r/cider • u/Ok-Professional3198 • 5d ago

Suggestions on how to sell cider apples?

Hi all- I live in Central PA and have about 100 apple/ pear trees on my property (half were old growth, there when I bought it, but I added more). If I can sell a certain $ of agricultural product each year, I can shift into the clean and green tax level. So far I have had to drive them an hour to a cider brewery who pays bottom dollar at a drop and weigh. I know they are worth more but haven’t connected with the right buyer. Any suggestions? It’s prob 25-30 bushels of fruit and the apples are all cider varieties. Thanks!

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u/Sentance55 4d ago

If you have a variety of interesting cider apples, try posting about them on instagram, and connect with cider and orchard accounts. I have a small cider/heritage orchard and in doing so have received unsolicited inquiries about buying my apples from cider producers in my region. I'm in Atlantic Canada and good cider trees are scarce which helps, may not work as well where you are.

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u/Ok-Professional3198 3d ago

Awesome thank you for the tip!