Florida tomato shipments from the Homestead area will pretty end this week and will be followed by Immokalee next week. This is the beginning of a seasonal northward shift in tomato loadings. Trucks are already loading grape and cherry tomatoes from the Ruskin, Fla., area. Romas and round tomatoes should get underway about April 20. However, it will probably be May 1st before there is significant volume.
In Georgia, greens from central and southern areas of the state continue to be shipped. Cumbers and squash shipments get underway around June 1…. Vidalia onions from southeastern Georgia are increasing in volume, and so far no significant quality problems have not been appearing from a lot of rain that fell during March.
North Carolina continues to be the largest shipper of sweet potatoes, and loadings are fairly steady from week to week. Most shippers are in the eastern part of the state.
New York state continues shipping storage onions, although some shippers have finished up their season….New York’s Hudson Valley is still loading a few apples, and the same can be said for apples coming out of Pennyslvania.
Michigan is shipping about 120 truckloads of potatoes a week.
There is similar potato volume with spuds being loaded for far northern Maine’s Aroostrock County.
Florida mixed veggies – grossing about $2500 to New York City.
Georgia greens – $2200 to Philly.
North Carolina sweet potatoes – $1500 to Atlanta.