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- From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter AT yahoo.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Market Prices
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:29:34 -0700 (PDT)
Phil, It is nice to hear that others have the same problems as I do. We have two large outfits at one of my markets I attend they buy and a resell all kinds of stuff. One day last week they had oranges, peaches, bananas, pineapple and limes in addition to their normal fair. They also sell it all dirt cheap. The market management has been fighting them on Labeling the Place of Origin of all their produce. It is helping, but when their produce gets going, they undercut everyone. Last fall they were selling Zucchini and Cucumbers, 75 cents each or 5 for a $1. I can't grow, harvest, pick, cool, transport, and market those things for 20 cents each. I don't have that economy of scale on myside. One thing I try to do is have things when no one else has them. It works out for me. High tunnels have allowed me to do this. I try to be the first to market with LOCALLY grown produce, then when mine starts to fizzle out, theirs picks up and I am onto another crop. I still grow some, but I have made my $$ on that crop and I don't have to compete. This way I set the starting price for the item and it usually keeps the price higher through out the year. Another thing is to start a Producer only market. THis is what we have in my hometown. I sell more $$ at that market than I do at the other one. The reason is I don't have to fight low ball pricing. Good luck, find your niche and go with it! Jay Jay's Jellies, Produce and More Clay Center, Kansas www.jaysjellies.com http://highfarming.blogspot.com/ --- On Mon, 6/13/11, SaladG AT aol.com <SaladG AT aol.com> wrote:
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[Market-farming] Market Prices,
SaladG, 06/13/2011
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idyllwild farm, 06/14/2011
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