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Since 1895, fruit and vegetables have been sold at the market in Duisburg's town centre. In 1927 the market was relocated to Duisburg-Kaßlerfeld and can now be found at the site "Auf der Höhe". In the past 90 years, the site has been regularly expanded and modernised. After a major fire in 2009, the central sales hall was rebuilt as a state-of-the-art facility with excellent framework conditions. Today, several hundred customers each day can be found perusing the 10,000 square meter market.
From a regional perspective, the Duisburg wholesale market is one of five major markets in North Rhine-Westphalia and comprises of the cities of Duisburg, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Oberhausen as well as the Wesel and Kleve districts as its immediate supply and catchment area.