Ohio has eight 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.

Resources for Producers & Community Leaders

Bainbridge Product Auction - Ohio

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)

Wholesale Produce Auctions - OSU South Centers

Resources for Educators & Researchers

The wholesale produce auction: An alternative marketing strategy for small farms
Tubene, S. & Hanson, J. (2002). American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, 17(1) 18-23.

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.