CeasaMinas — Unidade de Contagem: physical wholesale market in Contagem — Belo Horizonte metropolitan area
The CeasaMinas unit in Contagem serves greater Belo Horizonte and a substantial regional food-trading network.
AGR-077 · Physical wholesale market · Contagem — Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, Brazil · BRL
Major Minas Gerais wholesale centre with separately reported Contagem data
The CeasaMinas unit in Contagem serves greater Belo Horizonte and a substantial regional food-trading network. The official 2024 table reports 1,891,400 tonnes of goods and a marketed value of BRL 9,111,019,000 after conversion from values expressed in thousands. These are neither the market administration's revenue nor totals for the whole network. The distinction between a local unit and a group is especially important when comparing it with CEAGESP in São Paulo.
The CeasaMinas portal identifies a market-information and product-price section. Verification established that route but did not retrieve the current dynamic price table. A complementary source is the CeasaMinas–UFV IPH index, developed with the Federal University of Viçosa for Contagem; regular publication began in June 2025. It measures price movements in horticultural products and eggs. It does not replace a supplier offer or provide a full quotation list for flowers, seedlings or cereal groceries.
A buyer should identify the relevant pavilion and wholesaler and prepare the quantity, grade and ordering unit. Variety, maturity and packaging matter for fruit, while egg size and the number of eggs per pack need attention. Check whether a price in reais applies per kilogram, crate or another unit. For mixed procurement, plan loading order and transport conditions. An internal map, supplier contact and confirmation of ordering and collection hours are useful before a first visit. Keep product and packaging descriptions aligned between the order and the invoice so that comparable purchases can be tracked over time.
A seller should decide whether to supply an established trader or seek its own commercial space; those involve different organisational and financial arrangements. A wholesaler enquiry should identify origin, weekly volume, delivery calendar, packaging and quality documents. Agree unloading, weighing, deductions and responsibility for unsold or rejected goods before arranging transport. Assess commercial performance using figures for the same Contagem unit and comparable products. An index may show the direction of market changes, but budgeting for an individual shipment still requires a unit price and all logistics costs. Add subsequent reporting years without losing the original units, particularly when a source presents tonnes or currency in thousands. Keeping those conversion notes prevents large errors when later data are appended to the directory.
What is priced: Grains, oilseeds and pulses, Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Fruit and vegetables, Cut flowers and ornamentals, Seeds and planting material, Poultry and eggs
Where to find the prices
Products and quotations
Fresh fruit; Vegetables; Eggs; Grain and cereal groceries; Flowers and seedlings
Key figures
- Quantity marketed: 1,891,400 t (2024). Contagem only; converted from 1,891.4 thousand tonnes.
- Value of goods marketed: 9,111,019,000 BRL (2024). Contagem only; BRL 9,111,019 thousand, not operator revenue.
Sources
- CeasaMinas — unit figures 2024
- CeasaMinas — portal and market information
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa — IPH price index
- Diário Oficial da União — permitted Contagem assortment
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
