> Taro wholesale price forecast for 17 series in Japan: 4- and 12-week ranges, typical error, and the months when taro is cheapest. Updated daily.

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# Taro price forecast for the next 12 weeks

17 wholesale taro price series from 17 markets in Japan have a forecast. The median series points to little change over the coming weeks (+2.0% by the end of the forecast), against a typical 12-week error of 15%. Below: when taro is usually cheapest and dearest in 1 country.

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

## Taro 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

### [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/fukuoka-city-produce-market-vegfru-stadium/taro/)

🇯🇵 Fukuoka City Central Wholesale Market, Produce Market (Vegefru Stadium), Japan
Latest weekly average**402** JPY/kg week of 26 Oct 2026
Week of 23 Nov 2026 +4 weeks**317–494** most likely 402 · +0.1%
Week of 18 Jan 2027 +12 weeks**293–598** most likely 434 · +7.9%
Typical error in tests14.4% at 4 weeks, 27.0% at 12 weeks (“no change”: 20.2% and 28.2%)

### [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/hiroshima-city-central-wholesale-market/taro/)

🇯🇵 Hiroshima City Central Wholesale Market, Japan
Latest weekly average**391** JPY/kg week of 26 Oct 2026
Week of 23 Nov 2026 +4 weeks**274–469** most likely 363 · −7.2%
Week of 18 Jan 2027 +12 weeks**301–662** most likely 409 · +4.6%
Typical error in tests8.8% at 4 weeks, 25.5% at 12 weeks (“no change”: 15.8% and 33.1%)

### [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kanazawa-city-central-wholesale-market/taro/)

🇯🇵 Kanazawa City Central Wholesale Market, Japan
Latest weekly average**394** JPY/kg week of 26 Oct 2026
Week of 23 Nov 2026 +4 weeks**273–510** most likely 359 · −9.0%
Week of 18 Jan 2027 +12 weeks**257–512** most likely 355 · −10.0%
Typical error in tests15.9% at 4 weeks, 16.7% at 12 weeks (“no change”: 15.8% and 26.3%)

### [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kitakyushu-city-central-wholesale-market/taro/)

🇯🇵 Kitakyushu City Central Wholesale Market, Japan
Latest weekly average**479** JPY/kg week of 26 Oct 2026
Week of 23 Nov 2026 +4 weeks**383–791** most likely 535 · +11.6%
Week of 18 Jan 2027 +12 weeks**278–826** most likely 483 · +0.9%
Typical error in tests20.4% at 4 weeks, 33.1% at 12 weeks (“no change”: 17.6% and 54.8%)

## All taro 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.
Taro price forecasts by market, data of 13 Nov 2026
| Quote and market | Latest week | In 4 weeks | In 12 weeks | Change | Typical error |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/fukuoka-city-produce-market-vegfru-stadium/taro/)🇯🇵 Fukuoka City Central Wholesale Market, Produce Market (Vegefru Stadium)
| 402 JPY/kg | 317–494 | 293–598 | +7.9% | ±27% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/hiroshima-city-central-wholesale-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Hiroshima City Central Wholesale Market
| 391 JPY/kg | 274–469 | 301–662 | +4.6% | ±26% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kanazawa-city-central-wholesale-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Kanazawa City Central Wholesale Market
| 394 JPY/kg | 273–510 | 257–512 | −10.0% | ±17% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kitakyushu-city-central-wholesale-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Kitakyushu City Central Wholesale Market
| 479 JPY/kg | 383–791 | 278–826 | +0.9% | ±33% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kobe-city-central-wholesale-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Kobe City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market)
| 373 JPY/kg | 306–418 | 297–483 | +0.1% | ±16% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/kyoto-central-wholesale-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Kyoto City Central Wholesale Market
| 468 JPY/kg | 358–579 | 327–707 | −0.8% | ±20% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/nagoya-city-central-wholesale-market-honjo/taro/)🇯🇵 Nagoya City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market)
| 427 JPY/kg | 381–509 | 348–589 | +4.6% | ±13% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/nagoya-city-central-wholesale-market-northern-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Nagoya City Central Wholesale Market (Northern Market)
| 385 JPY/kg | 328–443 | 329–533 | +5.7% | ±13% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/osaka-city-central-wholesale-market-eastern-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Osaka City Central Wholesale Market (Eastern Market)
| 410 JPY/kg | 315–456 | 345–533 | +2.0% | ±9% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/osaka-city-central-wholesale-market-honjo/taro/)🇯🇵 Osaka City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market)
| 411 JPY/kg | 340–481 | 295–579 | +1.5% | ±15% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/ota-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Ota Market (Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market)
| 341 JPY/kg | 276–370 | 281–464 | +7.8% | ±11% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/sapporo-city-central-wholesale-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Sapporo City Central Wholesale Market
| 372 JPY/kg | 253–540 | 256–602 | +2.3% | ±21% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/sendai-city-central-wholesale-market-honjo/taro/)🇯🇵 Sendai City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market)
| 424 JPY/kg | 314–465 | 300–524 | −13.3% | ±14% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/takamatsu-city-central-wholesale-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Takamatsu City Central Wholesale Market
| 409 JPY/kg | 302–503 | 296–543 | −4.2% | ±15% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/toyosu-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Toyosu Market (Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market)
| 402 JPY/kg | 328–464 | 317–525 | −0.3% | ±10% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/yodobashi-market/taro/)🇯🇵 Yodobashi Market (Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market)
| 402 JPY/kg | 348–440 | 358–564 | +11.7% | ±13% |
| [Taro (satoimo)](https://husfarm.com/prices/quotes/yokohama-central-wholesale-market-honjo/taro/)🇯🇵 Yokohama City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market)
| 320 JPY/kg | 259–369 | 273–442 | +8.8% | ±13% |

## When is taro cheapest? Seasonal price calendar

Usual wholesale price in each month against the yearly average, by country.
Taro 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 🇯🇵 Japan19 series · 19 markets · 2024–2026 | −9 | −12 | −11 | −12 | +11 | +33 | +10 | +11 | −1 | −8 | −14 | −2 | November | 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 taro prices go up or down in the coming weeks?Of 17 taro price series with a forecast, 12 point higher and 5 lower or flat by the end of the forecast; the median series points to little change (+2.0%). The forecasts repeat what the season usually does and are recalculated daily (data of 13 Nov 2026).
When is taro cheapest?In Japan, wholesale taro prices are usually lowest in November (−14.2% against the yearly average) and highest in June (+33.2%), based on 19 price series from 19 markets, 2024–2026.
How accurate is the taro price forecast?In tests on the last 52 weeks of each series, the typical 12-week error of the published taro forecasts was 15%. 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 taro 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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