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Peebles Organic, Augusta, Ark., is a USDA-certified organic vegetable operation that farms about 2,000 acres, said Shawn Peebles, owner and general manager.

California’s 2022 avocado crop is expected to be about 15% larger than last year’s, and prices likely will be higher, too.

South Carolina and North Carolina are a powerful one-two punch for U.S. watermelon availability.

Part of that hard-won dominance is due to the state’s perfect combination of soils and temperatures that sweet potatoes need, says the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.

North Carolina’s potato growers will deliver big volume of fresh and chipping potatoes this summer for a relatively short marketing period.

To put the magnitude of North Carolina’s sweet potato crop in context, picture more than 13,000 refrigerated truckloads lining up to distribute the crop all across the U.S.

Raleigh, N.C.-based L&M Companies has an ample supply of Carolina produce commodities in the months ahead, company leaders said.

Vegetable and fruit growers in the Carolinas aren’t having any trouble selling their produce, says Kevin Hardison, marketing representative for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.

Nash Produce is exclusively focused on sweet potatoes, says Thomas Joyner, president of the Nashville, N.C.-based marketer.

Tomato harvest will begin in early June with stable acreage and good crop prospects for Hermitage, Ark.-based Gem Tomato & Vegetable Sales Inc.