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Originally Posted by Ohio'sBest
Richard, what is a Cali packing house paying for them?
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There are 58 counties in California. It is nearly 700 aerial miles from the northern border to the southern border of the state. Latitude-wise, this is roughly equivalent to traveling from the northern Ohio border to the southern Georgia border.
I am in San Diego, the southern-most county. The county Agricultural extension office (you have one in your county) has advised me not to bother with the packing houses here for minor fruits because they are focused on Avocados and Citrus.
The retail price for bananas here ranges from $0.75 / lb to $4 / lb depending on the variety. The local independent produce markets will pay about 1/4 to 1/2 of the retail price depending on what they feel the current demand is. This is a good rule of thumb for just about any fruit they sell, unless the owner happens to be growing it themselves.