# Chicago International Produce Market: physical wholesale market in Chicago Illinois

> Chicago International Produce Market, or CIPM, is a terminal wholesale market at 2404 South Wolcott Avenue in Chicago. Chicago Illinois, United States.

Source: https://husfarm.com/exchanges/chicago-international-produce-market/

**AGR-094 · Physical wholesale market** · Chicago Illinois, United States · USD
Chicago International Produce Market, or CIPM, is a terminal wholesale market at 2404 South Wolcott Avenue in Chicago. It brings together independent fresh fruit and vegetable merchants, with nuts, dried fruit, herbs and spices also included in its stated assortment. The centre supports supplier discovery and physical sourcing. It is distinct from CME's futures exchanges even though both names are associated with Chicago.
The operator refers to more than 22 independent businesses. The facility contractor describes a 436,000-square-foot project, which is a building specification rather than a measure of current sales. The two sources do not supply a common base year for these details. The business count helps explain the market's structure, but does not establish how many varieties are available or whether a new buyer can trade with every merchant without prior account arrangements.
USDA Chicago reports provide comparative pricing: HX_FV010 for fruit, HX_FV020 for vegetables and HX_FV030 for onions and potatoes. Search these codes in the My Market News repository. They describe the city's terminal market observations, not one binding CIPM offer. Match packaging, origin, quality and units, which may differ from kilograms. The report date can also be earlier than the date on which the document is downloaded.
Delivery planning requires attention to the market's truck entrance instructions via Wolcott, which are distinguished from the Damen entrance. The merchant-directory page also publishes delivery rules and charges that should be rechecked before dispatch. An order should identify the unit number, receiving company and contact person. Sending a truck only to the overall address, without a confirmed reception time and unloading location, leaves avoidable uncertainty.
Buyers can compare specialist assortments: one listed tenant highlights avocados, peppers, tomatoes, coriander and mangoes. Availability of a particular consignment still needs confirmation. A producer or exporter should establish the purchasing counterparty and import arrangements, including the documents that partner requires. Agree quality, temperature, payment and claims handling before shipping. Extensive logistics infrastructure does not replace a commercial agreement, and the best offer should be assessed using the cost of usable goods delivered to the buyer. This is especially relevant when several suppliers must be collected on one route or packages need repacking before onward sale.
What is priced: [Fruit](https://husfarm.com/exchanges/category/fruit/), [Vegetables and potatoes](https://husfarm.com/exchanges/category/vegetables/), [Coffee, cocoa, tea, sugar, cotton, rubber and spices](https://husfarm.com/exchanges/category/softs/), [Honey, hops, tobacco and other speciality crops](https://husfarm.com/exchanges/category/speciality-crops/)

## Where to find the prices

- [Fruit; vegetables; Onions; Potatoes](https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/filerepo/reports) (Web page, Free)

## Sources

- [Profile and assortment](https://cipm.org/about-us/)
- [Facility contractor](https://fclbuilders.com/projects/chicago-international-produce-market/)
- [Deliveries and merchants](https://cipm.org/merchant-directory/)
- [USDA reports](https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/filerepo/reports)
- [Example merchant](https://www.jlgonzalezproduce.com/)
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