In such Consolats de Mar the alfòndec (same etymology as alhóndiga) was an important part of the ensemble, usually comprising storage, hospitality and church services.
The public almudíes were establishments managed by the city councils where all those who introduced any kind of grain to sell were obliged to carry them with the same object.
It was open during the day and to this deposit often came many bodies and individuals who wanted to acquire a certain amount of cereals for their needs.
Each competitor or holder of grains satisfied by rights a price for each quantity of wheat, rye, millet, bean, corn, vicia faba, barley and oats which it kept.
Currently companies and cooperatives dedicated to the agricultural sector use the term alhóndiga in their social denominations, especially those of Andalusia and Murcia.