Zürcher Engrosmarkt: physical wholesale market in Zürich – Altstetten
Zürcher Engrosmarkt is a wholesale market in Zürich’s Altstetten district. Zürich – Altstetten, Switzerland.
AGR-130 · Physical wholesale market · Zürich – Altstetten, Switzerland · CHF
Zürcher Engrosmarkt is a wholesale market in Zürich’s Altstetten district. The operator lists 6,300 m² of sales space, 5,600 m² of cold-storage space, three halls and 60 suppliers. The profile does not give a clear measurement year. Sales and refrigerated areas describe different infrastructure components; neither should be labelled as the total land area. The market is at Aargauerstrasse 1, 8048 Zürich, with telephone +41 44 444 20 30.
Fruit and vegetables form the core assortment, supplemented by categories including frozen food and dairy. Wholesalers, importers and producers provide different sourcing options. A buyer seeking regional produce should confirm the origin of the consignment rather than infer it from the seller’s address. For imported fruit, ripeness and the expected selling period are useful points to discuss. Orders requiring refrigeration should be scheduled to minimise the interval between release and onward transport. The presence of cold rooms does not automatically establish that a particular storage service is included in the purchase price.
Published trading hours are 04:15–10:00 Monday to Friday and 04:15–07:00 on Saturday, with narrower morning windows indicated for some producer activity. Check the current calendar and the individual supplier’s hours before visiting. Regular buyer access involves business and vehicle registration and a badge; the website also describes arrangements for occasional visits. Charges and deposits should be checked against current terms rather than assumed from an older tariff. Confirming access before an early-morning journey is especially useful for a first-time customer.
No common publicly accessible product-price service for the whole market was verified. A private list distributed by one business is not automatically a quotation for Zürcher Engrosmarkt as a whole. When comparing CHF prices, account for pack contents, net weight, grade and delivery terms. A buyer outside Switzerland should also establish who will organise border-related formalities and bear the associated costs, instead of assuming that these are included in the quoted merchandise price.
A supplier should present the assortment, delivery rhythm and realistic lot size, then identify a partner whose specialism matches the offer. For fresh vegetables, agree harvest timing, packaging and lead time for the next consignment. Recurring business needs clear rules for claims, packaging balances and settlement. An independent selling space requires a separate discussion with the operator. The market’s infrastructure can support distribution, but it does not guarantee a sale without an agreement with a receiving customer. A carefully specified initial delivery can help establish a reliable relationship before volumes are increased.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Milk and dairy, Retail and consumer food prices
Sources
- zuercher-engrosmarkt.ch — Description and figures
- zuercher-engrosmarkt.ch — Buyer access
- zuercher-engrosmarkt.ch — Contact and suppliers
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
