Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso

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Wholesale · Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso · also called Bobo-Dioulasso market, marché de Bobo

The market of Burkina Faso's second city and its agricultural heartland — the wetter south-west, where mango, shea and cereals come from. A sprawling semi-covered market in mudbrick, trading grain, vegetables, mangoes, shea butter and smoked fish.

What trades at Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Maize	sack	October to November
Sorghum	sack	October to December
Mango	crate	March to May
Sesame	sack	November to December
Cowpea	sack	October to December
Groundnut	sack	October to December
Onion	sack	February to April
Tomato	crate	December to February

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. Grain goes by the sack and vegetables by the basket.

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 central Bobo-Dioulasso.

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Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso 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 Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso?

Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso trades maize, sorghum, mango, sesame, cowpea, groundnut, onion, tomato. The market of Burkina Faso's second city and its agricultural heartland — the wetter south-west, where mango, shea and cereals come from. A sprawling semi-covered market in mudbrick, trading grain, vegetables, mangoes, shea butter and smoked fish.

When is maize cheapest at Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso?

Supply of maize into Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso peaks October to November, 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 Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso?

XOF. Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Grain goes by the sack and vegetables by the basket.

What are today's prices at Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso — 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.