Koriyama General Local Wholesale Market: physical wholesale market in Koriyama
Koriyama General Local Wholesale Market is a public physical trading centre for food and flowers in Fukushima Prefecture. Koriyama, Japan.
AGR-271 · Physical wholesale market · Koriyama, Japan · JPY
Koriyama General Local Wholesale Market is a public physical trading centre for food and flowers in Fukushima Prefecture. It is located at Otsukimachi Mukaihara 114. The municipal portal provides participant, access and trading-calendar information, helping prospective users identify the relevant counterparty. Its economic function is to connect suppliers with wholesale buyers and retailers. It is not an exchange through which customers purchase financial commodity instruments or automatically obtain a guaranteed selling price.
For fiscal 2024, the city reports 42,306 tonnes excluding the flower department and approximately JPY 16.8 billion of traded value for the whole market. These indicators have different coverage: dividing the value by the volume without adjustment would not produce a valid average price per tonne. Flowers can be measured in pieces or other units rather than tonnes. Comparisons with other centres should retain the fiscal-year basis, department coverage and rounded nature of the value instead of creating an apparently precise ranking from unlike measures.
Buyers can consult public bulletins for vegetables, fruit, fresh fish and flowers. These help prepare a commercial enquiry, but an order still requires a chosen business and a defined product specification. Establish minimum lot, grade, collection readiness and payment terms. If several products will share a vehicle, agree the sequence of collections and load protection. A first trial delivery and a clear method for recording shortages are useful before increasing order size. A quoted observation does not reserve stock or establish a trader's willingness to deliver a small mixed order.
A seller should send an offer to the appropriate department specifying species, origin, grading and intended quantity. Publication of a quotation does not mean any consignment will be accepted. Establish whether the arrangement is an outright purchase or a consignment sale and who bears costs relating to unsold goods. The city website links to buyer approval procedures; these should not be confused with supplier onboarding. The administrative telephone is +81 24-961-1140. Ask for the responsible commercial contact before sending product or transport documents.
Read each downloaded file together with its date, unit and grade description, because table coverage can differ between departments. A price movement may reflect a change in varieties or the composition of arrivals rather than the overall market alone. Check the opening calendar when planning a visit. Older notices for consumer events should not be treated as evidence of everyday access to all wholesale transactions or as a substitute for confirming current arrangements with the intended seller.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Cut flowers and ornamentals, Fish and seafood
Where to find the prices
Sources
- city.koriyama.lg.jp — Trade and market role
- city.koriyama.lg.jp — Quotations
- city.koriyama.lg.jp — Access, participants and calendar
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
