Frozen Dadacha-mame Edamame (Yamagata Premium)

Dadacha-mame (だだちゃ豆) — Tsuruoka, Yamagata · Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture — the celebrated dadacha-mame edamame variety
Meat & Seafood Edamame Frozen Growing export

Dadacha-mame is Japan's most prized edamame, a Tsuruoka heirloom variety with intense nutty-sweet flavor and a short summer season, commanding far higher prices than commodity edamame. Frozen at peak freshness, the genuine Yamagata-origin product is exported as a gourmet, single-origin edamame distinct from generic frozen edamame. Shipped frozen.

The supplierShonai-region growers and JA processors of the protected dadacha-mame variety; gourmet single-origin positioning.
Why it sells abroadJapan's most prized heirloom edamame; intense nutty-sweet flavor, single-origin Yamagata

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsDadacha-mame confirmed: celebrated edamame variety cultivated only in Tsuruoka City, Shonai, Yamagata; JA Tsuruoka holds a registered trademark (No. 2104023, registered 1997) (confirmed). HACCP & MRL (pesticide residue) compliance: standard requirements for produce export. Frozen IQF export products confirmed available. Variety/origin protection is via trademark (not a GI registration verified here).
Pack formatsIQF in-pod retail bags (200-500g); cartons.
Shelf lifeFrozen ~12-18 months.
StorageFrozen -18C or below.
Minimum orderTypical: by carton
Lead timeTypical: 3-5 weeks (seasonal Aug harvest)
CapacityTypical: limited seasonal heirloom volume
Container loadTypical: LCL/part-reefer
PricingTypical: $8-20/kg (premium single-origin)
OEM / private labelPossible (pack/season to spec).
Wholesale & MOQIQF in-pod, salted/unsalted; MOQ by carton
Key exporters & distributorsYamagata/Shonai growers' exporters, premium-produce traders
Export regulationHACCP; frozen vegetable; pesticide MRL compliance per importer; origin/variety claim. HS 0710 (frozen vegetables).
Market demandNiche gourmet/gift demand in US/Asia
How to source itTsuruoka growers / JA Shonai-region processors -> premium exporter -> overseas importer.
Verified sourceshttps://www.foodinjapan.org (Dadacha-mame; JA Tsuruoka trademark No. 2104023, 1997); https://www.amazon.co.jp (frozen Tsuruoka dadacha-mame export product)
MakerTsuruoka (Yamagata) growers & JA Shonai-region processors
OriginTsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture — the celebrated dadacha-mame edamame variety
CategoryMeat & Seafood / Edamame
Available inUS, HK, SG, TW
HandlingFrozen
Price tierPremium
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code0710
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