2014 Top 25 Vegetable Growers - Southeast

Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 3, 2014

Rank	Company	HQ State	Acreage	Acreage Change	Year Founded	Crops	Previous Rank
1	Pero Family Farms	FL	18,900	3,000	1986	beans, cucumbers, peppers, squash, other	1
2	Thomas Produce Co.	FL	15,450	150	1910	beans, cucumbers, peppers, squash	2
3	A. Duda & Sons, Inc.	FL	14,400	N/C	1926	celery, lettuce, radish, Romaine, broccoli, leaf, other	3
4	Lipman Produce	FL	13,000	N/C	1947	tomatoes, squash, peppers, watermelon, sweet corn, green beans, potatoes, eggplant	4
5	Hundley Farms, Inc.	FL	12,082	1,316	1969	beans, celery, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes, radishes	5
6	Ham Farms	NC	10,150	3,079	1975	pumpkins, squash, cabbage, sweet potatoes	10
7	Gargiulo Inc.	FL	9,200	-100	1963	tomatoes, potatoes	6
8	Coggins Farms	GA	8,000	N/C	1941	sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, sweet corn	8
9	R.C. Hatton	FL	7,800	-500	1948	green beans, celery, sweet corn	7
10	TKM Bengard Farms, LLC	FL	7,750	N/C	1996	iceberg, Romaine, escarole, endive, green leaves, butter/Boston, radicchio, frisee, sweet corn	9
11	Pacific Tomato Growers/Triple E Produce	FL	6,000	895	1982	tomatoes	14
12	Lewis Taylor Farms Inc.	GA	5,700	425	1985	broccoli, turnips, kale, mustard, lettuce, collard, peppers, specialty peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, cantaloupe, squash, cabbage	12
13	Barnes Farming Corp.	NC	5,600	N/C	1976	Sweet potatoes	11
14	Patrick Farms	GA	5,200	N/C	1950	greens, eggplant, cucumber, squash, sweet potatoes	13
15	Suwanee Farms/Eagle Island Farms	FL	4,979	N/C	1979	potatoes, sweet corn, onions, cabbage, snap beans, carrots	15
16	Long Farms	FL	2,800	N/C	1952	cabbage, cucumber, potatoes, sweet corn	16
17	Wendell Roberson Farms Inc.	GA	2,600	N/C	1950	greens, beans, peas	19
18	West Coast Tomato/McClure Farms	FL	2,500	N/C	1973	tomatoes	21
19	Dewitt Produce Co. Inc.	GA	2,425	-200	1986	bell peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, grape tomatoes, squash, variety peppers, spinach, collards, cabage	18
20	Fresh Plants Inc	GA	2,374	N/C	1998	green beans	22
21	4 Star Tomato	FL	2,323	-177	1975	melons, peppers, potatoes	20
22	Willoughby Farms	AL	2,200	N/C	1973	cucumbers	23
23	LG Herndon Jr. Farms Inc	GA	2,100	N/C	1976	leafy greens, onions, sweet corn, sweetpotatoes	24
24	Taylor & Fulton Packing LLC	FL	2,000	N/C	1952	tomatoes	25
25	Jackson Farm	NC	1,650	N/A	1981	cole crops, melons, potatoes, strawberries	N/A
			* N/A= Not applicable; farm not listed previous year * N/C=No change