Marché d'Azovè

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Wholesale · Azovè, Benin · also called Azovè

An interior market of the south-west, and one of the Beninese markets the Malanville border trade keeps close relations with — so produce sold here can end up crossing into Niger rather than staying in Benin.

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In season here in September: Maize

What trades at Marché d'Azovè

Crop Sold by Supply peaks
Maize sack August to October
Cassava sack —
Cowpea sack October to November
Oil palm drum —
Hot pepper basket November to January

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. Yam is counted by the hundred tubers, grain sold by the sack.

Growers sell in bulk to traders who break the load down and resell. The best price for a full load, and the longest trip.

At Azovè, Couffo, near the Togolese border.

Places that could sell into Marché d'Azovè

Marché d'Azovè prices, and what to grow for it

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Frequently asked questions

What is sold at Marché d'Azovè?

Marché d'Azovè trades maize, cassava, cowpea, oil palm, hot pepper. An interior market of the south-west, and one of the Beninese markets the Malanville border trade keeps close relations with — so produce sold here can end up crossing into Niger rather than staying in Benin.

When is maize cheapest at Marché d'Azovè?

Supply of maize into Marché d'Azovè 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 d'Azovè?

XOF. Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Yam is counted by the hundred tubers, grain sold by the sack.

What are today's prices at Marché d'Azovè?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché d'Azovè — 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.

Last checked August 2026. Markets move and trading hours change — if something here is wrong, please tell us.

Sources

  1. Marchés céréaliers : typologie (Réseau National des Chambres d'Agriculture du Niger)

Before you take a load

The guides for what you are selling, the words traded here, and the farmers who were on this floor last week.