Marché de Ouahigouya

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Wholesale · Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso · also called Ouahigouya market

The market of the Yatenga, in Burkina Faso's dry north. Sorghum, groundnut, beans and pepper are the trade — the crops that hold up on a short and unreliable rainy season.

What trades at Marché de Ouahigouya

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Sorghum	sack	October to December
Pearl millet	sack	October to December
Groundnut	sack	October to December
Cowpea	sack	October to December
Hot pepper	basket	November to January
Onion	sack	February to April

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 Ouahigouya, Nord region, towards the Mali border.

Places that could sell into Marché de Ouahigouya

• Yatenga · 28 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut
• Zondoma · 39 km African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean
• Loroum · 58 km African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean
• Sourou · 61 km African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean
• Bam · 84 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Kourweogo · 104 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Passore · 104 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Djelgodji · 107 km Cowpea, Green Gram, Jute Mallow

Marché de Ouahigouya 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is sold at Marché de Ouahigouya?

Marché de Ouahigouya trades sorghum, pearl millet, groundnut, cowpea, hot pepper, onion. The market of the Yatenga, in Burkina Faso's dry north. Sorghum, groundnut, beans and pepper are the trade — the crops that hold up on a short and unreliable rainy season.

When is sorghum cheapest at Marché de Ouahigouya?

Supply of sorghum into Marché de Ouahigouya 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 Ouahigouya?

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 Ouahigouya?

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