Aizuwakamatsu City Public Local Wholesale Market: physical wholesale market in Aizuwakamatsu Fukushima
Aizuwakamatsu's public local wholesale market handles produce, fishery products and flowers in Fukushima Prefecture. Aizuwakamatsu Fukushima, Japan.
AGR-207 ยท Physical wholesale market ยท Aizuwakamatsu Fukushima, Japan ยท JPY
Aizuwakamatsu's public local wholesale market handles produce, fishery products and flowers in Fukushima Prefecture. Municipal statistics record 12,332,092 kg and JPY 4,726,207,270 of sales in the produce department during fiscal 2024, running from April 2024 through March 2025. The department includes processed produce. These figures are not an all-department total. Preserving the fiscal-year boundary is essential when comparing them with calendar-year figures from other Japanese markets or assessing changes in the scale of activity.
The operator states that ordinary consumers generally cannot shop at the market, although special events such as a market festival can provide exceptions. Professional buyers should establish their purchasing status and relationship with an on-site business before travelling. A visit or tour is a separate activity. This matters to smaller restaurants and shops: access to a public price list does not mean they can arrive without prior arrangements and buy any product from the wholesale trading area.
The price page provides reports from individual businesses across the departments, alongside anticipated arrival quantities. Maruka Aizu Seika's bulletin dated 13 October 2026 separates auction or tender results from negotiated sales. Entries include carrots, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, asparagus, Kyoho grapes, bananas and Fuji apples. Retain the trading-method distinction when comparing prices. Forecast arrivals are not quantities already sold, and a quotation for a particular consignment does not describe all future supply or guarantee stock for a new customer.
Check the unit for every PDF entry: kilograms appear alongside bunches, bags and packs. Pricing a larger order requires actual net weight, quality and collection timing. The market association can be reached at +81 242 25 1171, with the address Ikki-machi Tsuruga Funagamori-Higashi 470. A carrier should also receive the counterparty's name and department so the delivery can reach the correct receiving point without unnecessary movement around the site.
Sellers should ask about consignment acceptance, origin documentation, commission and payment timing. For seasonal fruit, agree variety, ripeness and any repacking requirement. Buyers arranging repeated deliveries should define acceptable substitutions and claims procedures. Public reports help assess the market, while transport, grading and packaging costs need a separate commercial calculation. A trial lot can establish how the relationship works before either party commits to a larger regular volume. This is particularly useful where the quoted unit or trading method differs from the format in which the buyer normally purchases.
What is priced: Cut flowers and ornamentals
Sources
- city.aizuwakamatsu.fukushima.jp โ City statistics
- aizu-ichiba.jp โ Access and contact
- aizu-ichiba.jp โ Market reports
- aizu-ichiba.jp โ Produce bulletin 13 Oct 2026
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources