The federal government controls, the state of Minas Gerais, six wholesalers units, with its headquarters in the city Contagem, in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte. The following table summarizes important statistical characteristics of the performance of CeasaMinas warehouse in the year 2011: The numbers of CeasaMinas portray an economic strength with values traded which excess the GDP of many Brazilian cities.

The Minas Ceasa branch still owns 1.40 million square feet of space for its expansion, constituting a large differentialamong supply centers in Brazil, which have no area available for growth. In this expansion process is already being considered the creationof a specific space for marketing of organic products and flowers, which constitutes a demandin the Brazilian and local markets.

The 744 companies distributed on six warehouses generate about 12,000 direct jobs, and it is considered a trade reference for approximately 2,100 Brazilian municipalities. The Minas Geraisbranchreceives about 4,000 farmers / month, serving approximately 50,000 customers direct and indirect 15.5 million customers. In 2011 were sold about 2.4 billion dollars in the warehouse and 2.7 billion tons of products were commercialized.