Lilongwe Old Town Market

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Wholesale · Lilongwe, Malawi · also called Lilongwe main market, Old Town market

The walled market in Lilongwe's Old Town, and the capital's main outlet for food crops. Growers from Central Region sell here, and it is where the maize and legume trade of the surrounding districts concentrates.

In season here in September: Tomato

What trades at Lilongwe Old Town Market

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Maize	50 kg bag	May to July
Groundnut	50 kg bag	June to August
Common bean	50 kg bag	June to July
Soybean	50 kg bag	June to July
Tomato	basket	April to May, September to October
Cabbage	head	May to July
Sweet potato	basket	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

MWK

Trade is in kwacha, cash or mobile money. Grain is sold by the 50 kg bag, vegetables by the basket or the heap.

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 Old Town, Lilongwe, beside the Lilongwe river.

Places that could sell into Lilongwe Old Town Market

• Lilongwe City · 5 km Bambara Groundnut, Finger Millet, Fonio
• Lilongwe · 25 km African Eggplant, Bambara Groundnut, Finger Millet
• Dowa · 57 km African Eggplant, Bambara Groundnut, Eggplant
• Salima · 71 km Bambara Groundnut, Cashew, Egusi Melon
• Dedza · 78 km Bambara Groundnut, Finger Millet, Fonio
• Ntchisi · 79 km African Eggplant, Bambara Groundnut, Eggplant
• Mchinji · 100 km Finger Millet, Guava, Lablab
• Ntcheu · 126 km Bambara Groundnut, Finger Millet, Fonio

Lilongwe Old Town 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 Lilongwe Old Town Market?

Lilongwe Old Town Market trades maize, groundnut, common bean, soybean, tomato, cabbage, sweet potato. The walled market in Lilongwe's Old Town, and the capital's main outlet for food crops. Growers from Central Region sell here, and it is where the maize and legume trade of the surrounding districts concentrates.

When is maize cheapest at Lilongwe Old Town Market?

Supply of maize into Lilongwe Old Town 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 Lilongwe Old Town Market?

MWK. Trade is in kwacha, cash or mobile money. Grain is sold by the 50 kg bag, vegetables by the basket or the heap.

What are today's prices at Lilongwe Old Town Market?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Lilongwe Old Town 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.