The current Fruit & Vegetable markets in the region are having several constraints such as inadequate sales space area, vehicular congestion, produce sold in the open leading to spoilage/wastage, non transparent price discovery mechanism, lack of storage facilities, lack of parking provisions, un-graded produce, etc. In addition to these, with changing consumption patterns and increasing health consciousness of the consumers, the per capita consumption of horticultural produce is increasing in the state and this is expected to increase the demand for the same in the region. In view to overcome the above difficulties and yield other benefits like being a catalyst for growth of horticulture in Southern Gujarat, APMC Surat intends to develop state of the art Type A Modern Wholesale Market Complex at Choryasi taluka, Surat with 26 collection centres identified at potential catchment areas under National Horticulture Mission as a Greenfield project in an area of 51 hectares. The Govemment of India has identified Surat district as an Agri Export Zone (AEZ) for Mangoes and Vegetables. Complementary to this identification, the Government has also taken steps to put Surat on the map of domestic airline network and the airport facilities in Surat city are being put in to use. The proposed market will have the agro and food processing units meant for export thus catering to the export demand and in turn providing remunerative prices to the farmers.

The expected throughput of the market has been estimated at 2500 MT per day which is expected to reach 3000 MT per day in the next five years and would handle the commodities including fruits, vegetables, flowers, aromatics, herbs, spices and condiments. Core Market Infrastructure will include refer vans, digital weighing scales, loading and unloading infrastructure, parking facility for vehicles, fruits and vegetable halls, sorting, grading, washing and parking facilities, pre cooling unit, cold-storages & temperature controlled warehouse, ripening chambers, quality testing facility, material handling equipments, electronic auction halls, price displays, futures trading facility, waste disposal system etc. These along with the Non-Market infrastructures, Hotel, Business centre, Catering Services, General Retail Shops, Banks, institute, Farmers Training centre, Restaurants etc. & Essential Infrastructure and services to be provided in the market and Collection Centers would be in conformity with any recognized national/international standards. The bench-marking of the existing technologies and processes against state of the art technologies and global best practices will facilitate seamless marketing of the horticultural producé.

The allotment of necessary land at Village Haripura, Taluka : Palsana, Dist : Surat is awaited from Govemment of Gujarat.