Mercado de Abastos de Guadalajara: physical wholesale market in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mercado de Abastos de Guadalajara is in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and serves food distribution in the country's western region.
AGR-117 · Physical wholesale market · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · MXN
Mercado de Abastos de Guadalajara is in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and serves food distribution in the country's western region. Its trading range includes fruit, vegetables, meat, dry groceries, seeds and grains. It should not be confused with the similarly named market in Guadalajara, Spain. When searching for prices or suppliers, include “Jalisco” and “México”; the city name alone can lead to an entirely different market with unrelated merchants and commercial conditions.
The municipal historical account states that approximately 120,000 m² of land was acquired for the original development, construction lasted fifteen months and the market opened on 1 April 1967. These are development-history figures rather than the present footprint of the wider warehouse district. They help explain the market's origins but cannot support a calculation of current throughput per square metre. Confirm the location with the actual warehouse in the Avenida del Mercado area instead of relying solely on a generic central-market destination.
Reports distinguish quality, origin and packaging, such as Hass avocados in a nine-kilogram box. Values may be presented per commercial package alongside kilogram conversions. The reporting unit needs to be read before comparing two lines that appear to describe the same commodity.
Buyers should confirm whether each offer is per kilogram, box, sack or another unit. Retain local variety and package names in the original language on the order, adding an English explanation where useful. This helps prevent substitution of a commercially different product. Collections from several warehouses benefit from an agreed sequence and a named loading contact. Separate commodity cost, local transport and mixed-order assembly in the calculation. Checking net rather than gross weight is particularly useful where packaging contributes materially to the nominal weight on the consignment.
Growers should establish whether the counterparty buys directly or settles an intermediated sale afterwards. Quality assessment, payment timing and responsibility for rejected produce are central questions. SNIIM provides a price reference without guaranteeing sale of a lot at the reported average. An exporter should agree documentation and origin labelling with the buyer and consider a smaller trial lot before committing to a recurring supply programme.
What is priced: Grains, oilseeds and pulses, Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Livestock and meat, Retail and consumer food prices
Where to find the prices
Sources
- Municipal market history
- Municipal location profile
- SNIIM monthly example
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
