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SWEET CORN
HUSK ON, HUSK OFF
Grower-shippers try selling sweet corn husked and cut
By Stephen Kloosterman
Associate Editor
While husking sweet corn before a
barbeque may have a certain nostalgic
value for some consumers, some
grower-shippers are finding there's a
demand for corn that's already husked
and cut into uniform lengths.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods, a grower,
shipper and processor of fresh vegetables
with locations in five states, last year
debuted a new product line called Super
Sweet Corn, that is pre-cut, pre-shucked
and packed in recyclable fiberboard
trays. The product is available yearround
due to the company's farms in
Georgia, Florida and Michigan.
Another year-round provider of sweet
corn, Branch: A Family of Farms, in
October also announced a new sweet
corn product that put shucked and
cut sweet corn in compostable and
recyclable trays.
" Tray pack corn has grown in
popularity the last number of years, "
said Ross R. Lund, CEO of ProExFood,
which sells food processing
equipment, including machinery for
husking sweet corn. " More and more
grocery stores are offering the fully
husked corn year-around. "
Lund believes the grocery stores
prefer husked because it is less messy
and cumbersome. Husked and chopped
sweet corn is often sold at a lower price
than husked, he added.
" Sure, there are the value shoppers
who will buy the unhusked corn and
husk it themselves, " he said, but tray
packs are mostly seen as convenient.
" Consumers prefer the convenience
of having husked corn ready to cook
over the hassle of husking and then
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