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Top 100 Fruit Growers

Growing Produce Staff By Growing Produce Staff|June 24, 2011

Welcome to American and Western Fruit Grower’s 2011 Top 100 Growers report. As you’ll see in the following pages, we have again combined our rankings of the Top 25 largest apple/pear, stone fruit, grape, and nut growers into one issue. These lists are ranked according to 2010 acreage for the above crops, and the farms must be owned or leased by one company that is responsible for maintaining it.

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Note that acreage information from this year’s Top 100 Growers report was compiled based on grower feedback, industry analysis, and estimates based on past production. If you have any questions about this year’s Top 100 Growers report, or would like to inform us of a grower who is not on the list but perhaps should be, let us know by sending an eMail to
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Top Apple/Pear Growers
Rank Company Pome Fruit Grown Total Pome Fruit Acreage Total Acreage 2010 Rank (Acreage Change)
1 Stemilt Growers, WA Apples 9,644 11,364 1 (n/c)
2 Evans Fruit Company, WA Apples 8,113 8,464 2 (+830)
3 Gebbers Farms, WA Apples, Pears 5,896 7,971 4 (+221)
4 Borton and Sons, WA Apples, Pears 5,480 5,911 5 (-190)
5 Broetje Orchards, WA Apples 5,000 6,500 3 (-1,000)
5 Zirkle Fruit, WA Apples 5,000 5,500 6 (n/c)
7 Hansen Fruit, WA Apples, Pears 4,800 4,800 7 (n/c)
8 Naumes Inc., OR Pears 4,500 4,500 8 (n/c)
9 Fruit Hill Orchard, VA Apples 3,393 3,395 11 (n/c)
10 Quincy Valley Orchards, WA Apples 3,000 3,050 n/a
11 Fowler Brothers, NY Apples 2,750 2,755 12 (n/c)
12 Chiawana Orchards, WA Apples 2,600 2,648 13 (+100)
13 Washington Fruit & Produce Apples 2,500 2,900 n/a
14 Bowman Fruit Sales/Turkey Knob Apple Growers, Inc., VA Apples 2,250 2,263 10 (-1,250)
15 McDougall and Sons, WA Apples, Pears 2,123 2,505 15 (+93)
16 Mt. Adams Orchards, OR Apples, Pears 1,850 1,850 16 (n/c)
17 Bear Creek Orchards, OR Pears 1,800 1,800 17 (n/c)
17 Gilbert Orchards, WA  Apples  1,800  1,800  14 (-250)
19  Auvil Fruit Company, WA  Apples  1,750  1,820  n/a
20  Symms Fruit Ranch, ID  Apples, Pears  1,510  3,220  19 (n/c)
21  Foreman Fruit, WA  Apples, Pears  1,500  1,600  n/a
22  Taylor Orchards, WA  Apples, Pears  1,400  1,898  n/a
23  Associated Fruit Growers, OR  Pears  1,368  1,368  20 (n/c)
24  Premiere Entities/Westchester, CA  Apples  1,360  16,523  21 (+1)
25  Forrence Orchards, NY  Apples  1,200  1,200  22 (n/c)

 

Top Grape Growers
Rank Company Grapes Grown Total Grape Acreage Total Acreage 2010 Rank (Acreage Change
1 Bronco Wine Company, CA Winegrapes 35,000 35,000 1 (n/c)
2 Gallo Vineyards, CA Winegrapes 15,000 15,000 2 (n/c)
3 Vino Farms, CA Winegrapes 12,000 12,000 3 (n/c)
4 LangeTwins Vineyards, CA Winegrapes 6,500 6,500 4 (n/c)
5 Monterey Pacific, CA Winegrapes 6,422 6,526 5 (-11)
6 Trinchero Family Estates, CA Winegrapes 6,300 6,300 6 (n/c)
7 Beringer Vineyards, CA Winegrapes 6,200 6,200 7 (n/c)
7 Giumarra Vineyards, CA Table Grapes 6,200 6,200 7 (n/c)
9 Delicato Family Vineyards, CA Winegrapes 6,000 6,000 9 (n/c)
10 Kautz Farms, CA Winegrapes 5,900 5,975 10 (+150)
11 Sun World International, CA Table Grapes 5,406 7,104 11 (n/c)
12 Premiere Entities/Westchester, CA Winegrapes 4,979 16,523 25 (+2,581)
13 Lucich Farms, CA Winegrapes 4,939 4,939 17 (+1,239)
14 Scheid Vineyards, CA Winegrapes 4,800 4,800 12 (n/c)
15 Creekside Land Co., CA Winegrapes 4,500 4,500 13 (n/c)
15 Anthony Vineyards, CA Table Grapes 4,500 4,500 13 (n/c)
17 Sun Pacific Farming, CA Table Grapes 4,000 10,000 15 (n/c)
18 Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, WA Winegrapes 3,951 3,951 16 (n/c)
19 Beckstoffer Vineyards, CA Winegrapes 3,600 3,600 18 (n/c)
20 Stokes Farms, CA Winegrapes 3,255 3,255 20 (n/c)
21 Gerawan Farming, CA Table Grapes 3,074 10,913 21 (n/c)
22 J & L Farms, CA Table Grapes 3,000 3,000 22 (n/c)
23 Valley Farm Management, CA Winegrapes 2,837 2,837 23 (+50)
24 Farmland Management Services, CA Winegrapes 2,824 35,312 19 (-514)
25 Lent-Burden Farming Co., CA Winegrapes 2,630 7,265 24 (+23)

 

Top Stone Fruit Growers
Rank Company Stone Fruit Grown Total Stone Fruit Acreage Total Acreage 2010 Rank (Acreage Change)
1 Gereawan Farming, CA Peaches, Plums, Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries 7,121 10,725 1 (-681)
2 Wawona Packing Co., CA Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Plums 6,658 6,681 2 (+772)
3 Sunwest Fruit, CA Peaches, Plums, Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries 4,900 9,800 3 (n/c)
3 Titan Farms LLC, SC Peaches 4,900 5,800 4 (+700)
5 Fowler Packing, CA Peaches, Plums, Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries 3,910 3,910 5 (n/c)
6 Taylor Orchards, GA Peaches 3,500 3,500 7 (n/c)
7 J.W. Yonce and Sons, SC Peaches 3,200 3,200 8 (n/c)
8 Lane Southern Orchards, GA Peaches 3,000 6,000 10 (+500)
9 Cherry Ke Inc., MI Cherries 2,944 2,944 9 (n/c)
10 Moonlight Pakcing Corp., CA Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, Plums 2,871 4,322 17 (+1,063)
11 Thiara Orchards, CA Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Prunes, Apricots 2,500 3,800 n/a
12 Sun Valley Packing, CA Plums, Nectarines, Peaches 2,447 2,582 11 (n/c)
13 Cherry Bay Orchards, MI Cherries 2,205 2,523 14 (+305)
14 Family Tree Farms, CA Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, Plums, Prunes, Apricots 2,092 2,092 6 (-1,758)
15 Dixie Belle, Inc., SC Peaches 2,070 2,070 12 (n/c)
16 Orchard View Farms, OR Cherries 2,035 2,080 13 (-2)
17 Valley View Packing, CA Plums, Prunes, Apricots 2,000 2,000 14 (+100)
18 Gebbers Farms, WA Cherries 1,900 7,971 14 (n/c)
19 Stemilt Growers, WA Cherries, Peaches, Apricots 1,720 11,364 18 (n/c)
20 Sun World International, CA Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Prunes, Apricots 1,698 7,104 20 (n/c)
21 Deseret Farming, CA Prunes 1,600 9,900 22 (n/c)
22 Symms Fruit Ranch, ID Peaches, Plums, Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries 1,530 3,220 23 (n/c)
23 Broetje Orchards, WA Cherries 1,500 6,500 n/a
23 Pearson Farm/Big 6, GA Peaches 1,500 3,800 n/a
25 Giannini Packing Corp., CA Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Prunes, Apricots 1,478 1,613 21 (-130)

 

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Top Nut Growers
Rank Company Nut Crops Grown Total Nut Acreage Total Acreage 2010 Rank (Acreage Change)
1 Paramount Farming, CA Almonds, Pistachios 80,000 80,000 1 (+30,000)
2 Farmland Management Services, CA Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios 26,518 35,312 2 (+5,181)
3 Braden Farms, CA Almonds, Walnuts 13,992 15,308 3 (+20)
4 Agriland Farming Co., CA Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios 12,356 14,454 4 (+937)
5 South Valley Farms, CA Almonds, Pistachios 10,993 10,993 5 (n/c)
6 Premiere Entities/Westchester, CA Almonds, Pistachios 8,813 16,523 11 (+2,530)
7 Deseret Farms, CA Almonds, Walnuts 8,324 9,938 6 (n/c)
8 Cummings-Violich Inc., CA Almonds, Walnuts 8,200 8,200 7 (+5)
9 Woolf Enterprises, CA Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios 7,551 7,551 8 (+339)
10 S & J Ranch, CA Almonds, Pistachios 6,800 6,800 9 (n/c)
11 Meyers Farming, CA Almonds 6,500 6,500 10 (n/c)
12 Farmers International Inc., CA Almonds 6,000 6,000 12 (-150)
13 Baker Farming Co., CA Almonds, Pistachios 5,550 7,950 14 (n/c)
14 Lassen Land Co., CA Almonds, Walnuts 5,477 5,477 16 (n/c)
15 Eastside Management Co., CA Almonds 5,306 5,306 13 (-560)
16 Russell Harris Farms, CA Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios 5,282 7,082 17 (+38)
17 Campos Brothers Farms, CA Almonds 5,000 5,000 18 (n/c)
18 Lent-Burden Farming Co., CA Almonds, Walnuts 4,780 4,780 19 (+301)
19 LCP Services, CA Almonds 4,150 4,150 15 (-1,359)
20 Big W Ranch, CA Almonds 4,000 4,000 20 (n/c)
21 The Specialty Crop Co., CA Almonds, Pistachios 3,937 8,077 21 (+860)
22 Roy A. Johnson Farm Inc., CA Almonds 2,700 2,700 22 (n/c)
23 Rosedale Farms, CA Almonds 2,531 2,531 24 (n/c)
24 Darrell Vincent Farms, CA Almonds, Pistachios 2,500 2,650 n/a
24 Golden West Farming Coop., CA Pistachios 2,500 2,500 25 (n/c)

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