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Selling Grapes At Auction how they're doing

#1 User is offline   Wade's Wines 

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Posted 28 July 2010 - 07:16 PM

We just sold the last of our seedless grapes at the Amish Produce Auction, 5 varieties including Concord Seedless, Jupiter, Marquis, Canadice and Reliance. They were about 10# to the box, and the highest selling box brought $19. They averaged about $16.25 per box. The box cost $.90 so that brings it down to $15.35, over $1.50 per pound. I'm happy with that! luxhello.gif

Haven't sold any wine grapes there, but probably will as they come on. We'll see how they do!

The reason I'm posting it is that I know several of you with vineyards live within an hour or two of a similar Auction. You might give them a try.

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Posted 29 July 2010 - 01:18 PM

View PostWade said:

We just sold the last of our seedless grapes at the Amish Produce Auction, 5 varieties including Concord Seedless, Jupiter, Marquis, Canadice and Reliance. They were about 10# to the box, and the highest selling box brought $19. They averaged about $16.25 per box. The box cost $.90 so that brings it down to $15.35, over $1.50 per pound. I'm happy with that! luxhello.gif

Haven't sold any wine grapes there, but probably will as they come on. We'll see how they do!

The reason I'm posting it is that I know several of you with vineyards live within an hour or two of a similar Auction. You might give them a try.

Good Luck! smileytoast.gif


Sounds like a great sale! What was the market like, were you the only one selling grapes? Were there certain varieties that seemed more in demand than others?
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 02:07 PM

seedless were all that were selling, and there were 3 sellers. they all did about the same in price. I put 5 varieties of seedless through, one other grower put a lot of concord seedless through, and the other seller didn't know the variety and his white seedless grapes sold for a bit less, but still probably $1.30 or so a pound.
I'll try wine grapes next.
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 04:51 PM

Hi, Wade. How about posting a video / audio of you in action while auctioneering? I'd like to see and hear that, and I bet there's a lot of others here that would also. -Bret
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Posted 30 July 2010 - 04:45 AM

Bret, I'd be happy to, but the Amish are camera shy! They tell people No Cameras! every time someone pulls one out. It's to avoid vanity, I think. It's part of their religion's rules.
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Posted 31 July 2010 - 10:26 AM

View Postbret, on 29 July 2010 - 05:51 PM, said:

Hi, Wade. How about posting a video / audio of you in action while auctioneering? I'd like to see and hear that, and I bet there's a lot of others here that would also. -Bret

Wade was once captured on film by a Nashville TV station. Paula (Winesupplyfetcher) posted a link. It may, or may not, still work.
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Posted 31 July 2010 - 10:38 AM

I'd like to see that!
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