RAW COD
2 trades involving this item across 1 trader.
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- 11 August 2026
- Java Edition
- 26.2, 2 of 2 rows found
- Bedrock Edition
- 1.26.30.5, 2 of 2 matching
- Edition differences
- none, both editions match
Raw Cod in villager trading
Raw Cod is a raw-material trade: villagers pay emeralds for it, which makes it a candidate for an automated emerald farm rather than something you purchase back.
Raw Cod is pulled out of the water with a fishing rod, and a Fisherman is the villager who deals in it. No recipe in Java 26.2 produces it: it drops from cod, dolphins, elder guardians and 2 others.
Villagers that buy Raw Cod(you give Raw Cod, get emeralds)
Villagers that convert Raw Cod(goods and an emerald in, goods out)
| Profession | Level | You Give | You Get | Uses | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisherman | Novice | Raw Cod+ |  Cooked Cod | 16x | 1same in Bedrock | verified | verified |
All 2 trades on this item were read out of the trade files Minecraft Java 26.2 ships in its own data, checked on against the item, both amounts and the use limit. Bedrock 1.26.30.5 is read as well, and where it disagrees the row says how. Which files, and what is not checked.
Your odds of finding Raw Cod
A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades raw cod is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the fisherman (apprentice): 67% of them carry it, so it takes about 1.5 of them on average before one does.
| Villager | Tier | Villagers with this offer | Rolls to see it | Most from one villager | After a cure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisherman | Novice | 50% (2 in 4)same in Bedrock | about 2 | 192 cooked cod a day32 uses, 2 restocks a day | 1 raw codwas 6, 5 off |
| Fisherman | Apprentice | 67% (2 in 3)Bedrock 100% (1 in 1) | about 1.5 | 32 emeralds a day2 restocks a day | 9 raw codwas 15, 6 off |
The chance is the draw size over the pool size in the game's own trade set file for that tier. The Bedrock line under it is the same sum on Bedrock's own table, which splits a tier into groups and draws out of each one separately, so the two editions often disagree. The day figure is the trade's use limit times the 2 restocks a villager is allowed per in-game day (Villager.allowedToRestock), so it is a ceiling and not an average: it assumes you are there for every restock. The cure column is 125 reputation times the trade's own multiplier, floored, and never takes a cost below one. Counted from the game's own draw sizes. How that check works.
Who trades Raw Cod, and at what price
To sell Raw Cod for emeralds, bring it to a Fisherman at the Apprentice tier (15 units per 1 emerald).
a Fisherman at the Novice tier takes 6 raw cod and 1 emerald for 6 cooked cod. That is the whole of it: no emeralds come back out, so it is a conversion rather than a sale, and the emerald is part of what you pay.
Is trading Raw Cod worth it?
The best rate any villager offers is an emerald per 15 raw cod, from the Fisherman, and 9 of the other 10 pay out faster. No villager sells raw cod back, so it is emeralds out and nothing in.
 | Acacia BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Dark Oak BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Jungle BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Oak BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Spruce BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | PufferfishMaster | 4 | |
 | Tropical FishExpert | 6 | |
 | CoalNovice | 10 | |
 | Raw SalmonJourneyman | 13 | |
| Raw CodApprentice | 15 | |
 | StringNovice | 20 |
Raw Cod against the other 71 ways to earn an emerald
One slot at the Fisherman takes 15 raw cod a trade, 16 trades, 16 emeralds. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Worth in Raw Cod |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 acacia boats | master Fisherman | 12 | 180 raw cod |
| 24 book and quills | expert Librarian | 12 | 180 raw cod |
| 64 raw rabbit | novice Butcher | 16 | 240 raw cod |
| 96 tripwire hooks | master Fletcher | 12 | 180 raw cod |
| 192 any dye | apprentice Shepherd | 16 | 240 raw cod |
| 256 diorite | journeyman Mason | 16 | 240 raw cod |
| 320 stone | apprentice Mason | 16 | 240 raw cod |
| 288 paper | novice Cartographer | 12 | 180 raw cod |
16 acacia boats against 384 paper for the same 16 emeralds, 24 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Butcher at 10 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted. Raw Cod itself pays 15 an emerald, so 44 of the 72 ask less and 22 ask more.
How Raw Cod trading works
Every raw cod offer here locks after 16 uses, and a villager restocks up to twice per Minecraft day, so one is good for 32 of these trades a day and no more.
The earliest raw cod shows up is the Fisherman's Apprentice tier, level 2 of five, which a villager reaches at 10 trade experience. A freshly employed one is 1 tier short of offering raw cod at all.
How long Raw Cod takes in real time
240 raw cod empty one slot at the Fisherman, 2400 ticks (Villager.allowedToRestock) at 20 a second (TickRateManager) refill it 2 real minutes later, and the 24000-tick villager day (Timelines) holds 2 of those fills in 20 real minutes.
So one fisherman moves 480 raw cod against 32 emeralds a Minecraft day, 15 raw cod every 37.5 real seconds, 1.6 emeralds a real minute. 64 raw cod fit inside one of those slots, refill untouched.
Tips for trading Raw Cod
- One villager, one restock: the Fisherman pays an emerald per 15 raw cod and that slot runs 16 trades, so 240 raw cod (3.8 stacks) is all one will take before it locks, for 16 emeralds in total.
- Where they go back: that Fisherman also sells campfires at 2 emeralds each, its cheapest offer.
- Also on the Fisherman's list: cooked salmon, raw salmon, enchanted fishing rod, tropical fish, pufferfish, oak boat.
Raw Cod trading FAQ
How many raw cod make an emerald?
Which villager sells Raw Cod?
Same trader, other items
The Fisherman works at a barrel and also trades:
Bucket of Cod
Cooked Salmon
Enchanted Fishing Rod