Mekelle Market

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Wholesale · Mekelle, Ethiopia · also called Mek'ele market, Mekele

Tigray's regional centre and a grain milling town. It is a teff deficit market — grain moves north into it rather than out — so a northern grower with teff to sell is selling into demand rather than competing with a local surplus.

What trades at Mekelle Market

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Teff	quintal	December to February
Wheat	quintal	December to February
Sorghum	quintal	December to February
Chickpea	quintal	January to March
Onion	sack	November to January
Hot pepper	sack	December to February

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

ETB

Trade is in birr. Grain is sold by the quintal (100 kg) and vegetables by the crate or the sack — 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 Mekelle, Tigray.

Places that could sell into Mekelle Market

• Mekelle · 8 km African Nightshade, Beetroot, Carrot
• South Eastern · 25 km African Nightshade, Carrot, Common Bean
• Kilbati /Zone 2 · 54 km African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean
• Southern · 80 km African Nightshade, Carrot, Common Bean
• Wag Hamra · 87 km African Nightshade, Beetroot, Carrot
• Central · 100 km Passion Fruit, African Nightshade, Beetroot
• Eastern · 103 km Mango, Passion Fruit, African Nightshade
• Area 3 · 109 km African Nightshade, Carrot, Common Bean

Mekelle 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is sold at Mekelle Market?

Mekelle Market trades teff, wheat, sorghum, chickpea, onion, hot pepper. Tigray's regional centre and a grain milling town. It is a teff deficit market — grain moves north into it rather than out — so a northern grower with teff to sell is selling into demand rather than competing with a local surplus.

When is teff cheapest at Mekelle Market?

Supply of teff into Mekelle Market peaks December to February, 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 Mekelle Market?

ETB. Trade is in birr. Grain is sold by the quintal (100 kg) and vegetables by the crate or the sack — agree the measure before you unload.

What are today's prices at Mekelle Market?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Mekelle 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.