The health crisis has highlighted the essential role of Mercabarna and the rest of Spanish markets
The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, the Secretary of Agriculture and Food, Fernando Miranda and the Government Delegate in Catalonia, Teresa Cunillera, have visited Mercabarna. During the visit to this large market, he was accompanied by the first deputy mayor of the Barcelona City Council, Jaume Collboni; the president of Mercasa, José Ramón Sempere and the president of Mercabarna and Councilor for Commerce, Markets, Consumption, Internal Regime and Finance of the Barcelona City Council, Montserrat Ballarín.
The goal of the visit was to learn about the operation of the food site, its main projects, the Central Market for Fruits and Vegetables and the recently opened Biomarket. During the meeting with the media, the Minister of Agriculture highlighted the role of Mercabarna and other Spanish markets as essential services, as they have guaranteed the food supply duri
Barcelona mayor Ada Colau inaugurates Mercabarna s Biomarket
On December 9, the mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, was in Mercabarna to inaugurate the Biomarket, the first wholesale market for fresh organic food in Spain and also the largest in Europe in terms of concentration of fruit and vegetable companies. The event was also attended by the president of Mercasa, José Ramón Sempere; the General Director of Commerce of the Catalan Government, Muntsa Vilalta, and the president of Mercabarna, Montserrat Ballarín.
From left to right: J. Valls, general director of Mercabarna; J. R. Sempere, president of Mercasa; Ada Colau, mayor of Barcelona; Montserrat Ballarín, president of Mercabarna y Councilor for Commerce, Consumption, Markets, Internal Regime and Finance, and Muntsa Vilalta, Director of Commerce of the Catalan Government