Marché International de Rungis: physical wholesale market in Rungis and Chevilly Larue near Paris
Marché International de Rungis is a physical wholesale market in the Paris metropolitan area, managed by SEMMARIS.
AGR-015 · Physical wholesale market · Rungis and Chevilly Larue near Paris, France · EUR
International fresh-food distribution centre
Marché International de Rungis is a physical wholesale market in the Paris metropolitan area, managed by SEMMARIS. It brings together wholesalers, importers, producers and service businesses supporting food distribution. Its sectors include fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, dairy, seafood and flowers. Buyers benefit from a concentration of independent suppliers whose quality and assortment can be compared within one complex. This is not a futures exchange: a transaction concerns an actual lot, with terms agreed with the individual seller.
Before visiting, identify the relevant sector and businesses, confirm their opening times and check professional-buyer access arrangements. Different sectors follow different operating patterns, often at night or early in the morning. Buyers should establish minimum order sizes, packaging units and payment methods. A restaurant may need small quantities and frequent deliveries, a distributor full pallets, and an exporter consolidation across suppliers. Delivery to the buyer’s own premises should be agreed with a wholesaler or logistics provider rather than assumed to be included in the product price.
A seller can investigate cooperation with an existing operator or the conditions for maintaining its own presence at the market. Useful information includes supply consistency, quality, origin, packaging and lot traceability. For chilled food, the collection temperature and continuity of refrigeration are particularly important. Agree how claims are handled, when responsibility transfers and how returnable packaging is accounted for. These terms affect the economics of a sale as directly as the negotiated price per kilogram. Preparing a clear product sheet and a realistic delivery schedule can make initial discussions with wholesalers more productive.
Rungis price information comes from RNM FranceAgriMer and describes observed wholesale prices in the relevant sectors. Publication frequency varies, so not every product receives a new observation each day. Match species or variety, origin, grade and packaging before comparing figures. A surveyed average is not a guaranteed offer from a particular wholesaler. Business counts, site area and entries describe infrastructure scale; entries are not a count of unique buyers. For a prospective trader, these statistics become useful when combined with the company directory, a current quotation and confirmed collection terms for the actual lot. Keep the supplier’s written offer alongside the market reference so that differences in quality, service and transport can be assessed instead of treating every price gap as a negotiating error.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Cut flowers and ornamentals, Nursery, pot and garden plants, Livestock and meat, Poultry and eggs, Milk and dairy, Fish and seafood, Retail and consumer food prices
Where to find the prices
- Fresh fruit; vegetables; organic produce; beef; Veal; Lamb; Pork; Offal; poultry; Eggs; fish; Shellfish; dairy; cut flowers; ornamental plants (Web page, Free)
- Pot chrysanthemums, heather, lily of the valley — producer prices per pot (Web page, Each session, Free)
- Pot chrysanthemums, heather, lily of the valley — monthly producer prices for the last 12 months (Web page, Monthly, Free)
- RNM flower & ornamental plant markets index (Web page, Daily, Free)
Products and quotations
Fresh fruit; Vegetables; Organic produce; Beef; Veal; Lamb; Pork; Poultry; Offal; Fish; Shellfish; Dairy; Eggs; Cut flowers; Ornamental plants
Key figures
- Businesses on site: 1,198 businesses (2025). Rungis market.
- Site area: 234 ha (2025). Main complex.
- Entries: 6,200,000 entries (2025). Approximate; entries, not unique buyers.
Sources
- SEMMARIS — 2025 report
- Rungis — product prices
- RNM FranceAgriMer — quotation source
- Rungis — access and businesses
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
