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BENTON HARBOR FRUIT MARKET

OVER 100 YEARS OF DELIVERING FRESHNESS

Trading Lane Pricing 2023

Buyer Fees:

There shall be no buyer fees, percentage of sale fees, BHFM Market Entry Fees and no Day Buyer’s Permit. All Buyers shall be registered and issued a Buyer Badge. Buyer’s Badges may be acquired at Midwest Package Company from Tara with name an email/phone number/address.
NEW FOR 2023! BHFM NOW HAS SOCIAL MEDIA! FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM/TWITTER. BUYERS INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING SPACE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS CAN PURCHASE SPACE:

  1. 12 weeks of advertising - $85

  2. 20 weeks or full season advertising - $120
     

Trading Lane Pricing 2023

Grower Fees:

  1. $5.00 Fee

    1. Growers with 1-10 packages, presold or for sale that day. Includes daily stall and grower privileges

  2. $6.00 Fee

    1. Growers with 11-20 packages, presold or for sale that day. Includes daily stall and all grower privileges

  3. $12.00 Fee

    1. Growers with 21-40 packages, presold or for sale that day. Includes daily stall and all grower privileges

  4. $17.00 Fee

    1. Growers with 41-60 packages, presold or for sale that day. Includes daily stall and all grower privileges

  5. $22.00 Fee

    1. Growers with 61-80 packages, presold or for sale that day. Includes daily stall and all grower privileges

  6. $65.00 Fee

    1. Growers with 81 packages and over, presold or for sale that day. Includes daily stall and all grower privileges.

  7. $125.00 Fee

    1. Growers who deliver in semi-trucks, includes $30.00 forklift usage. a daily stall and all grower privileges

  8. By-the-Bin Fee

    1. $6.00 per bin

 

Growers who have paid for a yearly stall will not be assessed package fees. For semi-truck quantities, including yearly stall purchases with semi-truck loads, will be assessed a $30.00 fee per day fee for use of BHFM Inc. forklift.

Fresh Local Produce - From Michigan's Great Fruit Belt

For 160 years,  (since 1860), the Benton Harbor Fruit Market has been the hub for fresh produce in the Midwest. For years, the Market was the largest open air, straight from the farm, market in the United States. Still to this day, during the growing season local farmers bring in their harvested produce. Every day during the season, thousands of bushels of fresh vegetables come to the market and are re-distributed throughout the United States in 3 specific ways:

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  1. Large Commercial Wholesale shipments shipping quantities from 1 – 24 tons at a time to large supermarket chains and foodservice distributors nationwide.

  2. 50 – 1000 pound quantities shipped to  restaurants, produce stands, and small wholesale produce operators within 100 miles.

  3. Half bushel to bushel quantities shipped to the public, churches, caterers, and other small produce stands locally. Did someone say, “canning time”?!

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We have farms of all sizes coming into the market, from large 1,000 acre operators, to small 5-acre hobby farms. Growers of all sizes are welcome!

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Fresh means picked today!

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Outside of certain tropicals, Southwest Michigan has the ability to grow almost anything. Cool summer breezes off Lake Michigan, along with a very temperate growing season, good soils, and ample water, make Southwest Michigan an excellent location to access the best fresh produce. Why? We can pick it fresh, ripe, and ready to eat. You know the difference when you bite into a fresh Michigan peach. You bite into that peach, and immediately you know you have just tried something special, as you grab a napkin to wipe the juice from your mouth.

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The variety of produce coming through the market during season is staggering. Did you know there are over 500 varieties of apples? Squash of all kinds, tomatoes, cucumbers, raspberries, strawberries are just a few of the local offerings. The local growers invest their time and resources to growing what they feel will best answer the demand from the local community.

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FIRST MARKET DAY IS JUNE 21, 2023 @ 6:00 AM!!!

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“Support your local everything.” For more information, please contact Market Director, Tara Smith.

Yearly Stall Lease Fees:

  1. Outdoor Stall Fee per Stall

    1. $530.00 for the season May 15 – October 15

  2. Under the Canopy Stall Fee per Stall

    1. $640.00 for the season May 15 – October 15

 

Yearly Stall Leases pay! Benefits include:

  • No grower fees

  • Access the entire market season

  • Connection to buyers as requests for produce that arise throughout the season

  • Permanent location for the duration of the season

  • NEW FOR 2023! SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND GROWER PROFILE!

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