The Hunts Point Cooperative Market, a wholesale food market located on 60 acres (243,000 m²) in New York City's South Bronx district, is the largest food distribution center in the world. Its revenues exceed $2 billion annually.[1]
Located at the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, which houses the Fulton Fish Market, a produce market and a meat market, the Hunts Point Cooperative Market is the source for approximately 60 percent of New York City’s produce. More than 50 independent wholesale food businesses located at the Market supply food to over 22 million people in the New York metropolitan area.[1]
Built in 1972 as a 40 acre facility with 6 buildings, the Market now consists of seven large refrigerated/freezer buildings on 60 acres, with a total refrigerated space of approximately 700,000 square feet (65,000 m2) and is governed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
It can be accessed from other boroughs via I-895. It is serviced by rail via CSX Transportation's Oak Point Yard.
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