2012 Top 25 Growers: SOUTHEAST

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Rank	Company	HQ State	2011 Acreage	Acreage Change	Year Founded	Crops Grown in 2011	Previous Rank
1	Thomas Produce Co.	FL	15,450	-2,130	1910	beans, cucumbers, peppers, squash	1
2	A. Duda & Sons, Inc.	FL	14,200	2,200	1926	celery, lettuce, radish, Romaine, broccoli, leaf, other	3
3	Pero Family Farms Inc.	FL	14,200	2,790	1986	beans, cucumbers, peppers, other	4
4	Lipman (formerly Six Ls Packing Co.)	FL	13,000	N/C	1947	tomatoes, cantaloupes, squash, peppers, watermelon	2
5	Hundley Farms Inc.	FL	10,965	N/C	1969	sweet corn, radishes, green beans, beets, turnips, snap beans, celery, cabbage, other	5
6	Gargiulo Inc.	FL	9,300	N/C	1963	tomatoes, potatoes	6
7	Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd./Triple E Produce Corp.	FL	8,515	N/C	1982	tomatoes, peppers, squash, sweet corn	7
8	R.C. Hatton Inc.	FL	7,750	585	1948	green beans, celery, sweet corn	8
9	Coggins Farms	GA	7,390	680	1941	sweetpotatoes, carrots, green beans, sweet corn	9
10	TKM Bengard Farms LLC	FL	6,500	N/C	1996	iceberg, Romaine, escarole, endive, green leaves, butter/Boston, radicchio, frisee, sweet corn	11
11	Ham Produce Co. Inc.	NC	6,495	1,095	1975	sweetpotatoes, cabbage, onions	13
12	Barnes Farming Corp./Farm Pac Products Inc.	NC	5,600	1,060	1976	sweetpotatoes	16
13	Patrick Farms Inc.	GA	5,200	N/C	1950	greens, eggplant, cucumber, squash, sweetpotatoes	14
14	LG Herndon Jr. Farms Inc.	GA	3,500		1976	leafy greens, onions, sweet corn, sweetpotatoes	N/A
15	Lewis Taylor Farms, Inc.	GA	3,470	-700	1985	broccoli, turnips, kale, mustard, lettuce, collard, peppers, specialty peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, cantaloupes, squash, cabbage	18
16	DiMare Company	FL	3,300	-1,900	1927	tomatoes	14
17	Long Farms	FL	2,800	N/C	1952	cabbage, cucumber, potatoes, sweet corn	20
18	Paul Stefan & Sons Farms Inc.	MO	2,800	N/C	1979	cucumbers, green beans	20
19	Dewitt Produce Co.Inc.	GA	2,625		1986	bell peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, grape tomatoes, squash, variety peppers, spinach, collards, cabbage	24
20	Wendell Roberson Farms Inc.	GA	2,600	-1,900	1950	greens, beans, peas	17
21	4 Star Tomato Inc.	FL	2,500	-600	1975	potatoes, watermelons	19
22	West Coast Tomato/McClure Farms	FL	2,500	N/C	1973	tomatoes	22
23	Fresh Plants, Inc.	GA	2,374	N/C	1998	green beans	23
24	Taylor & Fulton Packing LLC	FL	2,000	N/C	1952	tomatoes	25
25	Suwannee Farms Eagle Island Farms	FL	2,000	-3,708	1979	potatoes, sweet corn	12