Divisi
Mercado Treinta
Wholesale · Luanda, Angola · also called Mercado dos Trinta, Trinta, Treinta
Luanda's wholesale market, and the one that supplies the capital's informal markets. Produce arrives from the central highlands and the Cuanza valley and is broken down here for the traders who resell across the city. For a grower outside Luanda this is where the crop is priced, whether or not they ever stand on the floor.
What trades at Mercado Treinta
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Cassava |
sack | — The staple, fresh and as funge flour. |
 Maize |
sack | April to June |
 Banana & plantain |
bunch | — |
 Common bean |
sack | April to June |
 Sweet potato |
sack | April to June |
 Tomato |
crate | May to July |
| Onion | sack | June to August |
 Hot pepper |
basin | May to July |
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 Luanda. Most smallholders sell to a quitandeira at the farm rather than hauling in themselves — worth knowing what she will get here before you agree her price.
Places that could sell into Mercado Treinta
-
Luanda · 4 km
-
Cazenga · 8 km
-
Belas (Samba) · 12 km
-
Cacuaco · 18 km
-
Viana · 20 km
-
Icolo e Bengo · 60 km
-
Quissama (Muxima, Quiçama) · 74 km
-
Dande · 93 km
Mercado Treinta 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 Treinta?
Mercado Treinta trades cassava, maize, banana & plantain, common bean, sweet potato, tomato, onion, hot pepper. Luanda's wholesale market, and the one that supplies the capital's informal markets. Produce arrives from the central highlands and the Cuanza valley and is broken down here for the traders who resell across the city. For a grower outside Luanda this is where the crop is priced, whether or not they ever stand on the floor.
When is maize cheapest at Mercado Treinta?
Supply of maize into Mercado Treinta peaks April to June, 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 Treinta?
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 Treinta?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Mercado Treinta — 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.