Corabastos: physical wholesale market in Bogotá
Corabastos is a major Bogotá wholesale complex bringing together suppliers of agricultural and food products.
AGR-074 · Physical wholesale market · Bogotá, Colombia · COP
Central Bogotá wholesale supply hub and important price observation point
Corabastos is a major Bogotá wholesale complex bringing together suppliers of agricultural and food products. The operator's profile lists 57 trading and storage warehouses and cold-chain infrastructure. A municipal report for the fourth quarter of 2025 records average monthly arrivals of 191,453 tonnes at Corabastos. This is a monthly average within that quarter, not annual turnover or deliveries on a single day. The market is relevant both as a physical supply location and as a point from which to observe trading conditions.
The operator publishes a price bulletin described as information on sales at warehouse outlets directed towards consumers. It should therefore not be treated as equivalent to the SIPSA wholesale series without examining the methodology. SIPSA data, available through AgroNET among other channels, provide another source for Bogotá, D.C., Corabastos. Preserve the source name, date and unit in analysis instead of combining different bulletins into an apparently uniform price. The distinction matters when a business compares bulk procurement with smaller purchases.
A shop, catering or wholesale buyer should prepare a product list and establish packaging and lot size in advance. Local names for potato varieties and fruit can imply different uses, so agreeing a Spanish-language specification is useful. A price per sack, crate or kilogram requires confirmation of net weight and quality. For mixed purchasing, plan the collection sequence, load protection and transport around the most delicate products. Inspect the actual lot and retain its identity on the order and delivery documents, particularly when similar-looking varieties are being sourced from several traders.
A seller should contact the appropriate customer in a specific warehouse and describe origin, harvest date, quantity and intended delivery day. The administration of the whole complex should not be assumed to purchase every shipment. Agree weighing, deductions, packaging settlement and payment deadlines before dispatching the truck. Comparing returns from several deliveries also requires freight costs, since the outlet price alone does not establish the producer's net receipt. Bulletins help identify trends, while product condition and the individual trader's terms remain decisive. A clear distinction between them allows users to assess market scale without confusing it with the terms available for their particular shipment.
What is priced: Grains, oilseeds and pulses, Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Livestock and meat, Milk and dairy, Retail and consumer food prices
Where to find the prices
Products and quotations
Vegetables; Potatoes and other tubers; Fresh fruit; Grain; Pulses; Dairy products; Meat; Processed food
Key figures
- Average monthly arrivals within quarter: 191,453 t/month (Q4 2025). Corabastos; monthly average, not quarterly total.
- Trading and storage warehouses: 57 warehouses (Base year undisclosed; checked 27 Oct 2026). Infrastructure stated in operator profile.
Sources
- Bogotá SDDE — Q4 2025 food supply
- Corabastos — profile and infrastructure
- Corabastos — price bulletins
- AgroNET/SIPSA — wholesale prices
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
