Central de Abasto-Normatividad Comercial y Operacion

Market · Gabriel Ramos Millán Tlacotal

Central de Abasto-Normatividad Comercial y Operacion

Market · Gabriel Ramos Millán Tlacotal

Delegación Iztapalapa Canal de Río Churubusco S/N Col, Central de Abasto, 09040 Ciudad de México, Mexico

Highlights

Central de Abasto is a bustling hub of 30,000 tons of fresh produce daily, where efficiency trumps leisure amidst a colorful chaos.

Delegación Iztapalapa Canal de Río Churubusco S/N Col, Central de Abasto, 09040 Ciudad de México, Mexico Get directions

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"Trace Food (Almost) to Its Source You have to be a little bit loco to want to visit Central de Abasto, much less actually go there, but it is the ultimate market experience. Central de Abasto is the market that supplies all of the other fruit and vegetable markets in the city and many others throughout the country. More than 30,000 tons of fresh produce enter and leave the market daily, or the equivalent of 80% of the fruits and vegetables consumed in the capital. It's not for the faint of heart, though; this market is all business and hustle is the name of the game. Browsing and taking photos of towers of colorful vegetables are not recommended because aisles are crowded and fleet-on-their-feet workers moving hand trucks of goods don't tolerate dawdling slowpokes."