Vegetable crops are an important component of the agricultural economy in the Northeast. In the Northeast region, vegetable crops have been planted on approximately 90,000 acres with an annual total farm value of between $450 and $500 million. Dr. Bradley Rickard, Associate Professor of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, discusses the policies impacting vegetable production, market trends, vegetable consumption and more in this 2018 Northeast vegetable outlook.
