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Shin-Shimonoseki Market: physical wholesale market in Shimonoseki

Name: Shin-Shimonoseki Market
Address: Shimonoseki, Japan

Shin-Shimonoseki is the municipal produce market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Shimonoseki, Japan. Products, price publication, key figures and sources.

AGR-299 · Physical wholesale market · Shimonoseki, Japan · JPY

Shin-Shimonoseki is the municipal produce market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Ichinomiya Sumiyoshi 3-2-1 site is a separate plant-product distribution facility and should not be confused with the well-known Karato fish market or the city's other aquatic markets. The produce department moved from Karato in 1976; in 2008 its classification changed from central to local wholesale market. The latter year therefore does not mark the beginning of all trading at this location.

The municipal description lists a site area of 48,316.64 m². An available older annual series records 14,392 tonnes of produce for FY2016. The date is deliberately retained: this is not an estimate of present volume or current handling capacity. The indicators come from different periods and describe different characteristics. Planning a new contract requires an enquiry about the current requirements of the relevant wholesaler rather than an inference from historical annual tonnage.

A buyer should make clear that the enquiry concerns the produce market, not seafood shopping or a tourist visit to Karato. This will help identify the right business and avoid an incorrect delivery address. Specify product, variety, packaging and collection plans. The municipal page gives a 5:00 auction start, but eligibility and the applicable trading day must be confirmed separately. An auction time is not a promise that every lot is available to every visitor, nor does it establish the hours of every service on the premises.

A seller should establish the trading arrangement, consignee and receiving conditions. With early trading, coordinate arrival with quality inspection and lot preparation. Agree commission, responsibility for packaging and records of any weight differences. For seasonal supply, provide a forecast for successive weeks. No uniform service tariff or general rule that all proposed deliveries will automatically be accepted has been assigned without verification. These questions make the commercial proposal more concrete and reduce reliance on generic market descriptions.

Yamaguchi Prefecture publishes an external regional report containing a Shimonoseki column; the review checked the edition dated 30 October 2026. The channel is classified R because it is regional reporting rather than an individual seller's offer. Select the correct city column, unit and populated product field. Several markets appear in the report, so a price in an adjacent column is not a Shimonoseki price. Older annual averages support historical analysis, while the price, costs and availability of a current lot require confirmation from the counterparty. Recording the precise source and observation date makes this regional channel usable without implying that it is a live ordering system.

What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Fruit and vegetables

Products and quotations

Vegetables; fruit

Sources

All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources