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Selling Wholesale

Are You a Farmer Seeking New Markets, such as Food Hubs, Groceries, Restaurants and Cooperatives? Are you looking to diversify sales beyond the farmers market, CSA, and farm stand? Food hubs, grocery stores, restaurants, and cooperatives are looking for your products to meet growing consumer demand for local and sustainably-grown food.Yet, doing successful business with wholesale buyers requires planning and preparation. Check out the many resources on this page or contact CCE Sullivan to speak to an agriculture educator.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program

https://cvp.cce.cornell.edu/business.php

Growing for Wholesale: Vegetable Grading Templates

https://cvp.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=517&crumb=business|business

Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York

https://harvestny.cce.cornell.edu/topic.php?id=3#topbox

Cornell Small Farms Wholesale Market Readiness

http://smallfarms.cornell.edu/b2p/

http://smallfarms.cornell.edu/projects/wholesale/wholesale-resources/

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service: Produce Pricing

https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/fruits-vegetables

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service: Grades & Standards

https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards

Last updated June 7, 2023