Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 1/19/21

In this Winter 2021 installment of the NC State Economist, Dr. Daniel Tregeagle, assistant professor and Extension specialist in agricultural and resource economics, highlights the impacts of COVID-19 on North Carolina’s specialty crop producers and markets. He also reveals the results of a recent survey of caneberry growers on the trends, challenges and opportunities in their specialty crop sector. Read the full article at NC State Economist.

The specialty crop sector has been consistently growing over the last decade. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges to the industry that threaten its continued growth, while at the same time prompting a positive trend in consumer preferences for direct farm specialty crop purchases.

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