2014 Top 25 Vegetable Growers - Southwest

Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 3, 2014

Rank	Company	HQ State	Acreage	Acreage Change	Year Founded	Crops	Previous Rank
1	Navajo Agricultural Products Industry	NM	12,000	-1,613	1970	potatoes, beans	1
2	Jack’s Produce Co.	TX	9,455	280	2004	sweet corn, snap beans, cabbage, squash, broccoli	3
3	Pasquinelli Produce	AZ	9,324	N/C	1949	iceberg lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, mix lettuce, red leaf, green leaf, butter, Romaine, celery, anise, spinach	2
4	Nature Fresh Farms	AZ	9,300	N/A	2003	celery, cole crops, garlic, leafy greens, melons, spinach	N/A
5	Martori Farms	AZ	8,120	N/C	1947	melons, beans	4
6	Santa Rosa Produce	AZ	7,200	N/C	1982	melons	5
7	Amigo Farms	AZ	7,000	N/C	1992	lettuce, cabbage, honeydew, watermelon, Romaine	6
8	Rousseau Farming Co.	AZ	6,118	773	1986	carrots, celery, cole crops, collards, leafy greens, melons, onions, parsley, spinach, sweet corn, other	8
9	Del Monte Fresh Produce	AZ	5,950	N/C	1991	cantaloupe, honeydew	7
10	J & D Produce	TX	5,000	N/C	1986	cabbage, greens, onions, peppers, carrots, tomatoes	9
11	Barkley Co	AZ	4,000	1,900	1945	lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, broccolini	18
12	Waymon Farms	AZ	3,776	N/C	1984	Romaine hearts, mix lettuce, lettuce, Romaine, broccoli, fennel	10
13	Griffin Ranches	AZ	3,345	295	1960	celery, mix lettuce, head lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower	11
14	Nakasawa Farms	AZ	3,000	N/C	1991	Romaine, cauliflower, broccoflower, broccoli, lettuce	12
15	Doug Mellon Farms	AZ	2,949	N/C	1946	broccoli, lettuce	13
16	Winter Garden Produce	TX	2,550	N/C	1992	cabbage, broccoli, onions	15
17	Sunny Valley Organics	AZ	2,520	N/C	1989	tomatoes, peppers, watermelon, zucchini	16
18	Duncan Family Farms	AZ	2,500	N/C	2007	baby lettuce, cabbage, red potatoes, spinach, spring mix, braising mix, mini head lettuce	17
19	Bagley Produce Company, Inc.	TX	2,340	250	1977	watermelon	19
20	Petrocco Farms	CO	2,150	-465	1918	beans, cole crops, collards, cucumbers, garlic, leafy greens, mustard greens, onions, peas, peppers, pumpkins, spinach, squash	14
21	Sakata Farms Inc.	CO	1,600	-380	1961	sweet corn, onions, cabbage, pinto beans	21
22	Everkrisp Vegetables	AZ	1,576	N/C	1972	broccoli, potatoes, cabbage, other	22
23	JMB Distributing	AZ	1,550	N/C	1995	green beans, yellow beans	23
24	Krenmueller Farms	TX	1,320	120	1930	cabbage, onion, cilantro	24
25	Mandujano Brothers	TX	1,200	205	1997	cantaloupe, onions, pumpkin, watermelon	25
				* N/A= Not applicable; farm not listed previous year * N/C=No change