Marché de Koudougou

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Wholesale · Koudougou, Burkina Faso · also called Koudougou market

The market of the Centre-Ouest, and the trading centre for one of the country's more densely farmed regions. It is close enough to Ouagadougou that a grower can choose between the two, and far enough that the choice is worth making on the day's price.

What trades at Marché de Koudougou

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Sorghum	sack	October to December
Pearl millet	sack	October to December
Maize	sack	October to November
Cowpea	sack	October to December
Groundnut	sack	October to December
Sesame	sack	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. 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 Koudougou, Centre-Ouest, west of Ouagadougou.

Places that could sell into Marché de Koudougou

• Sanguie · 30 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Boulkiemde · 51 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Ziro · 54 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Kourweogo · 74 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Sissili · 86 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Kadiogo · 91 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Bazega · 98 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Nayala · 99 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth

Marché de Koudougou 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 Koudougou?

Marché de Koudougou trades sorghum, pearl millet, maize, cowpea, groundnut, sesame. The market of the Centre-Ouest, and the trading centre for one of the country's more densely farmed regions. It is close enough to Ouagadougou that a grower can choose between the two, and far enough that the choice is worth making on the day's price.

When is sorghum cheapest at Marché de Koudougou?

Supply of sorghum into Marché de Koudougou peaks October to December, 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 Koudougou?

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 Marché de Koudougou?

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