Latest News From Florida Fall Vegetables

As shown so far this fall, it’s often a great time of year to be a Florida fruit or vegetable grower. Can the same be said for Florida fall eggplant, tomatoes season?

When it comes to fall and early winter produce in Florida, it depends on the hurricane season. And yes, growers and marketers also watch for any frosts that pop up in what’s supposed to be the Sunshine State.

Plant City, Fla.-based Wish Farms office employees will meet in a treehouse in 2021.

Lipman, Immokalee, Fla., revealed its redesigned website in mid-October.

Florida’s fall crops may be safe from a devastating hurricane this year, although it’s been a pretty wet planting season with a pandemic that never seems to end and growing competition from imports.

Plant City, Fla.-based Wish Farms has been busy giving back the past few months with its “Berry Lover” e-mail campaign.

While one might associate tropical fruits with summer months, tropicals also shine well into the fall and winter.

Florida tomato volume remains steady, while quality is holding strong.

Most Florida growers said they expected a typical crop this fall with good quality and sizing.

Although Hurricane Michael caused damage to crops in the Florida Panhandle, the central and southern parts of Florida, where the vast majority of the fall produce is grown, were not directly affected by the storm.

Confronted with lower volumes, the market for Florida tomatoes has been considerably higher than in the same time frame in 2016.

Florida vegetable growers anticipated strong quality in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

Florida vegetable operations are finally approaching normal production, nearly three months after Hurricane Irma pummeled the state.