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*~m ington, Va. is not a metropolitan city — far from it.
“It does not matter where JQvJ are,” Mr. DeBergh said of his lottg tion. •
But: “If I was in a major city then I could be closer to the buyers,” he said. J
Extending beyond county oj even state, Mr. DeBergh does most of his business west of the Missis* sippi River. ’
“Oregon, Washington, CalifoC nia, are where the growers are,” he said. - •>.
“Now, we are even looking a£ Chile or Poland,” he added, explain ing the market for fruit is always; growing and as borders around the world change, the economic market follows suit. ; IT
The buyers for the fruit are fa| miliar — Quaker, General Mills, Nag bisco, Kraft, Smuckers and others.
“There is always need,” he said? adding need often comes in the tq| nage, not pounds or pints. 5
“I may use several different pro* ducers to fill one order,” he said? adding the producers to fill one ois der may come from three or foui£ states. 5’
“I know the quality of their goods,” he said, adding during oft season, November to February, often spends time visiting with h^J producers, learning their techniques and quality in produce. ■«
“The buyers like to know that I know the reason for a crop TailurdT the reason one producer is bettey than another, ” he said. •»
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