Lewis Nursery and Farms Opens APHIS-Certified Cold Treatment Facility
Lewis Nursery and Farms and its subsidiary American Blueberries, LLC, have officially opened a USDA Animal & Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS)-certified cold treatment facility located in Rocky Point, North Carolina.
This certified facility will not only benefit American Blueberries and its customers, but the availability of this service will support the import of fresh produce, like blueberries, grapes, apples, pears, citrus and a broad variety of organics, through the Port of Wilmington year-round. With this capability and certification, North Carolina will be one of only seven states in the entire United States, and one of only two states in the Southeast, to have such a facility, making North Carolina a destination for the import of fresh produce into the U.S