Most buckwheat production is contracted before it is planted.
The two regionally signifcant buyers are The Birkett Mills for grain to be milled, and AgriCulver for seed production.
Contacts:
The Birkett Mills: Cliff Orr (315) 536-3311. P.O. Box 440,
Penn Yan, NY 14527 Sample
contract
AgriCulver: Rod Porter (607) 387-5788. Trumansburg, NY 14886
There are many small mills buying from local farms. These include
Ernst Conservation Seed, Meadville, PA 800-873-3321
Roth Milling, Prospect, PA (412) 865-2327
Zanella Milling, West Sunbury, PA (412) 637-2864
Hazleton Milling, Bruceton Mills, WV (304) 379-7755