[Market-farming] Pricing Ripe Apricots?
Tom at Limerock
limerock at thirdplanet.net
Mon May 12 13:41:08 EDT 2008
Marlin,
For what its worth, last year we charged $4.75/qt and $2.50/pt for our
conventionally grown apricots. Both pints and quarts are always heaped up
to where you cannot get any more on. Pints sold better than quarts.
Yes, it seems like a lot of money (to me anyway). We do have a lot of
tourist and summer home folks up where we are.
For a comparison, we sold peaches for $3.00/qt, as did all of the other
stands. And cherries were around $6/qt.
So far, we are looking at a nice crop too. Hope yours make it. There is
NOTHING like a fresh apricot!
Tom
Limerock Orchards and Roadside Market
Catawba Island, OH
Marlin wrote:
(snip)
> I'm also interested in others' experiences with marketing apricots and
> what
> I should be able to charge for them. Considering some of the production
> costs and risks I would need to price them pretty steep in order make a
> little on them. I sure hope my wife can find a little time to make some
> more of that jam. Anyone who has never tasted any of her raspberry and or
> apricot jam has simply not lived!
>
> Marlin Burkholder
> Virginia's Shenandoah Valley
>
> Still waiting for the winter of 2007-2008 to begin.
>
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