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Price on Okra
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Posted by minirose1 z6 AR (My Page) on Fri, Jul 25, 08 at 9:20
Hi,
Has anyone sold any okra yet this year and for how much per lb? Haven't seen any around here yet. |
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| Here it sells for around $3 a pound. Janet |
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Thanks Janet, wow, that's a lot more than what I was thinking. Guess I'll see if anyone else has any okra tomorrow and go from there. It's pretty popular here and people have been asking about when its going to be ready. May get bombarded!
Pat |
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| Pat: I know it is worth more, but we only get $1.50 a pound here. I was hoping to get $2.00 a pound. Pricing is the hardest thing to do. Janet: Do you really sell alot of okra at $3.00 a pound? Jay |
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| Last year I sold mine for $2 Pint and $4 QT. and didn't put the price per lb on the sign . I cut mine almost every day so they were nice and small.Most people had no problem with the price . Others had lower priced okra but not as nice as mine and they didn't sell out. Another reason for putting them in the containers was to keep them looking nice letting people get their own will get the okra scratched and old looking. |
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| Last year I'd take 15-20 lbs each Saturday and sell out. I don't know if you consider that a lot or not. Unfortunately my okra hasn't done well this year and I haven't had any at all this year. A pound usually filled a quart zip lock storage bag. I made the bags up ahead of time. Like Garlic Lady, it solved the problem of folks rooting through a basket or like one woman did two years ago, taking her thumbnail and puncturing each pod she picked up. I about lost my cool over her doing that! In fact we did have a word or two... Janet Janet |
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| We sold our okra for $3.00 a qt and usually sold out every time.we took anywhere from 10lb to 20 lb. A qt basket will hold about a pound.We have only missed one wekend at the market since April. Granted the okra didnt start producing till it got hot.We planted 4 100ft rows and another 3 rows at 90ft laterin the summer to keep a steady supply. We are still getting okra but the cooler nights are slowing it down. |
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| I have 31 rows of okra here in southern oklahoma an i would like ta know how much ya can git in oklahoma in pounds |
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| I live in GEORGIA, Wanting to know how much okra is selling for |
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| Here in North Central Kansas, I am getting $3.50 a pound. This is an old thread, in '08 I was getting $1.50 a pound and now I have been selling out at $3.50 a pound. Jay |
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| Ethan if your okra is still producing it was priced at $4 a lb @ the OSU farmers market this weekend! My mouth about dropped, I thought it was priced too high. But people were buying it! |
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| I wouldn't take less than $3/lb unless EVERYONE has it. Marla |
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