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Marché Dantokpa
Wholesale · Cotonou, Benin · also called Dantokpa, Tokpa, Dantokpa market
Cotonou's open-air market on the bank of the Nokoué lagoon, and one of West Africa's regional trading centres. Buyers arrive from Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Côte d'Ivoire, and food crops trade alongside cloth, cosmetics, medicinal plants and manufactured goods. Both raw and processed farm produce move here.
In season here in September: Maize · Yam
What trades at Marché Dantokpa
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Maize |
sack | August to October |
 Cassava |
sack | — Raw and as gari. |
 Yam |
tuber | August to October |
 Cowpea |
sack | October to November |
 Groundnut |
sack | October to November |
 Hot pepper |
basket | November to January |
 Tomato |
crate | November to January |
 Oil palm |
drum | — Traded as palm oil. |
 Roselle |
basket | November to December |
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
- XOF
Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Cross-border buyers may quote in naira — settle which currency before you agree the price, not after.
Growers sell in bulk to traders who break the load down and resell. The best price for a full load, and the longest trip.
On the shore of Lake Nokoué, central Cotonou.
Places that could sell into Marché Dantokpa
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Cotonou · 3 km
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Seme-Kpodji · 6 km
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So-Ava · 8 km
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Aguegues · 13 km
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Porto-Novo · 23 km
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Abomey-Calavi · 25 km
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Akpo-Misserete · 29 km
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Dangbo · 30 km
Marché Dantokpa 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 Marché Dantokpa?
Marché Dantokpa trades maize, cassava, yam, cowpea, groundnut, hot pepper, tomato, oil palm, roselle. Cotonou's open-air market on the bank of the Nokoué lagoon, and one of West Africa's regional trading centres. Buyers arrive from Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Côte d'Ivoire, and food crops trade alongside cloth, cosmetics, medicinal plants and manufactured goods. Both raw and processed farm produce move here.
When is maize cheapest at Marché Dantokpa?
Supply of maize into Marché Dantokpa peaks August to October, 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 Marché Dantokpa?
XOF. Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Cross-border buyers may quote in naira — settle which currency before you agree the price, not after.
What are today's prices at Marché Dantokpa?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché Dantokpa — 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.