Marché de Bafoussam

Wholesale · Bafoussam, Cameroon · also called Bafoussam, marché A de Bafoussam

The West region's capital and its trading centre, working the same growing zone as Foumbot and Mbouda. Truckloads of vegetables leave here for the big cities — so a grower can sell at Bafoussam or push on to Douala, and the difference is usually the transport.

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What trades at Marché de Bafoussam

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Tomato	crate	November to January
Irish potato	sack	July to August, December
Common bean	sack	July to August, December
Maize	sack	July to August, November to December
Cabbage	head	November to January
Banana & plantain	bunch	—
Arabica coffee	sack	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: XAF

Trade is in CFA francs (XAF), cash or mobile money. Roots and tubers go by the basket or the heap and grain by the sack — agree the measure first.

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 Bafoussam, West region. It has two main markets, A and B.

Places that could sell into Marché de Bafoussam

Marché de Bafoussam prices, and what to grow for it

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Frequently asked questions

What is sold at Marché de Bafoussam?

Marché de Bafoussam trades tomato, irish potato, common bean, maize, cabbage, banana & plantain, arabica coffee. The West region's capital and its trading centre, working the same growing zone as Foumbot and Mbouda. Truckloads of vegetables leave here for the big cities — so a grower can sell at Bafoussam or push on to Douala, and the difference is usually the transport.

When is tomato cheapest at Marché de Bafoussam?

Supply of tomato into Marché de Bafoussam 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 Bafoussam?

XAF. Trade is in CFA francs (XAF), cash or mobile money. Roots and tubers go by the basket or the heap and grain by the sack — agree the measure first.

What are today's prices at Marché de Bafoussam?

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

Last checked August 2026. Markets move and trading hours change — if something here is wrong, please tell us.

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