Wonju Agricultural Products Wholesale Market: physical wholesale market in Wonju
Wonju is a physical wholesale market serving the city and its surrounding area with fresh produce. Wonju, South Korea.
AGR-301 ยท Physical wholesale market ยท Wonju, South Korea ยท KRW
Wonju is a physical wholesale market serving the city and its surrounding area with fresh produce. The municipal directory identifies two principal trading organisations: Wonju Wonye Nonghyup and Hapdong Cheonggwa. Its participant list, updated in August 2024, records 46 intermediaries. A prospective customer can therefore approach more than one trading business, although this does not imply identical purchasing terms or product availability across companies.
The facilities table records 14,036 mยฒ of building floor area, including 6,271 mยฒ of auction space. The source does not state the observation date for these measurements; they are infrastructure figures rather than 2026 turnover results. Alongside fruit and vegetables, the published assortment includes potatoes, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, and selected beans and nuts. This range may help a buyer assemble mixed deliveries, but a specific supplier should confirm whether it can fulfil the complete order.
The evening auction schedule is a distinctive practical feature. The timetable updated on 8 January 2025 gives an 18:00 start from May through October and a 17:00 start from November through April, in Korean local time. These are auction times; intermediary shop hours require separate confirmation. When arranging a collection around the seasonal change, also confirm the vehicle arrival window. An auction start time is not necessarily the deadline for receiving a consignment.
Buyers should send an enquiry specifying product, variety, grade, net pack weight and quantity. Fruit enquiries should also describe size, ripeness and acceptable defects; mushroom enquiries benefit from temperature and harvest-date requirements. Before dispatch, sellers should establish who will receive and identify the lot and who will handle unloading. Written confirmation of deductions, settlement timing and treatment of unsold goods will make competing proposals easier to compare. These are suggested commercial checks, not a verified schedule of market fees or mandatory procedures.
The city website directs visitors to the national aT information system. Users should select the correct market, trading date, operator and unit before drawing comparisons. A recorded auction price per package is not automatically a price per kilogram or a delivered price at the buyer's warehouse. Overseas enquiries may be easier to route when they include the English market name Wonju Agricultural Products Wholesale Market and a translated product specification. Confirm the counterparty and collection arrangements before using a published observation as the basis for an order.
What is priced: Grains, oilseeds and pulses, Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes, Fruit and vegetables, Honey, hops, tobacco and other speciality crops
Products and quotations
Apples; pears; citrus; grapes; bananas; tomatoes; cucumbers; peppers; cabbage; potatoes; sweet potatoes; mushrooms; beans and nuts
Sources
- Facilities and price-system link โ www.wonju.go.kr
- Market participants; updated 19 Aug 2024 โ www.wonju.go.kr
- Hours; updated 8 Jan 2025 โ www.wonju.go.kr
- Products; updated 8 Jan 2025 โ www.wonju.go.kr
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources