Mercamadrid Explained

Mercamadrid, S.A.
Type:	sociedad anónima
Hq Location:	Avda. de Madrid Mercamadrid, Madrid
Area Served:	Central Spain
Owner:	City Council of Madrid & Mercasa

Mercamadrid is the main wholesale market of fresh products in Spain. Located in Madrid, it is a public enterprise jointly participated by the Ayuntamiento de Madrid and Mercasa, part of the SEPI.

Located in Villa de Vallecas, next to the M-40, in Southeastern Madrid, it covers an area of 2.22 km².^[1] A dry land fish market, it is one of the biggest fish markets in the world. Serving an area of influence within a 500 km radius, it feeds roughly 12 million people.^{[2] [3]} It has more than 9,000 employees operating through more than 800 companies.^[4]

It traces its origins back to 1982, when the Central Market of Fish was inaugurated. The Central Market of Fruits and Edible Plants soon followed (1983).

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1. Web site: Mercamadrid: Noah's other ark. Millás. Juan José. Juan José Millás. 2018-03-16. El País. en. 2020-02-01.
2. Web site: Mercamadrid bate su récord del año en vísperas de Nochebuena. Delgado. Adrián. 2015-12-22. ABC. es. 2020-02-01.
3. Web site: Las diez claves del aniversario de Mercamadrid. Ruiz Simón. Lucía. EFEAgro Información agroalimentaria. Agencia EFE. es-ES. 2020-02-01.
4. Web site: Economía.- Mercamadrid cuenta con más de 9.000 empleados, operan más de 800 empresas. S.A. Web Financial Group. BOLSAMANIA. es. 2020-02-01.