MAAP Mercato AgroAlimentare di Padova: physical wholesale market in Padova
MAAP, the Mercato AgroAlimentare di Padova, is a fruit and vegetable wholesale market in Padua, Veneto. Padova, Italy.
AGR-105 · Physical wholesale market · Padova, Italy · EUR
MAAP, the Mercato AgroAlimentare di Padova, is a fruit and vegetable wholesale market in Padua, Veneto. Its operator highlights export business, including relationships with Eastern Europe. For an international trader, it can be a place to identify Italian suppliers or customers for produce entering this market. Trading concerns physical goods. Finding a company in the directory does not itself establish a credit facility, reserve stock or confirm that a particular consignment will be accepted on arrival.
The operator's homepage lists 23 concessionaire businesses and two agricultural cooperatives. It does not state a base year or establish that these categories should be added together as 25 independent wholesalers. The market is located at Corso Stati Uniti 50, 35127 Padova, in the industrial area; the main telephone number is +39 049 8692111. These counts describe the published participant structure, not the number of active daily offers or a guarantee that every fruit or vegetable is continuously available from the site.
The contact page distinguishes market activity, private customer access and office hours. It states that market activity starts at 05:00, private customers enter from 07:30 and trading ends at 11:00. Check the current calendar and the chosen merchant's hours before travelling. Professional buyers can benefit from ordering in advance and agreeing a loading point. Arrival during general opening hours alone does not ensure that every business is able to prepare an order or load a vehicle immediately.
The Italian ministry's Osservaprezzi service includes Padua among wholesale markets covered by its BMTI-supported produce survey. Before making comparisons, select Padua and check the variety, grade, package and reference week. An indicative or average observation can differ from the cost of a specific lot assembled and ready for onward transport, particularly where sorting or mixed-pallet preparation is involved.
Export suppliers should state their supply calendar, quality consistency and transport arrangements. Buyers planning onward shipment should clarify who organises order consolidation, pallets, temperature control and readiness notifications. When collecting from several firms, arrange a common collection window and keep documents linked to each individual lot. A trial order can help assess actual quality, communication and loading time before a larger seasonal agreement. Record shortages and accepted net weight as well as the invoiced amount, so future comparisons reflect the usable goods received rather than an attractive quotation alone.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes
Where to find the prices
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- Operator and figures
- Contact and hours
- Ministry pricing information
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
