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Hamburg market supplies 15 Mln consumers
Germany
Wednesday 18 June 2008
The 165 years old Großmarkt Obst, Gemüse und Blumen in Hamburg is the largest wholesale market in Germany. It supplies the city of Hamburg, as well as the whole north of the Country (including Schleswig-Holstein and parts of Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-West Pomerania), but it is also a reference point for nearby Denmark, Poland (many customers prefer to buy supplies here rather than in Berlin) and in general for southern Scandinavia. It is known as the “Market of the North Sea”, supplying nearly 15 million consumers.
There are more than 500 companies working at the market, which employs about 2,400 people altogether. It covers a total area of 28.3 hectares. In 2006 sales amounted to 356 million euros, sales of vegetables (including potatoes) were 750 million euros; and in total the market sells around 800,000 metric tons of food every year.
The Hamburg market is considered particularly representative of the whole of Germany, and prices here serve as a reference for national prices.
“In Germany, about 90% of fruit and 50-60% of vegetables consumed are imported”, explains Torsten Berens, managing director of the wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Hamburg, “and we are no exception”.
There are more than 500 companies working at the market, which employs about 2,400 people altogether. It covers a total area of 28.3 hectares. In 2006 sales amounted to 356 million euros, sales of vegetables (including potatoes) were 750 million euros; and in total the market sells around 800,000 metric tons of food every year.
The Hamburg market is considered particularly representative of the whole of Germany, and prices here serve as a reference for national prices.
“In Germany, about 90% of fruit and 50-60% of vegetables consumed are imported”, explains Torsten Berens, managing director of the wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Hamburg, “and we are no exception”.
