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Marché Gouro d'Adjamé
Wholesale · Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire · also called Marché Gouro, Gouro market, Adjamé Gouro
Abidjan's main wholesale food market. Lorries arrive from across Côte d'Ivoire with plantain, aubergine, chilli and tomato, and the loads are broken down here and redistributed to the retail markets of the other communes. Deliveries are largely organised through women's producer cooperatives in the interior.
In season here in September: Yam · Maize
What trades at Marché Gouro d'Adjamé
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Banana & plantain |
bunch | — |
 Cassava |
basket | — |
 Yam |
tuber | August to October |
 Tomato |
crate | November to January |
 Hot pepper |
basket | November to January |
 Eggplant |
basket | — |
 Okra |
basket | — |
| Onion | sack | November to January |
 Maize |
sack | August to October |
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
- 1972
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 Adjamé, northern Abidjan.
Places that could sell into Marché Gouro d'Adjamé
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Abidjan · 33 km
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Sikensi · 58 km
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Grand-Bassam · 61 km
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Dabou · 62 km
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Alépé · 68 km
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Adiaké · 70 km
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Jacqueville · 83 km
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Adzopé · 92 km
The story of Marché Gouro d'Adjamé
The Gouro market was created in 1972 in the trading commune of Adjamé, and it is the oldest and best known of Abidjan's wholesale food markets. It is run overwhelmingly by women traders, and the 'marché gouro' name has since become the general term in Abidjan for a wholesale food market.
Marché Gouro d'Adjamé 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 Gouro d'Adjamé?
Marché Gouro d'Adjamé trades banana & plantain, cassava, yam, tomato, hot pepper, eggplant, okra, onion, maize. Abidjan's main wholesale food market. Lorries arrive from across Côte d'Ivoire with plantain, aubergine, chilli and tomato, and the loads are broken down here and redistributed to the retail markets of the other communes. Deliveries are largely organised through women's producer cooperatives in the interior.
When is yam cheapest at Marché Gouro d'Adjamé?
Supply of yam into Marché Gouro d'Adjamé 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 Gouro d'Adjamé?
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 are today's prices at Marché Gouro d'Adjamé?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché Gouro d'Adjamé — 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.