
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