Florida’s Wholesale Marketplace

Steady Demand & Emerging TrendsFor the most part, wholesalers and distributors say demand has remained steady on Florida’s markets in the past year. “The Immokalee Market seems to be...

By Amy Bell
December 9, 2015
2 minute read
Florida’s Wholesale Marketplace

Steady Demand & Emerging Trends
For the most part, wholesalers and distributors say demand has remained steady on Florida’s markets in the past year.

“The Immokalee Market seems to be fully occupied and all tenants are packing, selling, and distributing core items of tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, and watermelon,” remarks Johnson, who points out most of the tenants in Immokalee are packer/shippers.

FLORIDA STATE FARMERS MARKETS
EAST & WEST BY THE NUMBERS

East Florida
Fort Pierce Farmers Market
3479 S., U.S. 1 Highway, Fort Pierce, FL 34982
Phone: (772) 468-3917
Established: 1940
Size: 100+ acres
2014 Sales: $26.3 million

West Florida
Plant City Farmers Market
1305 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard #5, Plant City, FL 33563
Phone: (813) 359-2620
Established: 1939
Vendors: 100+ vendors
Acres: 9+ acres
2014 Sales: $43.6 million

Tampa Wholesale Produce Market
2801 E. Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610
Phone: (813) 237-3314
Open: Year-round, Monday through Saturday from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Established: 1934
Size: 25 acres
Approximate Annual Sales: $60 million

Fort Myers Farmers Market
2744 Edison Avenue, Fort Myers, FL 33916
Phone: (239) 332-6910
Established: 1945
Size: 20+ acres
2014 Sales: $27.2 million

Immokalee Farmers Market
424 New Market Road East, Immokalee, FL 34142
Phone: (239) 658-3505
Established: 1951
Size: 25+ acres
2014 Sales: $12.4 million

Wauchula Farmers Market
535 S. 6th Avenue, #101, Wauchula, FL 33873
Phone: (863) 773-9850
Established: 1939
Size: 10 acres
2014 Sales: $39.2 million

*Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida State Farmers Markets 2013-2014 Annual Report.

Over at the Pompano market, he notes, there were no major changes (other than the aforementioned name change). “The same tenants continue to occupy the warehouse space and ship core items of bell peppers, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, and hot or specialty peppers.”

Amy Bell is a freelance writer with more than fifteen years of experience. She writes for publications and companies across the nation. Visit writepunch.com to learn more.

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