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Marché Mboppi
Wholesale · Douala, Cameroon · also called Mboppi, Mboppi market
Douala's great trading market, and the port city's assembly point for produce coming down from the West and North-West highlands. Douala is where the export trade and the domestic trade meet, so prices here answer to more than the local harvest.
What trades at Marché Mboppi
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Banana & plantain |
bunch | — |
 Cassava |
basket | — |
 Cocoyam / Taro |
basket | — |
 Tomato |
crate | November to January |
| Onion | sack | November to January |
 Hot pepper |
basket | November to January |
 Oil palm |
drum | — Traded as palm oil. |
 Maize |
sack | July to August, 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
- 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 the Mboppi quarter, Douala.
Places that could sell into Marché Mboppi
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Wouri · 12 km
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Fako · 44 km
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Moungo · 90 km
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Nkam · 108 km
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Océan · 109 km
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Meme · 119 km
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Nyong-et-Kellé · 136 km
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Kupe-Manenguba · 137 km
Marché Mboppi 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.
Frequently asked questions
What is sold at Marché Mboppi?
Marché Mboppi trades banana & plantain, cassava, cocoyam / taro, tomato, onion, hot pepper, oil palm, maize. Douala's great trading market, and the port city's assembly point for produce coming down from the West and North-West highlands. Douala is where the export trade and the domestic trade meet, so prices here answer to more than the local harvest.
When is tomato cheapest at Marché Mboppi?
Supply of tomato into Marché Mboppi 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 Mboppi?
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 Mboppi?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché Mboppi — 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.