Melbourne Markets, Wholesale produce market in Epping, Australia.
Melbourne Markets, formally the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Markets, occupies a 67-hectare site in Epping, about 30 kilometres north of Melbourne's centre. The Melbourne Market Authority runs it, handling wholesale fruit, vegetables and flowers six days a week. Around 400 vendors were estimated in 2025, and the market drew up to 5,000 sellers and buyers by 2021.
The market moved to Epping in 2015 after spending many years at Footscray Road. Before that, it had earlier roots at the Queen Victoria Market and the Western Market on Collins Street.
The market is a place where growers and buyers meet face to face in the early hours, often building long-term trading relationships. Retail shop owners from across the city come here regularly to fill their shelves with fresh produce.
The best time to visit is in the early morning, when trading is at its peak and the range of products on offer is at its widest. The site is easiest to reach by car, and parking is available directly on the grounds.
The market's site at Epping covers 67 hectares, and the move there from Footscray Road in West Melbourne was delivered at least four years behind schedule. The old Footscray site was reported in 2014 as 14,000 square metres, against 7,500 square metres at Epping. The market operates six days a week and was home to 3,000 sellers and buyers in 2016, with vendors estimated at 400 in 2025.
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