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| Wondering if anyone else who has a retail stand or goes
to a market has noticed any lower sales of sweet corn? We seem to be selling less sweet corn than in other years. I wonder if these low carb diets are to blame. Any input? |
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| Mmmmmm i cannot wait for the rush to start. and...i have to comments that prob mean absolutely nuthing to u but here goes. make sure u have the up to date seed. a local place that used to sell the top in the area hasnt kept up with the others. when i told him this, he looked at me and said 'well, ur the first to say' i happen to know he still hasnt changed. and 2, i think there are alot more sellers out there going to farmers markets, etc and there is a delution of the customers. when u keep bragging about how wonderful it is to work next to the earth is, dont be suprised if a few smart people join ya. and 3, is there any real # of carbs in corn? if they really think that its bad for u to eat fresh corn, they are nutz. froggy |
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- Posted by Schoolhouse z5/ohio (My Page) on Wed, Jul 14, 04 at 22:42
| Just curious, how much you selling for? It's $4.00 a dozen where I live! Good corn, tho, but never saw it goin' for so much. |
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| Sweet corn is a complex carbohydrate and for many diehard low carb diet people it is a big no no. We have been selling sweet corn and other summer veggies at a roadside stand for approx. 12 years. To answer Schoolhouse, we sell our corn for $4 a dozen also, but have been doing so for many years. People never complain about the price. We guarantee our corn is fresh picked daily. I don't think price has anything to do with the decline in sales. My son says some customers have actually said that they are on a low carb diet so they have cut back on how much corn they eat. I see they are researching a new variety of sweet corn which will be lower in carbs. I guess if they are doing this research there must be something to the diet fads. Other growers in our area have also noticed a decline in sales this year so far. |
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| I dont grow sweet corn for sale, I do other stuff. But,a local big sweet corn grower has seen declining sales at his farm store, set up a mobile stand in an adjoining town and is moving it well. Problem is, a couple other growers have noticed lagging sales and reduced proice to $3 per doz. Every one w. an acre is a grower now and some sell for $1.50! A little spending money for the kids, a loss for the ones trying to make a living. |
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