SOURCE:  THE PACKER, 5/21/18

Demand for local product continues to serve Carolina grower-shippers well. Matt Solana, vice president of operations and supply chain for Autryville, N.C.-based Jackson Farming Co., said the local deal is very important and that consumers are driving it. “While locally grown means something different to almost anyone you ask, the chains are working to provide their customers with the freshest locally grown produce they can find in season,” Solana said April 27.

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