Marché de Malanville

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Wholesale · Malanville, Benin · also called Malanville, marché frontalier de Malanville

The border market on the Niger river, facing Gaya. It is one of the external markets Nigerien grain traders buy from, and it keeps close trading relations with Benin's interior markets at Azovè, Glazoué and Parakou as well as with Dantokpa. Rice from the Malanville irrigated scheme and maize moving north are the trade.

In season here in September: Maize

What trades at Marché de Malanville

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Rice	sack	November to January
Maize	sack	August to October
Onion	sack	February to April
Cowpea	sack	October to November
Tomato	crate	November to January
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). Buyers crossing from Niger use the same currency, but Nigerian buyers may quote naira — settle which before you agree the price.

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 Malanville, on the Niger river crossing to Gaya — the road north into Niger.

Places that could sell into Marché de Malanville

• Malanville · 35 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Kandi · 57 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Segbana · 71 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Karimama · 96 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Banikoara · 110 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Gogounou · 128 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Kalale · 150 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Bembereke · 158 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth

Marché de Malanville 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is sold at Marché de Malanville?

Marché de Malanville trades rice, maize, onion, cowpea, tomato, hot pepper. The border market on the Niger river, facing Gaya. It is one of the external markets Nigerien grain traders buy from, and it keeps close trading relations with Benin's interior markets at Azovè, Glazoué and Parakou as well as with Dantokpa. Rice from the Malanville irrigated scheme and maize moving north are the trade.

When is rice cheapest at Marché de Malanville?

Supply of rice into Marché de Malanville peaks November to January, 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 de Malanville?

XOF. Trade is in CFA francs (XOF). Buyers crossing from Niger use the same currency, but Nigerian buyers may quote naira — settle which before you agree the price.

What are today's prices at Marché de Malanville?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché de Malanville — 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.