Terminal market explained

A terminal market is a central site, often in a metropolitan area, that serves as an assemblyand trading place for commodities. Terminal markets for agricultural commodities are usually at or near major transportation hubs. One of the models of a Terminal Market is a Hub-and-Spoke model wherein the Terminal Market is the hub which is to be linked to a number of collection centers - the spokes.^[1]

The term is also used for markets in other commodities such as metals and bullion.^[2]

List of terminal markets (fresh produce)

California

• Alemany Farmers' Market^[3] – San Francisco, CA
• Ferry Plaza Farmers Market & Ferry Building Marketplace – San Francisco, CA

Los Angeles

• Grand Central Market – Los Angeles, CA
• Los Angeles Farmers Market – Los Angeles, CA
• Olvera Street – Los Angeles, CA

Florida

• Yellow Green Farmers Market (2010–present) — Hollywood, FL

Georgia

• Ponce City Market – Atlanta, GA
• Sweet Auburn Curb Market (1918–present) – Atlanta, GA

Illinois

Chicago

• Chicago farmers' markets Chicago, IL
• Chicago International Produce Market - Chicago, IL
• Maxwell Street Market – Chicago, IL

Indiana

• Indiana - farmers' markets, IN

Louisiana

• Crescent City Farmers Market – New Orleans, LA
• French Market – New Orleans, LA

Maryland

Baltimore

• Cross Street Market – Baltimore, MD
• Hollins Market – Baltimore, MD
• Lexington Market (1782–present) – Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts

• Boston Public Market – Boston, MA
• Haymarket – Boston, MA
• New England Produce Center - Chelsea, MA

Michigan

• Eastern Market – Detroit, MI

Missouri

• Soulard Market – St. Louis, MO

Montana

• Midtown Global Market – Minneapolis, MN

New York (state)

• Troy Flea – Troy, NY

New York City

• Bronx Terminal Market - Bronx, NY
• Brooklyn Flea – Brooklyn, NY
• Fulton Fish Market New York, NY
• Grand Central Market – New York, NY
• Hunts Point Cooperative Market - Bronx, NY
• La Marqueta – New York, NY
• Union Square Greenmarket – New York, NY

Ohio

• Findlay Market (1855–present)– Cincinnati, OH
• North Market – Columbus, OH
• PNC Second Street Market – Dayton, OH
• West Side Market – Cleveland, OH

Oregon

Portland

• James Beard Public Market (future) – Portland, OR
• Portland Public Market (1933–1942) – Portland, OR
• Portland Saturday Market (1974–present) – Portland, OR

Pennsylvania

• Broad Street Market – Harrisburg, PA
• Italian Market – Philadelphia, PA
• Lancaster Central Market – Lancaster, PA
• Reading Terminal Market (1893–present) – Philadelphia, PA

Rhode island

• Providence Terminal Produce Market - Providence, RI

South Carolina

• City Market - Charleston, SC

Tennessee

• Chattanooga Market (2001–present) – Chattanooga, TN

Texas

• Dallas Farmers Market – Dallas, TX

Virginia

• City Market – Petersburg, VA. Built in 1878–79 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Washington (state)

• Pike Place Market (1907–present) – Seattle, WA

Washington, D.C.

• Eastern Market – Washington, D.C.
• Union Market – Washington, D.C.

Wisconsin

• Milwaukee Public Market (2005–present) – Milwaukee, WI

Notes and References

1. Web site: Operational Guidelines for Setting Up of Terminal Market Complex . pdf . July 2009 . Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India .
2. Web site: HMRC Notice 701/9 Derivatives and terminal markets . March 2002.
3. Web site: Alemany Farmers' Market - Real Estate Division. 25 December 2016.