Sweet potatoes are no longer just for the holidays. They have been developing into a very popular item on a regular basis. Thanks to very favorable weather conditions during the growing season, the North Carolina new crop sweet potatoes are at peak performance. There is moderate demand on a steady market with a good supply for promoting.

Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet line of sweet potatoes are now certified by the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check Food Certification Program just in time to celebrate American Heart Month and National Sweet Potato Month this February.

Over the years, Vick Family Farms, operating in Wilson, NC, has seen the spring sweet potato movement increase substantially.

“Twenty-plus years ago, Thanksgiving and Christmas were the big movement holidays, but I think creative marketing and the demand for healthier foods has certainly helped grow spring sweet potato sales,” said Charlotte Vick, partner/sales and marketing manager at Vick Family Farms.

Quail H Farms, LLC is considered one of the largest and most reputable sweetpotato growers-packer-shippers in the state of California, and its team is proud of the strong reputation it has developed since first starting operations in 2008.

For five generations, Matthews Ridgeview Farms has been a leading grower of sweet potatoes, and has the ability to store and ship more than a million bushels a year.