Marché de Bouaké

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Wholesale · Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire · also called Bouaké market, marchés matinaux de Bouaké

The trading centre of the country's interior, and the assembly point between the northern growing areas and the coast. Bouaké's food trade runs through morning markets: the buying is done early and the loads move on the same day.

In season here in September: Yam · Maize

What trades at Marché de Bouaké

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Yam	tuber	August to October
Maize	sack	August to October
Cassava	basket	—
Tomato	crate	November to January
Onion	sack	November to January
Hot pepper	basket	November to January
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

The food trade runs in the morning markets, early.

Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Produce goes by the basket, the heap or the bunch — very little is weighed, so agree the measure before you unload.

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 Bouaké, on the main north–south road.

Places that could sell into Marché de Bouaké

• Didievi · 41 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
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• Sakassou · 47 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Tiébissou · 51 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Kouassi-Kouassikro · 57 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Katiola · 70 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Bocanda · 73 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth

Marché de Bouaké 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 Bouaké?

Marché de Bouaké trades yam, maize, cassava, tomato, onion, hot pepper, groundnut. The trading centre of the country's interior, and the assembly point between the northern growing areas and the coast. Bouaké's food trade runs through morning markets: the buying is done early and the loads move on the same day.

When is yam cheapest at Marché de Bouaké?

Supply of yam into Marché de Bouaké peaks August to October, 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 Bouaké?

XOF. Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Produce goes by the basket, the heap or the bunch — very little is weighed, so agree the measure before you unload.

What time does Marché de Bouaké open?

Every day. The food trade runs in the morning markets, early.

What are today's prices at Marché de Bouaké?

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