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NEW YORK STATE — The crops may turn out just fine this year in New York, but that’s about it.

NEW YORK STATE — After such a rollercoaster in 2020, the state’s growers, shippers and marketers don’t know what to expect for 2021.

Even though 2020 was a great year for selling crops to retailers, many of New York’s growers are playing it safe by not planting too much more for the 2021 season.

This doesn’t seem to be the year for New York state growers to experiment with the market. Instead, they’re playing it as safe as they can.

Before the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hit, John Williams of Williams Farms, Marion, N.Y., looked into converting to solar power.

A stormy, volatile market due to the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced many New York growers to stay conservative this year with their planting and initiatives. 

New York growers like Paulette Satur — a leafy greens grower from Satur Farms in North Fork, Long Island, N.Y. — are beefing up the local angle to their products.

Minkus Family Farms in New Hampton, N.Y., is unlike many other commercial-scale vegetable farms in the state, and even the Northeast.

The New York State Grown & Certified program aims to make it easy for the state’s consumers to find New York-grown fruits and vegetables.

Catch up with on the latest news from New York state grower-shippers of fresh produce.

Turek Farms finished up its sweet corn supply in Georgia and made the transition to Delaware in early July, with New York harvest right around the corner.

A later spring put crops a little behind normal pace but recent heat has moved timing to normal for Eden Valley Growers, Eden, N.Y.

Though temperatures in the 90s and dry conditions turned up the heat on New York produce in early July, shippers said the growing season up to that point has been near ideal.

Business updates from companies featured in The Packer's New York Produce section.