Source: Jim Offner, THE PACKER, 5/23/19


Spring typically brings a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables from the Carolinas, and this year is no exception, suppliers and marketers say. Autryville, N.C.-based Jackson Farming Co. was harvesting strawberries in North Carolina, with “good quantities coming off,” said Matt Solana, vice president of operations/supply chain. Jackson anticipated a start to its spring broccoli harvest around May 20, and fields were “looking good” for that to occur, Solana said.

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