The western North Carolina Marketing office located at the Western NC Farmers Market in Asheville, provides marketing services for the many crops grown in this region of North Carolina. Marketing specialists assist individual growers, packer/shippers, wholesale buyers, and the commodity associations representing these crops. Western NC is a major production area for many fruit, vegetable, ornamental and Christmas tree crops. Apples, tomatoes, and many other fruits and vegetables are shipped from western NC to buyers throughout the southeast and northeast U.S. Likewise, this area is a major supplier of ornamental plants and Christmas trees shipped throughout the country. Marketing assistance includes locating potential buyers and suppliers, developing marketing strategies, market expansion, and conducting marketing promotions to increase demand.

E-Mail the designated marketing specialist for assistance with these commodities.

The Northeast Marketing Center provides marketing services to growers, packer/shippers, processors, wholesale buyers, and several commodity associations in this important vegetable and seafood production region. Some of North Carolina's most productive farm land and great waterways are located in this region.

These lands produce excellent quality produce such as potatoes, watermelons, cabbage, and a variety of other vegetables. These crops are shipped throughout the eastern U.S.

The abundant waters of eastern North Carolina provide an excellent resource for the state's large seafood/aquaculture industry. Annual harvests of flounder, shrimp, blue crabs, clams, scallops, mackerel, tuna, snapper, oysters, and trout have been a mainstay for down east communities for generations. Aquaculture production of catfish, hybrid striped bass, crawfish and ornamental fish continues to be one of the most exciting areas for expansion of North Carolina agriculture.

Marketing specialists in this office provide assistance in locating buyers and suppliers, developing new markets, designing marketing strategies, and conducting marketing promotions to increase demands of these commodities.

You can e-mail the designated marketing specialist for assistance with these commodities.

The Eastern Marketing Center is located in the heart of North Carolina's most productive farmland. While parts of this region have always been known for their sweet potatoes and other vegetables, it has the potential to expand into an important supplier of many specialty fruit and vegetable crops.

The Marketing Specialist, provides marketing assistance to growers, packer/shippers, and buyers in developing new markets, locating buyers and suppliers, market research, and conducting marketing promotions.

Marketing Specialists in the Raleigh office provide marketing assistance to individual growers, packer/shippers, processors, commodity associations, and agribusinesses. Marketing services are available for crops ranging from corn to strawberries. Activities include developing marketing strategies, identifying potential buyers, organizing promotions with retailers, wholesalers, restaurants, and farmers markets, farm tours for produce buyers, planning marketing programs for commodity associations, training farmers in price risk management, and assistance to grain dealers, cotton gins and the tobacco industry.

E-Mail the designated marketing specialists for assistance with these commodities.