Hunts Point Cooperative Market
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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.
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. The 47 independent wholesale food businesses located at the Market supply food to over thirty million people in the New York metropolitan area.
The Market consists of six large refrigerated/freezer buildings with a total refrigerated space of approximately 700000 square feet (65,032.1 m²) and is governed by the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
's Oak Point Yard
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Located at the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, which houses the Fulton Fish Market
Fulton Fish Market
The Fulton Fish Market is a fish market in The Bronx, New York, United States. It was originally a wing of the Fulton Market, established in 1822 to sell a variety of foodstuffs and produce...
, 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. The 47 independent wholesale food businesses located at the Market supply food to over thirty million people in the New York metropolitan area.
The Market consists of six large refrigerated/freezer buildings with a total refrigerated space of approximately 700000 square feet (65,032.1 m²) and is governed by the United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food...
(USDA).
Transportation links
It can be accessed from other boroughs via I-895. It is serviced by rail via CSX TransportationCSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
's Oak Point Yard
Oak Point Yard
The Oak Point Yard is a freight railroad yard located in the South Bronx, New York City. The yard is owned by CSX Transportation, and is a base for CSX's local deliveries in the area, including to the Hunts Point Cooperative Market and for trains that interchange freight with the New York and...
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