2009 Top 100 Growers: Southeast
October 1, 2009
Top 100 Growers: SOUTHEAST |
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Rank
|
Company |
HQ State
|
2008 Acreage
|
Acreage Change
|
Year Founded
|
Crops Grown in 2008 |
Previous Rank
|
|
1
|
Thomas Produce Co |
FL
|
16,680
|
1,190
|
1910
|
peppers, beans, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, tomatoes |
1
|
|
2
|
Six Ls Packing Co Inc. |
FL
|
13,000
|
N/C
|
1947
|
tomatoes, cantaloupes, eggplant, squash, peppers, watermelon |
5
|
|
3
|
Hundley Farms Inc. |
FL
|
11,622
|
-2,718
|
1969
|
sweet corn, radishes, snap beans, squash |
2
|
|
4
|
Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd./Triple E Produce Corp. |
FL
|
11,432
|
-2,212
|
1982
|
tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans |
4
|
|
5
|
Pero Family Farms Inc. |
FL
|
10,700
|
200
|
1986
|
peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, squash, beans, organic vegetables |
6
|
|
6
|
Gargiulo Inc. |
FL
|
9,300
|
N/C
|
1963
|
tomatoes, potatoes |
7
|
|
7
|
R.C. Hatton Inc. |
FL
|
7,750
|
-200
|
1947
|
sweet corn, beans, watermelon, celery |
9
|
|
8
|
Duda Farm Fresh Foods |
FL
|
7,200
|
-6,800
|
1926
|
onions, radishes, celery, iceberg lettuce, Romaine |
3
|
|
9
|
Suwannee Farms/ Eagle Island Farms |
FL
|
6,960
|
720
|
1979
|
greens, snap beans, potatoes, sweet corn, cabbage, Chinese cabbage |
10
|
|
10
|
Five Brothers |
FL
|
6,160
|
N/A
|
1985
|
squash, snap beans, zucchini, okra, grape tomatoes, beans |
–
|
|
11
|
Coggins Farms |
GA
|
5,249
|
-4,041
|
1941
|
carrots, snap beans, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, eggplant |
8
|
|
12
|
Patrick Farms Inc. |
GA
|
5,200
|
100
|
1950
|
greens, eggplant, cucumbers, squash, sweetpotatoes |
11
|
|
13
|
Barnes Farming Corp./Farm Pac Products Inc. |
NC
|
4,850
|
-150
|
1976
|
sweetpotatoes, cucumbers, peppers |
12
|
|
14
|
Ham Produce Co. Inc. |
NC
|
4,775
|
-25
|
1975
|
sweetpotatoes, cabbage |
13
|
|
15
|
Taylor & Fulton Packing LLC |
FL
|
4,500*
|
N/C
|
1952
|
tomatoes |
14
|
|
15
|
Wendell Roberson Farms Inc. |
GA
|
4,500
|
N/C
|
1950
|
greens, cabbage, beans, peas |
14
|
|
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
|
DiMare Company |
FL
|
4,000
|
-200
|
1965
|
tomatoes |
16
|
|
19
|
J.E.T. Farms Inc./Integrity Farms Inc. |
FL
|
3,645
|
N/C
|
1974
|
beans, sweet corn |
18
|
|
20
|
Gary Norman Produce, Inc. |
FL
|
3,000
|
N/A
|
1992
|
leafy vegetables |
–
|
|
21
|
Long Farms |
FL
|
2,800
|
N/C
|
1952
|
cabbage, cucumbers, potatoes, sweet corn |
21
|
|
22
|
Dewitt Produce Co. Inc. |
GA
|
2,680
|
35
|
1986
|
bell peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, eggplant, specialty peppers, squash, tomatoes, grape tomatoes |
23
|
|
23
|
4 Star Tomato Inc. |
FL
|
2,600
|
-970
|
1975
|
potatoes, tomatoes, watermelon, cantaloupe, green beans |
19
|
|
23
|
West Coast Tomato/McClure Farms |
FL
|
2,600
|
100
|
1950
|
tomatoes |
25
|
|
25
|
Jackson Farming Co. |
NC
|
2,450
|
-265
|
1981
|
watermelon, cantaloupe, pumpkin, squash, cucumber, strawberry, sweetpotatoes |
22
|
|
*estimated acreage |
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