Rood Woko

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Wholesale · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · also called Grand marché de Ouagadougou, Rood Woko market

Ouagadougou's central market and the commercial heart of the country, rebuilt and reopened in 2009 after a fire. Millet, sorghum, cowpea, sesame and onion from across Burkina Faso are traded here, and traders redistribute from it to the regional markets.

What trades at Rood Woko

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Pearl millet	sack	October to December
Sorghum	sack	October to December
Cowpea	sack	October to December
Maize	sack	October to November
Sesame	sack	November to December
Groundnut	sack	October to December
Onion	sack	February to April
Tomato	crate	December to February
Bambara groundnut	sack	October to November

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

Trading since

rebuilt 2009

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 the centre of Ouagadougou.

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Rood Woko 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 Rood Woko?

Rood Woko trades pearl millet, sorghum, cowpea, maize, sesame, groundnut, onion, tomato, bambara groundnut. Ouagadougou's central market and the commercial heart of the country, rebuilt and reopened in 2009 after a fire. Millet, sorghum, cowpea, sesame and onion from across Burkina Faso are traded here, and traders redistribute from it to the regional markets.

When is pearl millet cheapest at Rood Woko?

Supply of pearl millet into Rood Woko 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 Rood Woko?

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 Rood Woko?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Rood Woko — 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.