2012 Top 25 Stone Fruit Growers

This list, which is part of American/Western Fruit Grower’s annual Top 100 Growers report, is ranked according to 2011 acreage for the below crops, and the farms must be owned or leased by one company that is responsible for maintaining it.

 

Rank	Company	Stone Fruit Grown	Total Stone Fruit Acreage	Total Acreage	2011 Rank
1	Gerawan Farming, CA	Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Apricots, Pluots	9,168	12,162	1
2	Wawona Packing Co. LLC, CA	Peaches, Apricots, Nectarines, Plums, Pluots, Cherries	6,836	6,919	2
3	Titan Farms, SC	Peaches	5,040	5,040	3
4	Sunwest Fruit, CA	Peaches, Plums, Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries	4,900	9,800	3
5	Family Tree Farms, CA	Peaches, Apricots, Nectarines, Plums, Prunes, Cherries	4,000	4,000	14
6	Moonlight Companies, CA	Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, Plums	3,941	5,303	10
7	Fowler Packing, CA	Peaches, Plums, Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries	3,910	3,910	5
8	Taylor Orchards, GA	Peaches	3,600	3,600	6
9	Sun Valley Packing, CA	Nectarines, Peaches, Plums, Apricots	3,330	3,530	12
10	J.W. Yonce and Sons, SC	Peaches	3,200	3,200	7
11	Lane Southern Orchards, GA	Peaches	3,000	6,000	8
12	Thiara Brothers Orchards, CA	Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Apricots, Prunes	2,500	3,800	11
13	Dixie Belle Orchards, SC	Peaches	2,474	2,504	15
14	Simonian Fruit, CA	Peaches, Nectarines, Plums	2,251	3,000	n/a
15	Gebbers Farms, WA	Cherries	2,194	8,297	18
16	Cherry Bay Orchards, MI	Cherries	2,100	2,400	13
17	Orchard View Farms, OR	Sweet Cherries	2,040	2,094	16
18	Valley View Packing, CA	Plums, Prunes, Apricots	2,000	2,000	17
19	WMJ Farms, CA	Peaches, Plums, Nectarines	1,905	1,905	n/a
20	Stemilt Growers, WA	Cherries, Peaches, Apricots	1,720	11,364	19
21	Sun World International, CA	Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Apricots, Prunes	1,698	7,104	20
22	Symms Fruit Ranch, ID	Peaches, Plums, Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries	1,527	3,224	22
23	Cherry Ke, MI	Cherries	1,500	1,500	9
24	Broetje Orchards, WA	Cherries	1,450	6,500	23
25	Pearson Farm, GA	Peaches	1,400	3,700	23