South Australian Produce Market: physical wholesale market in Adelaide — Pooraka
South Australian Produce Market operates in Pooraka, north of central Adelaide, as a wholesale hub for fresh fruit and vegetables.
AGR-079 · Physical wholesale market · Adelaide — Pooraka, Australia · AUD
Principal South Australian wholesale fruit and vegetable hub
South Australian Produce Market operates in Pooraka, north of central Adelaide, as a wholesale hub for fresh fruit and vegetables. It should be distinguished from the city's Adelaide Central Market and from retail events. The 2025 annual report records 265,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables sold through the market and a 19.6-hectare wholesale site. The organisation's total land holdings are larger, so those holdings are not treated as the area occupied by wholesale trading itself.
The operator describes services associated with logistics, quality inspection, packaging and supply and price monitoring. The directory link therefore leads to service information rather than a live price list for every wholesaler. The website offers separate routes for buyers, growers, wholesalers and visitors. Selecting the appropriate user category helps establish the practical arrangements for access and commercial information before a visit.
A buyer can use the business directory to identify suppliers suited to its assortment and order size. Prepare an enquiry with variety, grade, size, packaging and collection date. Match fruit maturity to the intended selling period, and consider vegetable transport resilience and compatibility within a mixed load. Confirm current trading hours, entry arrangements and any required induction before travelling. Offers in Australian dollars need matching units and a clear separation of freight and packaging costs. Where purchasing is repeated, retain a consistent product specification so that changes in quoted prices can be interpreted accurately.
A seller should establish whether it will supply a local wholesaler, commercial representative or another eligible customer. Present a seasonal delivery programme and a realistic account of the ability to maintain consistent quality. For interstate movements, confirm the requirements applying to the particular product and origin with the relevant operator and carrier. The agreement should address quality assessment, claim deadlines, settlement and returnable packaging. General market information can help observe demand, while a particular shipment requires the individual buyer's terms. Future editions should preferably update scale figures from annual reports because website profiles can simultaneously contain older rounded figures. Recording the source period and the distinction between trading value, operator revenue and physical throughput will preserve the usefulness of the comparison as the directory expands.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes
Products and quotations
Fresh fruit; Fresh vegetables
Quotations and access information
Key figures
- Fruit and vegetables sold through the market: 265,000 t (Annual report 2025). SA Produce Market in Figures, p. 5; 265 kt.
- Wholesale market site area: 19.6 ha (Annual report 2025). Wholesale site; not total land holdings of 36.61 ha.
Sources
- SAPML — annual report 2025
- SAPML — operations and services
- SAPML — participant website
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