From PBS NewsHour.

You could say the Christmas season truly begins at a produce auction, in the heart of Pennsylvania.

More specifically, Buffalo Valley Produce Auction in Mifflinburg, Penn., also known as the ‘Largest Christmas Tree Auction in the World,’ where buyers from up and down the east coast come to bid on the more than 45,000 Christmas Trees for sale, all in one day.

But as idyllic as it may seem, live Christmas Tree sales are a billion dollar industry that runs for barely a month. It’s a risky business for growers, auctioneers and tree sellers, whose seasonal success may well rest on the auctions outcome.

PBS News’ Tim McPhillips travelled to the auction to witness it firsthand.

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