Florida beans and corn destroyed, potatoes delayed

Jan. 27, 3:40 p.m.) BELLE GLADE, Fla. — Cold weather damaged most of Belle Glade’s winter green beans and sweet corn.

As growers assessed damage from a series of freezes that struck south Florida growing regions during the overnight hours of Jan. 20-23, buyers should expect far fewer south Florida beans and corn.

“All of our beans were wiped out,” said Bryan Biederman, assistant sales manager for Pioneer Growers Co-op, one of the region’s largest growers of beans and corn. “Any corn we had planted for the month of March has been wiped out. It was truly a setback for our winter program.”

Republican Party Needs To Roll Forward Not Back

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