Valdosta State Farmers Market: physical wholesale market in Valdosta Georgia
Valdosta State Farmers Market operates at 1500 South Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601. Valdosta Georgia, United States.
AGR-216 · Physical wholesale market · Valdosta Georgia, United States · USD
Valdosta State Farmers Market operates at 1500 South Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601. The official directory identifies a seasonal market with retail produce sales and vegetable shipping. It names Farmer Brown's, Carter & Sons and pecan buyer Guess & Son. This distinction is useful: household shopping, larger store orders and the sale of pecans involve different counterparties even though the businesses share a market location. Contact the relevant firm rather than assuming one market-wide purchasing desk.
The 2018 state audit assigns the market 22.34 acres of land and 26,685 square feet of facility space. These figures describe historical infrastructure. They do not establish current throughput, active stall numbers or seasonal procurement volume. For a supplier, the more useful questions are whether the appropriate business is receiving goods on the proposed date, which quantities it accepts and how unloading is organised during peak arrivals. Site size alone cannot answer those operational questions.
A 2022 state Market Bulletin profile of Farmer Brown's covers fruit and vegetables, preserves, eggs and meat, together with in-season purchasing from farms. This describes a particular business at the publication date, not a complete current inventory of the entire market. Buyers should confirm each category separately. Growers can present harvest timing, packing and lot size to establish whether their offer matches the seller's needs and whether a trial delivery would be appropriate before regular supply begins.
The official directory lists +1 229 225 4072 as the contact. Because the market is described as seasonal, verify the intended business's operating dates before travel. Pecan sellers should enquire about product form, expected quality, moisture and weighing arrangements. These conditions should not automatically be applied to vegetable sales. For fresh food, prompt collection, temperature and damage prevention are central; both parties also need agreed settlement timing and payment method. A written lot description can reduce misunderstandings at handover.
The reports page retains Valdosta archive links for 2016–2019 and states that publication was suspended. Buyers should obtain dated offers specifying unit, quantity and collection conditions. Sellers should compare receipts after deductions and transport costs. An old report cannot provide a reliable valuation of a new consignment without a current agreement on the actual goods and their quality.
What is priced: Fruit and vegetables
Sources
- agr.georgia.gov — Operator profile and contact
- dlg.usg.edu — Infrastructure audit 2018
- agr.georgia.gov — Report archive
- forms.agr.georgia.gov — Vendor profile in Market Bulletin 2022
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