Rungis International Market

The Rungis International Market (French: Marché International de Rungis, pronounced [maʁʃe ɛ̃tɛʁnɑsjɔnal də ʁœ̃ʒis]) is the principal wholesale market of Paris and mainly deals in food and horticultural products.

It is the second largest wholesale food market in the world (after Central de Abasto in Mexico City, which has an area of 327 hectares (810 acres)).

That became too small to accommodate all of the business demand, and, in 1969, the market was transferred to the suburbs.

Rungis was selected because of its easy access by rail and highway and its proximity to Orly International Airport.

[1] The market is the property of the French State and administered by the Semmaris (Société d'Economie Mixte d'Aménagement et de gestion du marché d'intérêt national de Rungis).