Matjhabeng Fresh Produce Market: physical wholesale market in Welkom
Matjhabeng Fresh Produce Market is located in Welkom in Free State province. Welkom, South Africa. Products, price publication, key figures and sources.
AGR-172 · Physical wholesale market · Welkom, South Africa · ZAR
Matjhabeng Fresh Produce Market is located in Welkom in Free State province. The industry directory lists 210 Jan Hofmeyer Road. National statistics identify it as Welkom, so both names should be recognised when combining sources. This is a physical wholesale market where a prospective customer needs to identify the actual seller or intermediary. The municipality's name does not mean that the public authority is the counterparty to every food purchase made at the facility.
Reported fourth-quarter 2024 volume was 10,998 tonnes of vegetables and 2,269 tonnes of fruit. These figures describe historical product flow rather than the present number of available suppliers. The same publication gives broad group average prices in rand per tonne. Those averages are not quotations for every species and should not be compared directly with a single-crate price. Preserve the October–December reporting period rather than presenting the observations as results for the full calendar year.
A municipal status assessment dated August 2025 described maintenance problems and intermittent water supply at the facility. That is evidence from a particular time, not confirmation of conditions on a future buying date. It nevertheless provides a concrete reason to ask about available services, unloading arrangements and current operations before dispatch.
Buyers should agree arrival time, payment method, transaction documentation and whether an order can be assembled in advance. A mixed batch should separately identify products requiring rapid cooling. Sellers should establish a receiver and responsibility for goods awaiting sale before transport begins. Useful questions for an agent include losses, commission, storage time limits and the return of unsold produce. These terms may matter more to an individual consignment than a historical market average, particularly where operational arrangements need reconfirmation.
The industry directory is a starting point for contacting market management, but contact personnel and service hours can change. Create a new record only for a genuinely separate facility, and keep any newer operational evidence dated so it can be distinguished from the 2025 assessment.
What is priced: Fruit and vegetables
Sources
- saufm.co.za — South African Union of Markets directory
- nda.gov.za — Crops and Markets Q4 2024
- matjhabengmunicipality.co.za — Municipal assessment dated August 2025
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