EMPASA – Agrocentro de Patos: physical wholesale market in Patos
EMPASA’s Agrocentro in Patos is a regional food wholesale trading venue in inland Paraíba. Patos, Brazil. 1 price page with format, update frequency and access.
AGR-252 · Physical wholesale market · Patos, Brazil · BRL
EMPASA’s Agrocentro in Patos is a regional food wholesale trading venue in inland Paraíba. CONAB’s July 2024 directory places it at Rua Projetada Dezoito, without a street number, alongside BR-230 at kilometre 336 in Jardim Magnólia.
The state announcement covering 2014 attributes 46,403 tonnes of traded products to Patos, or 14.03% of the combined quantity handled by EMPASA’s three branches. That percentage is not Patos’s share of all agricultural trade in the state. The figures are historical: they do not establish present demand or growth. For a prospective supplier they document a previously reported scale of activity, which needs to be supplemented by current discussions with potential purchasers.
An online EMPASA quotation service was documented in a government notice as early as 2011. Requests for quotations should explicitly identify the branch and required observation date.
A buyer should ask whether the seller handles pallet loads, individual crates or mixed orders. Longer transport routes require a fruit maturity specification and a collection time suited to the journey. Any unit price should have a defined net weight and packaging basis. Agreeing these details before sending a vehicle reduces the risk that an apparently cheaper offer concerns a different size, pack or quality from the goods actually needed. Include expected handling and transport costs when comparing collection-based offers.
A seller should confirm the receiving point, unloading appointment, quality-assessment procedure and payment method. Preserve identification of individual lots and agree who collects goods that the counterparty rejects. A publicly listed market address does not authorise delivery of an unordered consignment. Current operating hours and tariffs were not assigned to the facility without verification. Future expansion should add newer annual data and an accessible branch bulletin, while maintaining the distinction between historical information and the terms of a current transaction. The practical points above are preparation guidance, not a guarantee of acceptance by EMPASA or any individual trader.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes
Where to find the prices
Sources
- gov.br — CONAB branch address 2024
- antigo.paraiba.pb.gov.br — Paraíba government, 2014 results
- antigo.paraiba.pb.gov.br — Paraíba government, price channel 2011
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