Marché de Kisangani

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Wholesale · Kisangani, DR Congo · also called Kisangani central market, Kisangani

The market at the head of navigation on the Congo, and the centre of a marketing basin that moves food by river rather than by road. Rice, cassava, plantain and palm oil are the trade, and the boat is the transport — which sets a very different rhythm from a lorry.

What trades at Marché de Kisangani

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Rice	sack	June to July
Cassava	sack	— Roots and chikwangue.
Banana & plantain	bunch	—
Oil palm	drum	— Traded as palm oil.
Maize	sack	June to August
Groundnut	sack	June to August

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 Kisangani, Tshopo, on the Congo river. Much of the trade arrives and leaves by barge.

Places that could sell into Marché de Kisangani

• Kisangani · 33 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Ubundu · 34 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Isangi · 120 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Opala · 165 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Lubutu · 203 km African Eggplant, Bambara Groundnut, Carrot
• Bafwasende · 211 km African Nightshade, Carrot, Cashew
• Banalia · 213 km African Nightshade, Cashew, Cassava
• Basoko · 234 km African Nightshade, Cashew, Common Bean

Marché de Kisangani 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 Kisangani?

Marché de Kisangani trades rice, cassava, banana & plantain, oil palm, maize, groundnut. The market at the head of navigation on the Congo, and the centre of a marketing basin that moves food by river rather than by road. Rice, cassava, plantain and palm oil are the trade, and the boat is the transport — which sets a very different rhythm from a lorry.

When is rice cheapest at Marché de Kisangani?

Supply of rice into Marché de Kisangani peaks June 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 Marché de Kisangani?

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 Marché de Kisangani?

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