WHO WE ARE

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET IN ITALIA
BEING HERE MEANS TO BE IN EUROPE

STRATEGIC FOR ITS POSITION
The Fruit and Vegetable Market in Padua, or MAAP, is in the centre of a large commercial network at the top of its development. Situated along the most important motorways, such as the Milano/Venezia motorway and Venezia/Bologna motorway, the MAAP is an extraordinary important reference point for all the Venetian wholesalers and not only for them. It is also the privileged entrance to Eastern Europe and is a strategic reference centre for all countries of that area whose international importance is destined to grow day after day.

STRONG IN EXCHANGES
The MAAP is a constantly growing exchange market. The last figures show about 350,000 tons of imported fruit and vegetable with a wide and selected production range. The exported goods, besides meeting the needs of traditional markets, show a growing interest to Europe.

WINNING IN TRANSPORTATION
MAAP shows itself with facts. The market is situated on an overall area of 250,000 m2 with 86,000 m2 indoors, 3,000 m2 in central position for the farmers, 124 sale stands, about 1,500 parking spaces, 23,000 m2 loading bays which can simultaneously serve more than 300 heavy good trucks, 14.000 m2 outdoors as parking and storage areas, 54 commercial operators connected with optic fibre telecommunication systems to a centralized computer system, 50 warehouses for storing and processing, covering about 20,000 m2, more than 110,000 m3 of refrigerating area, 700 indoor parking spaces.

COMPLETE IN SERVICES
When you enter MAAP, you have the availability of more than 1,200 m² of office area, goods handling and product processing, the AGECONTROL, a bank, local health authority, 5 bars and 1 restaurant.