Mercabarna has been commissioned by the Economic Promotion Area of Barcelona City Council to carry out an ambitious project: the production of a Strategic Plan for a Food Business Cluster in Barcelona.

Mercabarna-flor was the setting chosen by Nissan for its campaign to launch a new van model, the NV200.

On 2 October, Mercabarna hosted a meeting among the Mercabarna management, the manager of Mercavalencia, José Joaquín García; the manager of Mercamurcia, Martín Peña, and the manager of Mercamurcia's flower market, Elías Celdrán; and the Mercasa representative, Silvia Llerena, to talk about the situation in the flower sector.

On Sunday 8 November, the Mercabarna-flor flower market hosted this year's Mercademostraciones, an event for professionals in the flower sector that has been organised by Mercabarna and the Association of Wholesale Dealers (AEM) for the past 26 years.

In September, the Spanish Association of Market Fish Wholesalers (ANMAPE) and the Spanish Fishing Federation (CEPESCA) staged a campaign in various Spanish municipal markets to promote the consumption of fish.

Promoting innovation and the use of new technologies in the fish sector. That is the main objective of the agreement signed on 16 September between the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and the Fish Traders Federation, which includes the Association of Fresh and Frozen Fish and Seafood Wholesale Dealers of Barcelona (GMP) among its members.

On 5 October, representatives of the fish marketing sector, including representatives of the Wholesale Dealers Association (GMP), the Retailers Association and Mercabarna, met managers at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Issues to discuss marketing fresh anchovies.

World Mental Health Day was commemorated on 10 October, with activities organised by the Catalan Federation of Families of the Mentally Ill (Fecafamm).

The fruit and vegetable show Fruit Attraction, organised by the Spanish Federation of Associations of Producers and Exporters of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Live Plants (FEPEX) and IFEMA, was held in Madrid between 4 and 6 November.

In this quarter, the Training Area has scheduled a series of courses to improve management skills and economic-financial business management.