常见问题解答

问题——一般

要收费吗?

是的 there is an entrance fee based on your vehicle category. 如欲了解更多有关停车的资料, 点击这里.
车:1美元
旅行车,面包车,SUV: 5美元
连续工作:10美元
拖拉机拖车:35美元

如何联络PWPM?

你可以发电子邮件到info@pwpm.网络或电话 .

What can you purchase in the market?

Virtually every type, size, and variety of fresh fruit or vegetable. Many brands of similar commodities are also offered, providing an enormous selection to suit the needs of many different types of customers.

Do you have to be a member or from a business to shop at PWPM?

不需要购物. The Philadelphia 批发 Produce Market is open to the public; everyone is welcome here!

我穿什么??

步行鞋和夹克. Walking shoes are needed for a huge building that's perfectly suited for a healthy, long, brisk walk. Jackets feel good because the market's interior weather is always 50 degress and sunny, 就像十月下旬的一个下午!

我应该带什么?

Don't forget cash for the entrance fee. A hand truck is very useful for taking small-volume purchases to customer vehicles.

请问如何付款??

Cash is the currency for new customers.

Is the market wheelchair accessible?

是的.

问题——设施

你如何在PWPM中获得一个“立场”?

单位空间很少可用. If it is available, it's a lifelong commitment to operate here. PWPM merchants signed 40-year leases for their respective spaces.

这里有农民站吗?

No. All of the market’s merchants are produce wholesalers. A few of these companies also have growing operations.

有市场报价单吗?

That is a beauty of a produce market; it’s not just one company selling produce. Like a shopping center with several clothing stores, a market is a conglomeration of vendors selling similar products. It is easy for buyers to visit one location to fulfill their needs in a competitive environment. The competition lowers prices while providing an incentive for maintaining high quality.

The Philadelphia 批发 Produce Market's merchants compete for sales on a 24-hour basis. Here, the laws of supply and demand work to perfection. Prices fluctuate on various commodities to balance supply and demand; that is the simple price determination.

The perishable nature of produce forces sellers to move their product. "Sell it or smell it" is an age-old industry expression. Buyers shop the market and talk with individual vendors about prices.

Merchant prices vary for a wide variety of market-driven reasons. A vendor may have a surplus of a certain size or type of apple and will consequently lower prices to balance his supply before perishability becomes an issue.

How does one get a job in the Philadelphia 批发 Produce Market?

The market administration involves a very small staff. 因此, the hiring for virtually all of the market positions is handled by the market's different merchants. Those merchants, then, need to be individually contacted for those seeking employment.

问题——购物

你怎么在这里购物?

Walk our long, clean and bright central concourse. Price and inspect produce offered by our highly-competitive merchants. 不要害怕问问题! Then purchase whatever you desire. Being a wholesale market, all sales are case-lot volumes! 与朋友分享!

你们卖土特产吗?

是的, in season we offer all locally grown fruits and vegetables.

Do you have specialty houses with organics?

Several merchants carry organic products as part of their regular product mix.

我可以按件买农产品吗?

No. It's a wholesale market, so product is sold by the case. For example, we sell a box of apples, not one individual apple.

What types of businesses buy here?

Most of our customers are East Coast companies selling fresh fruits and vegetables through retail or foodservice outlets. Cooperative buying associations are well-suited to our operations. Also, consumers are everyday customers.

产品来自哪里?

We sell products grown by countless local farmers and producers around the world. Virtually any product available in season on the continent is available at PWPM.

Produce grown in Mexico, the United States and Canada arrives by truck directly into PWPM.

Fruits and vegetables produced in North America come from the furthest reaches of southern Mexico and from as far west as British Columbia. Growers in most of the United States ship to PWPM. Growers in most Central American and South American countries ship here, as well as farmers located in Australia, 新西兰, 南非, 韩国, 中国, 台湾, 印尼, 摩洛哥, 以色列, 意大利, 西班牙, Holland and other European countries.

Much of this offshore product arrives into Delaware River seaports, all of which are within a few miles of PWPM. As a result of the seaport proximity, PWPM offers a vast array of off-season and exotic produce as soon as it arrives.

The Delaware River receives more fruits and vegetables than any other seaport in the Americas. 这 includes facilities for five major banana companies. 这, plus direct receipts of continental product, is one of the key reasons we offer the freshest produce available on the Eastern Seaboard.

这个市场出口农产品吗?

Our merchants can take advantage of local refrigerated ocean freight backhaul facilities to serve international customers.