Auctions

Ohio has twelve produce auctions throughout the state where producers collaboratively sell boxes and bins of graded produce and other items to restaurant owners, grocery store buyers, retail vendors and other buyers.

Ohio Produce Auction Map

Breman Farmer's Auction

Chesterhill Produce Auction

Homerville Produce Auction

Mt. Hope Auction

Owl Creek Produce Auction

Resources for Producers & Community Leaders

Marketing at Produce Auctions - fact sheet from University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension

Resources from Homerville Wholesale Produce Auction (market reports, sales agreements and more)

Produce Auction Report (KY)

Resources for Educators & Researchers

The Effects of a Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Auction on Produce Marketing and Distribution
Blaine, T.W., James, R.W., James, B.H. (1996). Journal of Food Distribution Research, XXVIII (1):62-65.