> Lotus Root wholesale price forecast for 18 series in Japan: 4- and 12-week ranges, typical error, and the months when lotus root is cheapest. Updated daily.

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# Lotus Root price forecast for the next 12 weeks

18 wholesale lotus root price series from 18 markets in Japan have a forecast. The median series points to little change over the coming weeks (+1.0% by the end of the forecast), against a typical 12-week error of 16%. Below: when lotus root is usually cheapest and dearest in 1 country.

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[Forecasts](#forecasts)[All series](#all)[Seasonal calendar](#seasons)[Questions](#questions)

## Lotus Root forecasts: 4 markets with the longest test record

Weekly average priceMost likely path80% range: 8 in 10 past forecasts ended inside a range this wide

### [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/fukuoka-city-produce-market-vegfru-stadium/lotus-root/)

🇯🇵 Fukuoka City Central Wholesale Market, Produce Market (Vegefru Stadium), Japan
Latest weekly average**305** JPY/kg week of 26 Oct 2026
Week of 23 Nov 2026 +4 weeks**245–489** most likely 335 · +10.0%
Week of 18 Jan 2027 +12 weeks**173–627** most likely 314 · +2.9%
Typical error in tests20.6% at 4 weeks, 24.7% at 12 weeks (“no change”: 23.6% and 32.9%)

### [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/hiroshima-city-central-wholesale-market/lotus-root/)

🇯🇵 Hiroshima City Central Wholesale Market, Japan
Latest weekly average**404** JPY/kg week of 26 Oct 2026
Week of 23 Nov 2026 +4 weeks**290–472** most likely 386 · −4.4%
Week of 18 Jan 2027 +12 weeks**274–582** most likely 418 · +3.4%
Typical error in tests5.3% at 4 weeks, 15.3% at 12 weeks (“no change”: 6.9% and 17.3%)

### [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kanazawa-city-central-wholesale-market/lotus-root/)

🇯🇵 Kanazawa City Central Wholesale Market, Japan
Latest weekly average**602** JPY/kg week of 26 Oct 2026
Week of 23 Nov 2026 +4 weeks**444–693** most likely 601 · −0.2%
Week of 18 Jan 2027 +12 weeks**401–1,121** most likely 591 · −1.9%
Typical error in tests8.7% at 4 weeks, 27.4% at 12 weeks (“no change”: 4.6% and 36.3%)

### [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kitakyushu-city-central-wholesale-market/lotus-root/)

🇯🇵 Kitakyushu City Central Wholesale Market, Japan
Latest weekly average**369** JPY/kg week of 26 Oct 2026
Week of 23 Nov 2026 +4 weeks**272–520** most likely 387 · +4.8%
Week of 18 Jan 2027 +12 weeks**219–746** most likely 372 · +0.8%
Typical error in tests14.7% at 4 weeks, 26.7% at 12 weeks (“no change”: 19.3% and 33.6%)

## All lotus root forecasts

Prices in each market’s currency and unit. Range: 80%. Typical error: median error at 12 weeks in the test on the series’ own history.
Lotus Root price forecasts by market, data of 14 Nov 2026
| Quote and market | Latest week | In 4 weeks | In 12 weeks | Change | Typical error |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/fukuoka-city-produce-market-vegfru-stadium/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Fukuoka City Central Wholesale Market, Produce Market (Vegefru Stadium)
| 305 JPY/kg | 245–489 | 173–627 | +2.9% | ±25% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/hiroshima-city-central-wholesale-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Hiroshima City Central Wholesale Market
| 404 JPY/kg | 290–472 | 274–582 | +3.4% | ±15% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kanazawa-city-central-wholesale-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Kanazawa City Central Wholesale Market
| 602 JPY/kg | 444–693 | 401–1,121 | −1.9% | ±27% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kitakyushu-city-central-wholesale-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Kitakyushu City Central Wholesale Market
| 369 JPY/kg | 272–520 | 219–746 | +0.8% | ±27% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kobe-city-central-wholesale-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Kobe City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market)
| 488 JPY/kg | 406–573 | 352–810 | +1.0% | ±13% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kyoto-central-wholesale-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Kyoto City Central Wholesale Market
| 590 JPY/kg | 473–685 | 411–839 | −0.4% | ±15% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/nagoya-city-central-wholesale-market-honjo/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Nagoya City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market)
| 350 JPY/kg | 293–371 | 266–602 | +11.1% | ±18% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/nagoya-city-central-wholesale-market-northern-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Nagoya City Central Wholesale Market (Northern Market)
| 346 JPY/kg | 286–433 | 259–558 | +9.6% | ±19% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/osaka-city-central-wholesale-market-eastern-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Osaka City Central Wholesale Market (Eastern Market)
| 505 JPY/kg | 409–618 | 352–827 | +2.5% | ±9% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/osaka-city-central-wholesale-market-honjo/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Osaka City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market)
| 499 JPY/kg | 410–607 | 371–680 | +0.1% | ±8% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/ota-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Ota Market (Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market)
| 430 JPY/kg | 330–568 | 282–583 | +1.0% | ±15% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/sapporo-city-central-wholesale-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Sapporo City Central Wholesale Market
| 670 JPY/kg | 523–981 | 388–1,044 | −4.9% | ±16% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/sendai-city-central-wholesale-market-honjo/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Sendai City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market)
| 432 JPY/kg | 347–580 | 309–568 | +1.3% | ±12% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/takamatsu-city-central-wholesale-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Takamatsu City Central Wholesale Market
| 448 JPY/kg | 263–590 | 226–749 | −13.2% | ±25% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/toshima-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Toshima Market (Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market)
| 504 JPY/kg | 368–666 | 314–720 | +3.7% | ±17% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/toyosu-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Toyosu Market (Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market)
| 428 JPY/kg | 310–557 | 259–614 | +0.5% | ±17% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/yodobashi-market/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Yodobashi Market (Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market)
| 454 JPY/kg | 368–592 | 328–628 | +1.1% | ±14% |
| [Lotus root](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/yokohama-central-wholesale-market-honjo/lotus-root/)🇯🇵 Yokohama City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market)
| 459 JPY/kg | 374–604 | 331–611 | +0.7% | ±10% |

## When is lotus root cheapest? Seasonal price calendar

Usual wholesale price in each month against the yearly average, by country.
Lotus Root wholesale prices by month, percent above or below the yearly average
| Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Cheapest | Dearest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 🇯🇵 Japan18 series · 18 markets · 2024–2026 | −21 | −20 | −14 | +2 | +23 | +128 | +38 | −10 | −20 | −16 | −20 | −14 | January | June |

cheaper than the yearly average · dearer · figures in % · · no quotes in that month (season or data gap). Monthly averages of each series against its yearly average, after removing the long-term trend such as inflation; median across series and markets of the country, years with at least 10 months of quotes.

### A statistical forecast, not advice

The forecasts extend each series’ own seasonal pattern; they do not know about this year’s weather, harvests, policy or currency moves. Use the range, not only the central figure, and do not base trading, purchasing or credit decisions on them alone.

## Questions and answers

Will lotus root prices go up or down in the coming weeks?Of 18 lotus root price series with a forecast, 14 point higher and 4 lower or flat by the end of the forecast; the median series points to little change (+1.0%). The forecasts repeat what the season usually does and are recalculated daily (data of 14 Nov 2026).
When is lotus root cheapest?In Japan, wholesale lotus root prices are usually lowest in January (−20.9% against the yearly average) and highest in June (+127.7%), based on 18 price series from 18 markets, 2024–2026.
How accurate is the lotus root price forecast?In tests on the last 52 weeks of each series, the typical 12-week error of the published lotus root forecasts was 16%. Each series passed the test only because its errors were smaller than those of a “no change” forecast. Results of the archived forecasts are on the accuracy page.
Where do the lotus root prices come from?From the wholesale markets and price services listed on each series, as published, in their own currencies and units. Husfarm does not adjust them except to compute weekly and monthly averages.

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