Sentence examples for major grower from inspiring English sources

The University of California and Driscoll's, a major grower, pioneered heartier varieties that allowed them to be grown year-round.

Agropecuaria Montelibano is a major grower and its product is marketed under well known brands such as Dole, Chiquita and Mayan Pride from Central American Produce — perhaps others.

Uzbekistan, a major grower of cotton and a producer of natural gas, borders Afghanistan and lies in a strategic region where Russia, China, and the west vie for influence.

With neighbouring Afghanistan once again a major grower of opium, and demand for heroin still strong on the streets of Europe, Tajikistan and its neighbours are getting caught in the middle.Central Asia has become a major route for Afghan opium and heroin travelling to Europe.

Shaw refused. A. G. Kawamura, a former state secretary of food and agriculture and a major grower who serves as the president of C.B.C., believes that the commission's lawsuit originated with what he has described as "competitive angst" on the part of the proprietary companies.

"We are a major grower of both cauliflower and broccoli.

Here, interviews were carried out with representatives of three major grower-packers supplying between them around 50% of the UK's fresh produce.

The committee represents all the major growers and shippers in central and southern Florida.

Global supplies of cotton have fallen recently because of droughts in China and Australia, which are major growers.

"You have to fix the big trade problems," said Luther Markwart, chairman of the American Sugar Alliance, which represents the major growers.

As the cocaine industry grew in Colombia thanks in part to its proximity to Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, major growers of coca, from which cocaine is derived Escobar became involved in drug smuggling.