Hunts Point Produce Market: physical wholesale market in New York — Bronx
Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx is a major wholesale fruit and vegetable distribution centre in New York.
AGR-033 · Physical wholesale market · New York — Bronx, United States · USD
Major fresh fruit and vegetable distribution centre for New York
Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx is a major wholesale fruit and vegetable distribution centre in New York. The produce market should be distinguished from the wider Hunts Point food complex, which also contains other food markets. Customers needing regular access to a broad assortment establish commercial relationships with individual wholesalers rather than purchase a standardised financial contract from the market administrator.
The operator describes a 113-acre site, while a December 2025 city announcement reports more than 2.5 billion pounds of annual distribution. The original mass unit is retained to avoid confusion between US tons and metric tonnes. USDA AMS reports for New York Terminal Market provide useful price references. Separate series cover fruit, vegetables, onions and potatoes, and nuts. These are observations of the wholesale market, differentiated by factors such as origin, variety and package; they are not a single company's price list or a guarantee of an executable offer.
A buyer should identify a wholesaler handling the required product and agree a price for a specified lot. Check package size, count or weight, grade and remaining commercial life. A USDA report can help assess an offer, but a carton price for a different size is not directly comparable. Confirm loading point, collection hours and vehicle access before arrival because a large complex requires precise instructions to the correct business. For repeat purchases, agree whether the merchant can change origin or variety without prior approval and how any missing quantity will be handled.
A seller should prepare product specifications, seasonal availability, packaging and delivery terms. Establish whether the arrangement is an outright sale or another method of accounting for a consignment, and who bears markdowns and complaint costs. Import documentation and customer requirements are separate from the mere appearance of a product in a market report. Follow redevelopment announcements for their logistics implications, but do not treat planned buildings as currently available premises. Evaluate freight, refrigeration, packaging, quality losses and payment timing alongside the wholesale price. This is especially important for perishable goods, where an apparently strong selling price can be offset by a delay or an unresolved rejection.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Retail and consumer food prices
Where to find the prices
- Fresh fruit; Nuts; fresh vegetables; Onions; Potatoes; organic produce; Specialty produce (Web page, Free)
- Fresh fruit — DU_FV010 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Vegetables — DU_FV020 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Onions and potatoes — DU_FV030 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Nuts — DU_FV040 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Fresh fruit — HC_FV010 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Vegetables — HC_FV020 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Onions and potatoes — HC_FV030 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Nuts — HC_FV040 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Fresh fruit incl. tropical — MH_FV010 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Vegetables — MH_FV020 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Onions and potatoes — MH_FV030 (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Nuts — MH_FV040 (PDF, Daily, Free)
Products and quotations
Fresh fruit; Fresh vegetables; Onions; Potatoes; Nuts; Organic produce; Specialty produce
Key figures
- Market area: 113 acres (Base year undisclosed; checked 27 Oct 2026). Produce market, not the entire Food Distribution Center.
- Annual distribution — over: 2,500,000,000 lb (Dec 2025 announcement; base year undisclosed). Fruit and vegetables; original unit: pounds.
Sources
- Hunts Point — profile
- NYCEDC — market and redevelopment
- Hunts Point — visit and collection
- USDA AMS — terminal reports
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
