The economy of the city is dominated by the agricultural activity, where the production of a widevariety of vegetable products, and more particularly the primeurs.

The quantities produced havepassed at the level of market wholesale fruit and vegetables Sayada, of regional importance. In addition to farming, the wilaya has 41 trawlers and 113 tradesmen operating in the fisheries sector,it remains the wilaya 2^nd nationally in fish production.

Noting also that the wilaya has a fairly large commercial port or transit approximately 520 ships ofgoods per year.

As regards the sector of the industry it is imperative, in our view, to revive this sector by creatingother areas of activities and an industrial area meets the needs of different applications of investmentmade by economic operators at the various committees of the calpiref.

The wholesale market: This structure spanning an area of 10ha has 134 pavilions for resale wholesale.

There is an important daily flow where availability of fresh, daily quantities are of the order of :

-Vegetables: 828 T/day. -Fruits: 503 T/day.

For a total of 1337 T/day. However this structure and despite an operation of rehabilitation for a 134 million DA remains inadequate and requires other refurbishments and development of the network of internal circulation, the installation of new equipment for storage, weighing, cleaning, transportation, and the productionof structures in the sector of Finance (Bank, insurance, post) and security (security). If the wholesaleactivity is carried out at the level of this structure, the wilaya has also of a distribution circuit at retailfor the sale of fruit and vegetables.

The markets covered This circuit consists of 37 covered markets and proximity covering the whole of the territory of thewilaya. In this framework, and for the efficient management of these structures,

we advocate more engagement around local when has a real support is continuous.

The agricultural production of the wilaya fully meets the needs of the local population and providespartial coverage of the needs of the region (Oran-Mascara-Relizane-Tiaret-Sidi Bel Abbes-Chlef-Ain defla) and certain wilayas in the South of paid.

The wilaya has also means of transformations mainly food, that we quote below.

Four (04) mills, falling within any of the national private sector, ensure the satisfaction of the needs ofthe province, product of the milling industry (flour-cornmeal-couscous) and cover a part of the needsof other neighbouring wilayas with downtown (Oran-Relizane-Mascara-Chlef-Alger-Blida-Ain Defla-... etc.)

The quantities produced daily are on the order of :

-Flour: 1200 Q/day

-Semolina: 300 Q/day

-Couscous: 500 Q/day

Dairies: The wilaya has five (05) dairies, including one public, producing milk pasteurized bag to the tune of169.192 litres/day in addition to nearly 30,000 additional litres during the month of Ramadhan.

The quantities produced cover all the needs of the local population.

Some neighbouring wilayas are served by the units of Mostaganem (Oran, Relizane, Mascara, Chlef) Other activities:

Apart from the activities of transformations, the wilaya has entities for the production of buildingmaterials (cement-slabs-pavers) and of chemicals (products of maintains household) as well as otherfood and drink units.