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- From: "Sue Wells" <farmersue AT myfairpoint.net>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Lowering Prices
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:50:19 -0500
I have started a year round market and that
community probably can’t afford my prices, that is why I will probably have
to lower them, at this one market. When I started selling in November at this
market, the other vegetable farmer was selling his carrots and potatoes for only
$1.25/pound. I can’t and won’t lower my prices that low. I only had
potatoes to sell, and my canned things and pickles. Customers saw my good
quality of potatoes and I sold a lot. I do 3 Farmers Markets a week. The
other 2, I won’t lower the prices. My prices are high, I think. Examples…
I sell my lettuce mix for $12.50/pound and my green beans for $5/lb. Tomatoes
for $4 – $5/pound, heirloom and raised in the fields. Potatoes are
$3.50/lb. My products are excellent quality. I raise a lot of vegetables,
and many varieties. Sue “”Have you seen the grocery stores lower any prices, I
haven't. So why in the world would you lower your current prices.
Our prices will stay the same as 08. We sell bedding plants, vege plants,
basil plants, fresh produce of many different varieties , around 40 different
item, fresh lamb meat,and we weave and sell rugs and different wool and cotton
products. I was at the grocery store today and have seen very little
changes in their prices except still going up. A good marketer knows that
price in most markets make very little difference in the amount your are
selling. Our sales have always dictated the best quality of product that we can
produce and charge accordingly. We are in a big market and we can set
beside dumpers and have a very good day, because if you are selling a great
product price has little effect. The only thing that has gone down in our
area has been fuel, my seed prices have gone up about 12% from last year, so in
reality we really should be raising prices.”” |
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[Market-farming] Lowering Prices,
SaladG, 02/26/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Lowering Prices, breck, 02/26/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Lowering Prices, Sue Wells, 02/26/2009
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [Market-farming] Lowering Prices,
sunnfarm, 02/27/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Lowering Prices, breck, 02/27/2009
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