Fresh produce Summary Market Prices, July-November 2011
Colorado Farmers Markets
Product1
Apples
Apples
Apricots
Apricots
Arugula
Arugula
Basil
Basil
Beets
Beets
Blackberries
Blue corn (atole)
Broccoli
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cabbage
Calabacita
Calabacita
Carrots
Carrots
Carving pumpkins, large
Carving pumpkins, large
Carving pumpkins, medium
Carving pumpkins, small
Celery
Celery
Chard
Chard
Cherries
Cherries
Chili peppers
Chili peppers
Chives
Chives
Production
practice2
Unit
of sale3
Median
price4
Lowest
price5
Highest
price5
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Org
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Bag
Bag
Bunch
Bunch
Bunch
Bunch
1/2 pound
Bag
Lg head
Lg head
Head
Head
Basket
Each
Bunch
Bunch
Each
Each
Each
Each
Bunch
Bunch
Bunch
Bunch
Pound
Pound
Each
Each
Bunch
Bunch
2.20
3.00
3.00
3.00
5.00
5.00
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.00
5.00
2.00
2.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
5.00
0.33
3.00
3.00
6.50
5.00
5.00
3.00
3.50
3.00
3.00
3.00
5.00
5.50
.33
.33
2.00
1.00
1.50
2.00
1.50
2.20
1.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
.50
.67
5.00
2.00
.66
.50
1.00
.90
5.00
0.33
.66
1.00
6.00
5.00
5.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
2.00
.10
.10
2.00
1.00
3.00
6.00
6.00
4.00
7.00
6.66
3.50
5.00
5.00
8.00
5.00
2.00
6.00
5.00
4.00
6.00
5.00
0.33
4.50
4.50
7.00
5.00
8.00
3.00
4.00
3.00
4.00
4.00
8.00
8.00
1.00
1.00
2.50
1.00
1
Instances
data
collected6
79
27
33
5
90
70
145
162
258
289
2
2
89
73
116
97
1
1
195
198
2
1
4
2
3
1
100
205
47
16
135
90
3
2
Product1
Collards
Collards
Corn, sweet
Corn, sweet
Corn, sweet
Corn, sweet
Cucumbers
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Eggplant
Eggplant
Fennel
Fennel
Fennel
Garlic
Garlic
Green beans
Green beans
Green/spring onions
Green/spring onions
Hacien beans
Kale
Kale
Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Leeks
Lettuce, head
Lettuce, head
Lettuce, mixed greens
Lettuce, mixed greens
Melons
Melons
Melons
Okra
Okra
Onions, bulbing
Production
practice2
Unit
of sale3
Median
price4
Lowest
price5
Highest
price5
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Org
Conv
Org
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Conv
Org
Conv
Bunch
Bunch
Dozen
Dozen
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Pound
Bunch
Bunch
Each
Each
Each
Pound
Pound
Bunch
Bunch
Basket
Bunch
Bunch
Bunch
Bunch
Bunch
Bunch
Head
Head
Bag
Bag
Each
Each
Pound
Pound
Pound
Each
3.00
3.00
4.63
7.50
.33
.50
.75
1.00
2.00
2.00
3.00
2.00
1.50
2.00
1.00
1.00
3.00
4.00
1.75
2.00
4.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
2.00
2.25
5.00
5.00
3.00
3.63
1.35
3.00
5.00
1.00
2.00
.50
3.00
2.00
.10
.25
.10
.25
.33
.33
1.50
2.00
1.00
2.00
.13
.25
1.50
1.00
.33
.50
3.00
1.00
1.00
.50
2.00
2.00
2.00
.50
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.33
.70
3.00
5.00
.15
4.00
4.00
6.00
9.00
.75
1.00
3.00
3.00
4.20
3.50
4.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
3.00
6.00
8.00
3.00
3.50
5.00
5.00
4.00
4.00
4.50
4.00
5.00
5.00
4.00
6.25
7.50
5.00
6.00
2.00
4.00
5.00
2.00
2
Instances
data
collected6
23
98
20
8
198
50
262
224
188
158
20
1
2
1
120
110
189
165
30
69
2
80
219
52
36
36
69
99
68
112
136
146
60
2
5
3
222
Product1
Onions, bulbing
Other squash
Peaches
Peaches
Pears
Pears
Peas, snow/snap
Peas, snow/snap
Peppers, bell
Peppers, bell
Peppers, bell
Peppers, bell
Plums
Plums
Potatoes
Potatoes
Pumpkins
Pumpkins
Pumpkins, pie
Pumpkins, pie
Radishes
Radishes
Raspberry
Raspberry
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
Spinach
Spinach
Strawberries
Strawberries
Summer squash
Summer squash
Tomatillos
Tomatillos
Tomatoes, heirloom
Tomatoes, heirloom
Tomatoes, other
Production
practice2
Unit
of sale3
Median
price4
Lowest
price5
Highest
price5
Org
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Each
Each
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Each
Each
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Each
Each
Bunch
Bunch
Pint
Pint
Bunch
Bunch
Bag
Bag
Pint
Pint
Each
Each
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
1.00
1.00
2.50
3.17
2.20
2.50
3.00
4.50
.75
1.00
2.00
3.00
2.20
2.25
2.00
2.00
1.00
1.25
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
6.00
4.50
2.50
3.00
4.00
3.00
6.00
5.00
.75
1.00
2.50
2.25
4.00
4.00
2.50
.17
0.33
.72
1.00
1.33
2.00
1.50
2.00
.25
.50
1.00
.25
2.00
2.00
.20
.50
.40
1.00
1.00
2.00
.30
1.00
6.00
3.00
2.50
3.00
1.00
1.00
6.00
5.00
.13
.25
2.50
2.00
1.00
1.00
.10
2.50
5.00
6.00
6.00
2.60
3.00
6.00
10.00
1.75
2.00
6.00
6.00
2.50
2.80
5.00
5.00
3.00
2.50
2.00
2.00
3.50
4.00
6.00
6.00
3.00
5.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
4.50
5.00
2.50
2.50
6.50
7.00
5.00
3
Instances
data
collected6
171
3
173
96
34
13
22
52
43
19
196
112
17
3
202
165
39
38
3
1
92
56
1
6
6
4
62
84
7
22
289
278
1
2
127
115
270
Product1
Tomatoes, other
Tomatoes, small (cherry,
grape)
Tomatoes, small (cherry,
grape)
Turnips
Turnips
Watermelon, large
Watermelon, large
Watermelon, small
Watermelon, small
Winter squash
Winter squash
Zucchini
Zucchini
Production
practice2
Unit
of sale3
Median
price4
Lowest
price5
Highest
price5
Org
Pound
3.00
.33
7.00
Instances
data
collected6
104
Conv
Pint
4.00
.50
6.00
106
Org
Pint
4.00
1.50
8.00
99
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Conv
Org
Bunch
Bunch
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
3.00
3.00
5.00
6.00
4.00
4.00
3.00
3.00
.42
1.25
.20
1.00
3.00
5.00
2.00
2.00
.33
1.00
.25
1.25
4.00
4.00
7.00
8.00
6.00
6.00
10.00
10.00
.75
1.25
100
77
9
15
8
16
194
106
4
1
Produce bag7
Not specified
Each
12.00
10.00
15.00
1. All products are whole, uncut and unprocessed.
2. Production practices are Conv=Conventional; Org=Organic (by practice, not necessarily USDA
certified).
3. The unit(s) of sale listed is/are the most common across markets surveyed in Colorado.
4. Prices are reported as the median from all vendors selling each product, by unit, by production
practice.
5. The lowest and the highest prices represent the range of price information collected for that
product, by unit, by production practice.
6. Instances data collected are the total number of observations, across all markets, by product, by
unit, by production practice.
7. Produce bag refers to vendors (or sometimes brokers) who sold bulk, mixed products to
customers for one price.
Note: Individual reports are archived at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/marketreports.htm.
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