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OT.OT.OT. Does anyone know a tomato Farmer Im in need of plum tomato OT. OT. OT

mlc2013
mlc2013 Posts: 988
edited August 2018 in EggHead Forum
This is off topic but Im a fellow egger in desperate need of Plum Tomatoes for sauce. Sorry but I have exhausted all possibilities and im looking for Plum Tomatoes for sauce. My grower just informed me his crop is going to be 2-3 weeks late and I need to fill the gap Im looking for 100,000 - 200,000 lbs of plum tomatoes at a rate of 50,000 - 75,000 lbs a week. The plum tomatoes have to be red ripe ready to be squeezed for sauce and not sun bleached, field picked in bins normally 1,000 lbs per bin. We will clean and box them here In Long Island New York. Thanks for your help if you are or know a farmer who might have some you or they do not have to fill entire order I can buy from multiple people/farms as long as the distance between them is not crazy as I just would need to be able to fill a trailer as to keep freight cost down. Please PM or reply on here if you can help.
I thank you in advance and sorry to post on here just reaching at straws
Long Island NY    
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  • onedbguru
    onedbguru Posts: 1,648
    We have some farms here in MD, but nothing like that volume. That's a LOT of tomatoes. 75K/week.  Just WOW. 
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  • mlc2013
    mlc2013 Posts: 988
     I have a large old school Italian following that makes their sauce once a year and this is the time unfortunately My farmer is late and I have a lot of aggravated customer looking for a second/knew farmer and trying to satisfy my customers
    Long Island NY    
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  • mlc2013
    mlc2013 Posts: 988
     I know Ohio has big tomato farmers still and Waterford Ontario I’m sure there has to be other locations was hoping a fellow egg head just happen to no one 
    Long Island NY    
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    mlc2013 said:
     I know Ohio has big tomato farmers still and Waterford Ontario I’m sure there has to be other locations was hoping a fellow egg head just happen to no one 
    With brisket the cow drives the finish. With sauce, it looks like the mater will do the same. Hope this all works out for you. Mother Nature May win this one....but kodos for your customer service approach.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,800
    Now that is truly a "go big or go home" requirement right there.  I wish you every success in your search.  Dang!
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • mlc2013
    mlc2013 Posts: 988
    thanks it truly is a huge undertaking but is actually fun to do. You should see when we have the grapes and juice for home made wine that is a go big or go home production and last 10-12 weeks where as the tomatoes season only last 6 weeks max. All in we do about 10-14 trailers of tomatoes where we do 25 trailers of grape juice and 7 trailers of grapes
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    I thought North Jersey was the tomato capital of the world. Nearby too. No contacts there? Or does Campbell's own all the farmers?

    Sorry I can't help, but I wish you luck!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • mlc2013
    mlc2013 Posts: 988
     Correct New Jersey is the tomato capital of the world with that said the weather has been horrible this April May and June therefore tomato crops are running three weeks behind 
    Long Island NY    
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,676
    Looking forward to pictures of this process.  The request was not what I expected when I opened the thread.  It is a legit commercial undertaking.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • mlc2013
    mlc2013 Posts: 988
    Ozzie_Isaac yeah I was actually surprised when I actually though about how many plums we use

    Long Island NY    
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    I have that in my back yard but you'll have to make your way to NOLA to get them.
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  • mlc2013
    mlc2013 Posts: 988
    Been to NOLA many times never seen a tomato I guess I never looked in your back yard. I’ll be on the next flight and will be coming in starving start the egg
    Long Island NY    
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,423
    Fresh Products - Van Eerden Foodservice
    https://www.vaneerden.com/fresh-products/

    Try these guys.  They are local to me haul produce coast to coast. Claim they can find what you are looking for.  I always got the impression they were a well run operation.  
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  • mlc2013
    mlc2013 Posts: 988
    kl8ton said:
    Fresh Products - Van Eerden Foodservice
    https://www.vaneerden.com/fresh-products/

    Try these guys.  They are local to me haul produce coast to coast. Claim they can find what you are looking for.  I always got the impression they were a well run operation.  
    Perfect thank you I’ll try them in the am
    Long Island NY    
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,597
    really lousy up here for tomatoes, my san marzano plum are usually 7 feet plus tall this time of year, they are spindly 3 footers right now.  my sweet 100's have not even turned out a red cherry tomato yet, maybe another couple weeks
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    Blight has been terrible in Indiana this year. Red Gold is a big producer here and has farms all over. You could always reach out to them 
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  • mlc2013
    mlc2013 Posts: 988
    @fishlessman Similar situation here hence the position I’m in
    @ColtsFan thanks for the lead I’ll reach out to them
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