Kitakyushu City Central Wholesale Market: physical wholesale market in Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu City Central Wholesale Market is a municipal wholesale facility at 94-9 Nishiminato-machi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu. Kitakyushu, Japan.
AGR-156 · Physical wholesale market · Kitakyushu, Japan · JPY
Kitakyushu City Central Wholesale Market is a municipal wholesale facility at 94-9 Nishiminato-machi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu. It serves produce and fish sectors. The distinction matters for both statistics and visiting arrangements: a similar institutional name does not establish a single entrance, the same trading sector or identical purchasing permissions. Buyers should identify the actual facility and counterparty before planning a collection.
The city lists 142,540 m² of land and 52,511 m² of building area for the central market on a page updated on 13 January 2026. The 2024 yearbook records 248 trading days for produce and 268 for fish. These are sector operating-day counts for a specified year, not the current 2026 calendar. They should therefore not be used alone to plan a visit or to assume common closure dates across both sectors. Area and operating days also describe different aspects of scale and cannot substitute for trading volume.
Marukita Seika describes auction and negotiated transactions and the role of buyers approved by the city. A purchaser without the relevant status should establish whether an existing participant can supply the goods rather than assuming unrestricted access to every auction. Before ordering, specify variety, grade, origin, packaging and the required release date. Fish enquiries additionally need precise product form and storage conditions. These details allow a seller to assess the requirement and prevent the price of one grade or presentation from being mistaken for another.
A supplier can begin by discussing consignment acceptance and the sales method with the appropriate wholesaler. Ask about documentation, grading, scheduling, commissions or other deductions and settlement timing. International shipments require separate arrangements for product admission and import handling; a species appearing in a price table does not establish acceptance from every origin. Consistency, repeatable quality and clear labelling make an offer easier to compare with the recipient's requirements. The intended responsibilities should be understood before transport is committed.
Marukita Seika's public bulletin was dated 29 October 2026 when checked. Fish is listed as assortment without a verified quotation in this channel. Read prices with their units and quality categories. The city's administrative contact is +81 93 583 2025; check the current calendar and the relevant sector contact before visiting. A daily bulletin can assist negotiation but does not itself reserve goods or confer trading eligibility.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Fish and seafood, Honey, hops, tobacco and other speciality crops
Where to find the prices
Sources
- city.kitakyushu.lg.jp — City: facilities
- city.kitakyushu.lg.jp — 2024 yearbook
- marukita-seika.co.jp — Marukita Seika: market structure
- marukita-seika.co.jp — Participant price bulletin
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