Chinkhoma Auction Floors

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Auction floor · Kasungu, Malawi · also called Chinkhoma

The Kasungu tobacco floor, opened in 2004 to serve the growers of the central burley districts without the haul to Lilongwe. Same season, same registration, shorter road.

What trades at Chinkhoma Auction Floors

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Tobacco	bale	April to August

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Selling here

Trading days

Every day

Currency

USD, MWK

Trading since

2004

Seasonal — opens with the national tobacco selling season.

Auction sales are struck in US dollars. You must be a registered grower with a licensed buyer or club before you deliver, and the leaf must be graded and baled — ungraded leaf is turned away at the floor.

Graded produce is sold by open auction to registered buyers. You must register before you deliver, and the price is struck on the floor.

At Chinkhoma, Kasungu district.

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• Lilongwe City · 78 km Bambara Groundnut, Finger Millet, Fonio
• Mchinji · 79 km Finger Millet, Guava, Lablab
• Salima · 90 km Bambara Groundnut, Cashew, Egusi Melon

Chinkhoma Auction Floors 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 Chinkhoma Auction Floors?

Chinkhoma Auction Floors trades tobacco. The Kasungu tobacco floor, opened in 2004 to serve the growers of the central burley districts without the haul to Lilongwe. Same season, same registration, shorter road.

When is tobacco cheapest at Chinkhoma Auction Floors?

Supply of tobacco into Chinkhoma Auction Floors peaks April to August, 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 Chinkhoma Auction Floors?

USD, MWK. Auction sales are struck in US dollars. You must be a registered grower with a licensed buyer or club before you deliver, and the leaf must be graded and baled — ungraded leaf is turned away at the floor.

What time does Chinkhoma Auction Floors open?

Every day. Seasonal — opens with the national tobacco selling season.

What are today's prices at Chinkhoma Auction Floors?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Chinkhoma Auction Floors — 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.