Law 18,832 of October 28, 2011, which creates the Metropolitan Agri-Food Unit as a non-state public law entity (PPnE).

The law aims to develop a wholesale food marketing space that includes the Fruit and Vegetable Market, facilitate and develop food trade and distribution at the national and departmental level and meet the demands of the fruit and vegetable markets, the multipurpose market, logistics activities and other complementary activities