From 4 to 6 February, Berlin will once again play host to Fruit Logistica, one of the most important trade fairs for the fruit and vegetable sector internationally.

Institutional delegations from Oporto, New York and China have visited the Food Unit over the last few months.

Orange, the Mercabarna telecommunications operator, has decided to improve the 4G telephone service within the enclosure to meet the needs of the significant number of users using this technology, which allows you to browse the Internet using mobile phones ten times as quickly as with the current networks.

The general director of Munich Central Market and the president and two businessmen from the Wholesale Association of Fruit and Vegetables at the market in this German city visited Mercabarna on 15th October.

Mercabarna, the Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers' Association (AGEM) and the Port of Barcelona participated jointly under the umbrella of Cataluña-Prodeca in the Fruit Attraction trade fair held in Madrid from 15th to 17th October.

"Pitahaya" is the first short film from the film, theatre and television writer and director Albert Espinosa. A human story, full of emotion, it takes place in the streets and facilities of Mercabarna and will undoubtedly lead to many people finding out about this food polygon.

Market studies on these countries carried out by the "Mercabarna Export" Cluster, with the help of Barcelona's Chamber of Commerce, resulted in the organisation of two trade missions which were of great benefit for the participating companies. The key objective was to have a schedule of meetings with customers of great interest for Mercabarna's firms.

The consortium formed by Mercabarna, Mercasa and Deloitte Uruguay has concluded the drafting of the master plan that should help with the construction of a Food Unit in the Uruguayan capital.

From 22 to 24 September, Barcelona will play host to the new edition of Seafood, the international trade fair dedicated to fish-related products, held in the Catalan capital three years ago and this year taking place under the name Seafood Expo Southern Europe.

Demonstrating that Mercabarna is the main centre in Southern Europe for the distribution of fruit and vegetables and that in addition it has powerful logistics infrastructures around it.