Lubumbashi Central Market

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Wholesale · Lubumbashi, DR Congo · also called Marché central de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi market

The market of the Katanga copper belt, feeding a large mining population that grows very little of its own food. Much of what is sold here is hauled in from Zambia and from the farming areas north of the city, which is why a Katangan grower has real demand close at hand.

In season here in September: Tomato

What trades at Lubumbashi Central Market

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Maize	sack	May to July
Cassava	sack	—
Common bean	sack	May to June
Groundnut	sack	May to July
Tomato	crate	April to May, September to October
Cabbage	head	May to July

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

CDF, USD

Trade is in Congolese francs, with US dollars widely used for larger lots. Agree the currency and the measure — the basin, the sack and the heap all mean different things to different buyers — 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 central Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga.

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Lubumbashi Central Market 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is sold at Lubumbashi Central Market?

Lubumbashi Central Market trades maize, cassava, common bean, groundnut, tomato, cabbage. The market of the Katanga copper belt, feeding a large mining population that grows very little of its own food. Much of what is sold here is hauled in from Zambia and from the farming areas north of the city, which is why a Katangan grower has real demand close at hand.

When is maize cheapest at Lubumbashi Central Market?

Supply of maize into Lubumbashi Central Market peaks May to July, 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 Lubumbashi Central Market?

CDF, USD. Trade is in Congolese francs, with US dollars widely used for larger lots. Agree the currency and the measure — the basin, the sack and the heap all mean different things to different buyers — before you unload.

What are today's prices at Lubumbashi Central Market?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Lubumbashi Central Market — 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.