Ibaraki
Production Ranking
RANK
PRODUCE NAME
HARVEST (t)
SHARE
1
Lotus Root れんこん
29,600
60.3%
1
Napa Cabbage 白菜
249,100
30.7%
1
Komatsuna こまつな
28,500
26.8%
1
Bok Choy ちんげんさい
10,600
31.0%
1
Mizuna みずな
17,300
54.8%
1
Green Onion / Negi ねぎ
52,900
13.1%
1
Green Pepper ピーマン
33,000
23.9%
1
Melon メロン
37,500
29.6%
1
Chestnut 栗
3,870
30.5%
2
Burdock Root ごぼう
11,200
10.9%
Source: MAFF Crop Statistics (2023)
Production Trends
Top 5 Items Harvest Trend (2018-2023)
Lotus Root
Napa Cabbage
Komatsuna
Bok Choy
Mizuna
Source: MAFF Crop Statistics (2018-2023)
Mito Consumption
Top consumed items (by national rank)
Rank
Item
Annual
vs Avg
1
Melon メロン
¥3,757
397%
4
Watermelon すいか
¥2,445
169%
4
Strawberry いちご
¥4,685
134%
9
Peach 桃
¥1,510
139%
10
Mandarin Orange みかん
¥4,895
108%
12
Japanese Pear 梨
¥2,565
136%
15
Apple りんご
¥5,305
111%
19
Banana バナナ
¥6,288
103%
20
Grape ぶどう
¥3,648
101%
21
Broccoli ブロッコリー
¥2,937
109%
Source: Statistics Bureau, Household Survey (2024, Mito)
Seasonal Calendar
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus Root | ||||||||||||
| Napa Cabbage | ||||||||||||
| Komatsuna | ||||||||||||
| Bok Choy | ||||||||||||
| Mizuna | ||||||||||||
| Green Onion / Negi | ||||||||||||
| Green Pepper | ||||||||||||
| Melon | ||||||||||||
| Chestnut | ||||||||||||
| Burdock Root | ||||||||||||
| Cauliflower | ||||||||||||
| Lettuce | ||||||||||||
| Japanese Pear | ||||||||||||
| Mitsuba | ||||||||||||
| Garlic Chives |
* Season is based on domestic field-grown availability