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In just the past five years, Salem County has seen a surge in leasing by ecommerce platforms, third party logistics firms, and general retailers opening large distribution facilities from which to ship goods throughout the mid-Atlantic.

Thanks to Salem County’s abundance of open land and ease of new construction, large newly delivered distribution facilities rent at significant discounts to those in Northern New Jersey. But via the New Jersey Turnpike, New York City is just a two hour drive from Salem County, and major population centers in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. are an even shorter trip.

These benefits have attracted firms including Jet.com, Five Below, and UPS to open new distribution facilities ranging from 250,000 to 1 million square feet since 2015.

Most of Salem County’s industrial properties are also less than a 15-mile drive from the Port of Wilmington, which handles more imports of fresh fruit and juice concentrates than any other port in North America. New Jersey also ranks among the top five U.S. states for production of crops including Blueberries, Cranberries, Peaches, and Bell Peppers with most of these goods being produced in the southern half of the state.

The area’s booming agricultural sector has helped to attract major food sellers and distributors to Salem County including Goya Foods of South Jersey, which operates and 200,000 square feet distribution center here, along with Argo Merchants which occupies more than 1.1 million square feet of industrial space in Salem County.