Radish volume in Western Michigan is expected stable for the Van Solkema Family Farm, said Adam Harnish, sales representative for the Byron Center, Mich.-based company.
“Radish growing conditions have been close to ideal,” he said. “The quiet spring has helped the first harvests come off in normal time with good quality.”
COVID-19 effect
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program helped offset what a steep decline in foodservice sales last year, Harnish said.
The program allowed Van Solkema Family Farm to shift food service commodities into food boxes to distribute to people in need, he said.
“We are hopeful that the food service and wholesale markets bounce back with the reopening of the state,” he said. “Hopefully, the July 1 lifting of restrictions will boost demand in the food service industry.”
