Latest News From Florida Spring Produce

Prissy Fletcher is overjoyed. The cabbage crop is thriving this year in St. Johns County, just south of Jacksonville in northeastern Florida.

Retailers typically want a specific size and long shelf life when they decide which company’s peaches to buy, and Florida’s smaller peaches don’t always make the cut.

Thanks to mostly favorable growing weather, Florida grower-shippers anticipate a strong spring season for their fruits and vegetables.

Chapman Fruit Co. Inc., Immokalee, Fl., offered vine-ripe tomatoes for the first time in the fall, plans to have more in the spring and will increase the line next fall, said director Stephen Madonia.

Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc. should have a wealth of good-quality vegetables available this spring, said Nichole Towell, senior director of marketing.

Florida growers offer a wealth of fruits and vegetables, and retailers are eager to promote them.

Florida Blueberry Growers Association received a Specialty Crop Block Grant in 2019.

The Florida spring produce season will get underway in time, thanks to a largely uninterrupted spate of favorable growing conditions, suppliers say.

Catch up on produce companies involved in Florida's spring fruit and vegetable deals.

An extended period of warm, dry conditions — uncommon even to Florida — during the winter has drawn rave reviews from growers.

Spring is an active marketing season for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and department officials say there are more items than ever to promote.