Cumberland Valley Produce Auction Begins Operations
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
SHIPPENSBURG (Cumber
land Co.) A new produce auc
tion has recently been established
to handle the increasing demand
for produce in the Cumberland
Early season cantaloupes in bulk quantities are ready to
sell at Cumberland Valley Produce Auction.
THE STRENGTH IS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION
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■ Houa* Foundrton wall
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Called the Cumberland Valley
Produce Auction, the first sale was
held on Koser Road four miles
north of Shippensburg on June 2.
The auction facilities, begun in
mid-May this year and finished in
time for the auction, have been
nodal li if
Taka tha quaattona out of your iww construction.
Can Palmar Bros, for quality anglnaaiad waits.
produce growers and buyers. As ot
presstime, there were 300 growers
and about 500 buyers.
Construction of the facility was
finished within 20 days, according
to Delmar Martin, manager of the
auction. The facility measures
nearly 11,000 square feet with an
additional 720 feet of office space.
The facilities are maintained on
about four acres of land.
Many growers volunteered to
establish the auction in time forthe
opening date by donating labor.
“This attests to the support of the
growers who provide a tremend
ous amount of assistance for the
auction,’’ said Martin.
At mid-season, the auction con
tinues to take in more growers and
buyers for the region. Buyers
attend from Pennsylvania’s south
and central regions and from
Maryland, Ohio, New York State,
Virginia, and West Virginia, said
Martin.
The auction was ready in time to
begin at the heart of die season,
according to Martin. The auction
will continue undl late November.
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Akron, PA 17501
(717) 733-0353
0:10 AM • 1:10 PM
(717) 859-2074
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P.O. Box 256, Blrd-ln-Hand, PA 17505
717-291-4585 • (FAX) 717-291-4686
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 6, 1994423
Locally grown tomatoes are in season at the newly
formed Cumberland Valley Produce Auction. Here, a buyer
Inspects early season tomatoes packaged in half-bushel
boxes.
Plans next year are to begin the The business was formed as a
auction in mid- to late-March and partnership with 14 members,
operate through the Thanksgiving Some who helped with the deve
season. lopment of the auction also worked
The auction charges a flat rate of with the Leola Produce Auction in
8 percent to growers. Lancaster County.
Amos King, secretary
of the Cumberland Val
ley Produce board, said
the auction would like to
install and operate a
small vegetable plot test
site much like the one at
Leola.
“The purpose of the
auction is to allow far
mers to market their loc
ally grown product at an
auction that serves a
broad range of custom
ers (small and large) to
include supermarkets,
wholesale buyers, and
fruit and vegetable stand
operations,” said Mar
tin. “Locally grown
produce is really our
speciality.” He indi
cated that growers are
not restricted to product
type or amount.
Sales are held six
days a week, from Mon
day through Saturday,
beginning at 10 a.m. For
more information, con
tact Delmar Martin,
Cumberland Valley
Produce, 47 Mud Level
Rd., Shippensburg, PA
17257, (717) 530-5007.
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