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Mercado Quatro
Wholesale · Benguela, Angola · also called Mercado Quatro de Benguela, Quatro
Benguela's wholesale market, and the outlet for the coastal province's tropical fruit. Benguela sits low enough to grow banana, pineapple and mango, which the highland provinces cannot — so the trade here looks different from Huambo's an hour inland and up.
What trades at Mercado Quatro
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Banana & plantain |
bunch | — The province's headline fruit. |
 Pineapple |
piece | November to February |
 Mango |
crate | November to January |
 Maize |
sack | April to June |
 Cassava |
sack | — |
 Tomato |
crate | May to July |
| Onion | sack | June to August |
Selling by the bucket or the bag? The farming glossary turns those measures into kilograms — what a 20 litre bucket of each crop really weighs, level and heaped. Open the glossary →
Selling here
- Trading days
- Every day
- Currency
- AOA
Trade is in kwanza, cash or mobile money. Produce moves by the sack, the crate or the basin rather than by weight — agree the measure before you unload.
Growers sell in bulk to traders who break the load down and resell. The best price for a full load, and the longest trip.
In Benguela, near the Lobito corridor — the railway that runs from the port through Benguela, Huambo and Bié towards the DRC and Zambia, and the reason produce moves inland from this coast at all.
Places that could sell into Mercado Quatro
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Catumbela · 16 km
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Benguela · 17 km
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Baía Farta · 55 km
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Caimbambo · 78 km
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Chongoroi · 92 km
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Lobito · 100 km
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Cubal · 115 km
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Bocoio · 124 km
Mercado Quatro prices, and what to grow for it
Prices here move hour to hour, so they belong in the app rather than on a web page — a printed number would be wrong before you read it, and a live one from the traders standing in this market will not be.
Market prices are coming to the Divisi app — reported by the farmers and traders who are actually on the floor. Divisi also plans the season on your own field: what to plant, when to plant it, and what to do each week. Free for farmers, works offline.
Frequently asked questions
What is sold at Mercado Quatro?
Mercado Quatro trades banana & plantain, pineapple, mango, maize, cassava, tomato, onion. Benguela's wholesale market, and the outlet for the coastal province's tropical fruit. Benguela sits low enough to grow banana, pineapple and mango, which the highland provinces cannot — so the trade here looks different from Huambo's an hour inland and up.
When is pineapple cheapest at Mercado Quatro?
Supply of pineapple into Mercado Quatro peaks November to February, and that is when prices are usually at their lowest. Selling just before the peak, rather than in the middle of it, is where the money is.
What currency is used at Mercado Quatro?
AOA. Trade is in kwanza, cash or mobile money. Produce moves by the sack, the crate or the basin rather than by weight — agree the measure before you unload.
What are today's prices at Mercado Quatro?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Mercado Quatro — they move hour to hour, and a number printed on a web page would be wrong before you read it. Market prices are coming to the Divisi app, reported by the farmers and traders who are actually there. Install it and you will have them the day they land.