Melbourne Market — Epping: physical wholesale market in Melbourne — Epping
Melbourne Market in Epping is a wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower centre serving Victoria.
AGR-038 · Physical wholesale market · Melbourne — Epping, Australia · AUD
Wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower distribution for Victoria
Melbourne Market in Epping is a wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower centre serving Victoria. Its concentration of traders and warehousing helps buyers assemble supplies and allows suppliers to reach businesses with different needs. The National Flower Centre forms part of this environment, although buying flowers and buying vegetables involve different quality specifications and operating arrangements. The market's name alone does not identify the correct merchant or collection point.
The current operator overview refers to approximately 3,000 businesses using the market and 93,000 square metres of on-site warehousing. These figures have no disclosed base year and do not represent tenant count alone or annual sales value. Older publications may give different numbers because their dates or definitions differ. This edition did not confirm a free consolidated current price table covering all sellers. The link leads to operator information; a quotation for a specific order must be obtained from a supplier or an appropriate market-information service.
A buyer should check business registration, access cards, vehicle-entry arrangements and the relevant market schedule. Before visiting, tell the merchant the required variety, grade, packaging and quantity, and agree order preparation. Flowers require specifications such as stem length, count and development stage; produce requires factors including size, ripeness and net weight. A price per bunch or crate cannot be compared meaningfully without those details. Collection planning should also take account of temperature requirements and the sequence in which different products are loaded.
A seller should decide whether to supply an existing wholesaler or seek its own stand or warehouse. Permanent occupation has different costs from a seasonal delivery through an intermediary. Agree receiving, cooling, handling, damage responsibility and payment timing. Freight planning must use the actual Epping location and the time goods are ready, rather than a general Melbourne address. Build a price history for comparable products and separate discounts, packaging and additional services. Lack of a public price table does not prevent comparison, but it requires dated quotations from several businesses with their terms recorded. This makes later analysis useful even when suppliers package or describe similar products differently.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Cut flowers and ornamentals
Products and quotations
Fruit; Vegetables; Cut flowers
Quotations and access information
Key figures
- Businesses using the market — approximately: 3,000 businesses (Base year undisclosed; checked 27 Oct 2026). Market ecosystem users, not only tenants.
- On-site warehousing area: 93,000 m² (Base year undisclosed; checked 27 Oct 2026). Warehousing floor area, not total site area.
Sources
- Melbourne Market — overview
- MMA — 2022/23 report
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
