The largest size we have been selling is 1/2 peck for $7.00 so that would be $28 for 1/2 bu if my math is right. Hope that's helpful.

Tom

14.50 a bushel here, another underpriced commodity. We are in an area where you can't buy them unless they are trucked in. I know they were selling in bulk for 12.00 a bushel at the Amish action. I don't know where they get them so cheap.

Thanks tom. I can buy them from the orchard for $16, but transportation cost really increases them, since I don't want to buy too many and throw them away.

Rio...The Amish auction is a absolute auction, so whatever people will pay is what the seller gets (minus auction costs). so those 14.50 probably lost money BIG time. Our auction doesn't sell in bushels of peaches, only 1/2 bushels.

I will be 'trucking' them in about 150 miles one way.

I'm thinking $30 for the 1/2 bushel of Red Havens. Might go down to $25, but if I take into consideration the IRS allowable mileage rate, I would be losing a $1-2 per 1/2 box. I'm sure I'll sell some at pound rate, so I would still be OK, just not much profit.

I pay $16 for a half bushel and sell them for $4 a quart. These are red havens and john boy. The place I get them from retails a half bushel @ $23.

I priced mine for $1.50 lb (I have the scale and don't sell by qt if possible), Priced 1/2 bushels for $25, but with school's first week, didn't sell as many as I expected.

I'm lucky to have such a good orchard that knows how to pick the perfect peach to last, but still be ripe. I have approximately 4 bushel left and will be going thru each of them daily. I might have left for this weekend, if not, I'll have some really good canned peaches.

I don't buy from a retail location, straight from the orchard as much as possible.

I also get mine straight from the orchard. It's a retail and wholesale business 15 minutes away and I work for them 3 days a week.

Ok, I misunderstood. I get a lower price than others due to the lifetime of our connection.

If I can ask a question, how long can your place hold peaches and still be good. I really hate to can all these peaches if there is a chance I can hold them and them still be good for next week. I've brought them inside to the A/C and trying to keep around 75. What temp is best to keep without getting too cold.

Colder the better - 40's is OK, 30's is better and 90%+ relative humidity. Get into the 30's and you can keep them for several weeks but the key is to get them cool pretty quickly.

Tom

Thanks tom, there in our bedroom (where the AC unit is), I don't think I want to go that low. With canning going on in the other part of house, humidity is running high. 3 bushel of tomatoes almost done, and 1 1/2 bushel of peaches to work today, tomorrow at latest or throw away.

The place I work for can keep them for over a week in a cooler that runs about 38. Normally that doesn't happen because they only wholesale peaches picked the same day. You will also find that certain varieties hold better than others. Don't be afraid of getting them to cold. You will find that they still look great after keeping them for several days in the 30's.

I don't think I'll worry too much about keeping many of them from this trip. By bringing them into bedroom and the AC, in 4 days lost about 1/3 which got canned up. Only 1/10 of those were too bad to do anything with. I guess I'll be making lots of peach cobbler, jam, jelly and butter.

I'll bring the icecream.

Orchard was selling early peaches for $10 per half peck bag tonight. I didn't ask about half bushels.

wow. $10 per 1/2 peck would be $80 bushel.

Yeah, but it beats the $2/lb the other orchard in town was asking for their really early, small peaches last month. You have to remember I live in the 15th wealthiest town in the 4th wealthiest state in the nation ;-)

I bought a bushel for $50 from another place last year, don't know what they're charging this year.

I told the lady last night I'd buy some next week if my friend didn't have any (unsprayed) ripe today. I'll ask about bushel or half bushel prices next week, but even at $50 I figured it was less expensive to just buy canned (in plastic or glass, don't like the aluminum cans) in the grocery store for DD's lunch. But I do like peach jam.

Maybe I need to pick some up and drive to you, lol. I was getting $25 for just less than 1/2 bushel, so $50 wouldn't be too bad. I was getting $1.50.

One vendor came up to us and said she got some 'the other year' for $6 per bushel that she picked. She's expecting to get that deal again this year. I'm sure what she was able to pick wasn't firsts. This year, so far, she has seen what we have from other orchards one week, then she goes and picks and sells the same thing the following week. Just bugs me.

Marla

I'm envious that you can sell stuff you don't grow. Most markets around here are "producer-only", though I've seen CSAs buying stuff in - maybe they're under different rules. AFAIK, you can only sell preserves (incl. pickles, if I ever get the other regulations figured out) made from your own produce, and can't wholesale them. CSAs can buy in jams and jellies made in a commercial kitchen with a resale license however.

This year we are buying for what we want to preserve, just buying more than we need. Selling off the extra to pay for our own food. At this point, I think all I have to pay for is all the jars/lids/rings, everything else is paid for. Not trying for a business so much, just living the best we can on $1200 per month.

Marla

I must be doing something right, out of all the peaches leftover from Saturday's market, picked on Thursday morning, I still have almost 2 bushel that doesn't HAVE TO be worked up. Thank goodness for the nights around 49.