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Maruka Asahikawa: physical wholesale market in Asahikawa

Name: Maruka Asahikawa
Address: Asahikawa, Japan

Maruka Asahikawa is a privately operated wholesale market for fresh products in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Asahikawa, Japan.

AGR-281 · Physical wholesale market · Asahikawa, Japan · JPY

Maruka Asahikawa is a privately operated wholesale market for fresh products in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Its business covers fruit and vegetables as well as cut flowers and potted plants. It is a physical distribution market rather than a futures exchange. A grower would mainly use it to reach a professional trading counterparty and arrange consignment handling; a retailer would approach the relevant department to discuss supplies. Separate fruit, vegetable and flower contacts help direct enquiries to the appropriate team.

The operator lists a site of 37,220 m² and a workforce of 110 as at 1 April 2026. The area appears in an infrastructure profile without a separate measurement date. These figures describe the premises and company, not customer numbers or annual produce throughput. The business also offers preparation and packing services. A prospective supplier should establish whether these services are available for its consignment, how they are charged and when the packed goods can leave the facility.

A buyer should send a purchasing specification covering varieties, grade, package weight and collection frequency. Ripeness matters when fruit will travel onwards, while stem length and the number of stems per bunch matter for flowers. These are suggested enquiry points, not a verified universal admission rule. Before visiting, confirm registration, the possibility of buying through an intermediary and the collection schedule. The operator's online retail activity should not be interpreted as proof that anyone can participate directly in wholesale transactions.

A seller can assess this market as a possible outlet for repeat shipments or consolidated lots. Commercial discussions should distinguish consignment sales, where proceeds depend on the realised selling price, from a purchase by the counterparty itself. Compare expected net proceeds after commission, packing and freight, rather than headline prices alone. For long-distance deliveries, obtain written agreement on transport temperature, the receiving window and responsibility for rejected produce. A comprehensive public tariff for all these services was not established in this review.

The price channel is therefore classified A: identified, with contents and coverage still requiring confirmation. A sales-results publication is not necessarily a current executable offer. Ask for a quotation for a defined lot and clarify tax, packaging and delivery separately. Evidence of vegetable reporting does not automatically establish flower-price reporting. This distinction makes the entry useful both for initial supplier screening and for deciding which information must be obtained directly before an order is placed.

What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Fruit and vegetables, Cut flowers and ornamentals

Products and quotations

Vegetables; fruit; cut flowers; potted plants

Sources

All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources