Konkomba Yam Market

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Wholesale · Accra, Ghana · also called Konkomba market, Agbogbloshie yam market

Accra's wholesale yam market and the southern end of a trade that starts in the northern growing regions. Tubers arrive by lorry, are sold in hundreds to traders, and go on to the retail markets across the capital. Grain and legumes trade alongside the yam.

In season here in September: Yam · Maize

What trades at Konkomba Yam Market

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Yam	hundred tubers	August to November
Maize	100 kg bag	August to October
Cowpea	100 kg bag	October to November
Groundnut	100 kg bag	October to November
Onion	bag	November to January
Cassava	bag	—

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

GHS

Trade is in cedis, cash or mobile money. Large lots are often part-paid on delivery and settled after resale — agree the terms 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.

At Agbogbloshie, central Accra, beside the Odaw river.

Places that could sell into Konkomba Yam Market

• Accra Metropolis · 2 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Ablekuma Central Municipal · 2 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Ayawaso Central Municipal · 4 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Korle Klottey Municipal · 4 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Ablekuma North Municipal · 5 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Ayawaso North Municipal · 6 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Ablekuma West Municipal · 6 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Ayawaso East Municipal · 6 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth

Konkomba Yam 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 Konkomba Yam Market?

Konkomba Yam Market trades yam, maize, cowpea, groundnut, onion, cassava. Accra's wholesale yam market and the southern end of a trade that starts in the northern growing regions. Tubers arrive by lorry, are sold in hundreds to traders, and go on to the retail markets across the capital. Grain and legumes trade alongside the yam.

When is yam cheapest at Konkomba Yam Market?

Supply of yam into Konkomba Yam Market peaks August to November, 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 Konkomba Yam Market?

GHS. Trade is in cedis, cash or mobile money. Large lots are often part-paid on delivery and settled after resale — agree the terms before you unload.

What are today's prices at Konkomba Yam Market?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Konkomba Yam 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.