Photo: Courtesy Vidalia® Onion Committee
Shipments of New Jersey-grown peaches should get underway in early July, a little later than last year. Good quality and quantity are being predicted, with loadings lasting through mid-September. More volume is seen this season since some trees planted three to five years ago are coming into production.
Georgia-South Carolina
Vidala onions from Southeastern Georgia are in peak volume, averaging about 350 truck loads per week. Peaches from the Fort Valley area of Georgia, as well as peaches from South Carolina are now being shipped……Mixed vegetables ranging from peppers to cucumbers and squash are well underway from Southern Georgia. Another item for good volume is sweet corn.
Florida
Speaking of sweet corn, Florida is the largest shipper of fresh sweet corn in the USA and had its peak volume in April and May. In fact, May ended up being a record month for Florida sweet corn. Shipments for the month were up over 27% from average May volume during the previous two years…..There could very well be a similar situation as the volume comes on in Georgia.
While over all produce volume from Florida has declined drastically in recent days, the state is still shipping watermelons and red potatoes.
Michigan
Michigan is pretty dead right now when it comes to produce shipments. Some asparagus is providing partial loads. Mixed vegetables will be coming on later this month. Optimism is high for a nice apple crop coming on in late summer.
South Georgia mixed veggies – grossing about $2800 to New York City.
Georgia peaches – grossing about $2400 to Washington, D.C.