Marché de Foumbot

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Wholesale · Foumbot, Cameroon · also called Foumbot, marché B de Foumbot

Cameroon's vegetable warehouse. The volcanic soils of the West region grow tomato, green bean, cabbage, carrot, pepper and black nightshade, and the fresh-produce market at Foumbot is where they are sold in bulk. Wholesalers come from Bafoussam, Douala and Yaoundé, and from Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Central African Republic — which is why a Foumbot grower is selling into a sub-region, not a town.

What trades at Marché de Foumbot

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Tomato	crate	November to January
Cabbage	head	November to January
Carrot	sack	November to January
Sweet pepper	crate	November to January
Hot pepper	basket	November to January
African nightshade	bundle	— Morelle noire.
Common bean	sack	July to August, December
Irish potato	sack	July to August, December
Onion	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 Foumbot, West region. Ask for the fresh-produce market (market B) — the general market is a different trade.

Places that could sell into Marché de Foumbot

• Koung-Khi · 21 km Cashew, Common Bean, Watermelon
• Mifi · 31 km African Nightshade, Cashew, Cucumber
• Bamboutos · 33 km African Nightshade, Cucumber, Jute Mallow
• Ndé · 42 km African Nightshade, Cashew, Cucumber
• Hauts-Plateaux · 43 km Cashew, Avocado, Bambara Groundnut
• Haut-Nkam · 50 km Cashew, Avocado, Banana Plantain
• Menoua · 52 km Cashew, Cucumber, Jute Mallow
• Ngo-Ketunjia · 56 km Cucumber, Jute Mallow, African Eggplant

Marché de Foumbot 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 Foumbot?

Marché de Foumbot trades tomato, cabbage, carrot, sweet pepper, hot pepper, african nightshade, common bean, irish potato, onion. Cameroon's vegetable warehouse. The volcanic soils of the West region grow tomato, green bean, cabbage, carrot, pepper and black nightshade, and the fresh-produce market at Foumbot is where they are sold in bulk. Wholesalers come from Bafoussam, Douala and Yaoundé, and from Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Central African Republic — which is why a Foumbot grower is selling into a sub-region, not a town.

When is tomato cheapest at Marché de Foumbot?

Supply of tomato into Marché de Foumbot 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 Foumbot?

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 Foumbot?

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