Price of sweet corn in NY, Ouch!!!

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Rollie NE PA

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• Aug 23, 2010

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I was on a bus trip to Manhattan, New York over the weekend. While I was there I stopped at a farmers market. The price of sweet corn was .75 per ear or 9.00 a dozen. I have been selling it for 4.00 for 13 ears and it is moving slow.

What is corn selling for in your area?

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Aug 23, 2010

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That's cause it's in the big apple..but out in the normal part of NY it's $3.50 to $4.50 a doz.Buffalo area (400 miles west )it's $3.00 to $4.50 doz

 

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770 D gal

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• Aug 23, 2010

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Sweet corn in Frederick Co, MD and Loudoun Co, VA is $5.99/doz in most locations.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Aug 23, 2010

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15 cents a dozen at the produce auction in Elma, Iowa 2 weeks ago. Probably a little cheaper by now.

 

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NY 986

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• Aug 23, 2010

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Retail here in the Finger Lakes region is about 2.75 to 4.00 a dozen. I'm P.O.'d because for the first time I can recall something (probably raccoons) are in my patch chewing on the ears and knocking plants down. Thankfully, the tomatoes and cucumbers are doing pretty good.

 

Bob M

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• Aug 23, 2010

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Retail $3.00 - $3.50/dozen - usually 13 ears - in Monroe County NY (which incidentally is 375 miles from Manhattan...)

 

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JDemaris

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• Aug 23, 2010

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Here in central NY, I was getting $4 for early corn and am now selling late bi-color and freezer white corn for $3 - including Silver King and Silver Queen.

NYC prices are always sky high. Many of my friends drive the 170 miles to sell all their maple products down there too.

 

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Paul from MI

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• Aug 23, 2010

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Here in Southern Michigan it's $2.50-$3.50 a dozen. Had really good corn this year.

 

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flying belgian

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• Aug 23, 2010

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My brother lives in Loudoun Co. Va. Lives in town of Leesburg. He's a proffessor at a near by Comunity college but I can't think of the name right now.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Aug 23, 2010

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I grow a bi-color sweet corn sweet G-90, I sell it here in Arkansas for 4.00 a dozen, had a good crop.and thats not a bad price for arkansas.

 

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Ed the wine farmer

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• Aug 23, 2010

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Hi Rollie - I'm just up the road from you. $4.00/ Doz. and it is selling well. Kunkle Fire Hall - turn left and fallow the signs. Ed

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Aug 23, 2010

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A neighbor paid me 100 dollars an acre to plant his sweet corn, and I can pick all I want for nothing! Can't get better than that!
Tom

 

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lucas boy

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• Aug 24, 2010

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it is .20 cents an ear here in ky

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Aug 24, 2010

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$4.00 at the farm, $5.00 to get it into Manhattan.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Aug 24, 2010

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50 cents and ear or about the same as it is in the can from DelMonte in S.E. MI

 

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jgilles

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• Aug 24, 2010

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The raccoons haven't paid me a nickle yet for all the sweet corn they ate

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Aug 24, 2010

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Here in Arizona we wait [impatiently] for "Olathe" sweet corn out of Colorado.Goes for about $.50 per ear. It is good and we don't complain of the price.It only lasts about 3 weeks and then back to the stuff from Calif.and Mexico.What a disapointment that stuff is.

 

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Rootsy

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• Aug 24, 2010

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Been selling sweet corn @ $4 / doz all season. South Central Michigan is all over the board... Depends if you are Amish or someone actually trying to eek out a living... $2 Amish - $5 Cert Organic. Most of the cheaper stuff is one step up from gnawing on field corn...

 

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ChrisinMO

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• Aug 24, 2010

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Here in southern MO it is $4 per doz at the farmers
market. Earlier it was a bit higher. I guess $9 per
dozen for Manhattan is about right....

Christopher

 

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Traditional Farmer

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• Aug 24, 2010

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Still cheaper than a Hot Dog or a Soda and better for you

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Aug 24, 2010

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county fair 3.50 an ear or 42.00 a dozen in arkansas

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Aug 24, 2010

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It is difficult to pick sweet corn before it becomes starchy and difficult to get it to the consumer before sugar levels decline. You should pick your own corn and eat it immediately.

 

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Rootsy

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• Aug 24, 2010

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(quoted from post at 15:04:11 08/24/10) It is difficult to pick sweet corn before it becomes starchy and difficult to get it to the consumer before sugar levels decline. You should pick your own corn and eat it immediately.

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Why do you say that? Just like anything else... You do something long enough you know what you are doing... Same holds true for knowing when to harvest and what to harvest out of a field... With today's genetics in sweet corn it is quite easy to get it into customer hands and have it as fresh and good as right off of the stalk... The Su and Se's of yesterday aren't what market and shipping growers are putting out there for the public... At least those that want return business...

 

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cadet trooper

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• Aug 24, 2010

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Well if you've ever driven a reefer in Manhatten you'll know why it's so high no one wants to go to that god foresaken place, I'm suprised it's that cheap!

 

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36 Coupe

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• Aug 27, 2010

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I sell corn for 33 cents per ear.