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Limbe Produce Market
Wholesale · Blantyre, Malawi · also called Limbe market
Blantyre's main produce market, at Limbe. It is the southern region's assembly point for food crops — maize, legumes, vegetables and fruit coming in off the Shire Highlands and the lakeshore.
In season here in September: Tomato · Pigeon pea
What trades at Limbe Produce Market
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Maize |
50 kg bag | May to July |
 Tomato |
basket | April to May, September to October |
 Common bean |
50 kg bag | June to July |
 Pigeon pea |
50 kg bag | July to September |
 Groundnut |
50 kg bag | June to August |
 Cassava |
bag | — |
 Sweet potato |
basket | May to July |
 Banana & plantain |
bunch | — |
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.
At Limbe, east of central Blantyre.
Places that could sell into Limbe Produce Market
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Blantyre City · 9 km
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Chiradzulu · 17 km
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Thyolo · 20 km
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Mulanje · 33 km
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Blantyre · 38 km
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Chikwawa · 41 km
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Zomba · 46 km
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Neno · 47 km
Limbe Produce 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.
Market prices are coming to the Divisi app — reported by the farmers and traders who are actually on the floor. Divisi also plans the season on your own field: what to plant, when to plant it, and what to do each week. Free for farmers, works offline.
Frequently asked questions
What is sold at Limbe Produce Market?
Limbe Produce Market trades maize, tomato, common bean, pigeon pea, groundnut, cassava, sweet potato, banana & plantain. Blantyre's main produce market, at Limbe. It is the southern region's assembly point for food crops — maize, legumes, vegetables and fruit coming in off the Shire Highlands and the lakeshore.
When is maize cheapest at Limbe Produce Market?
Supply of maize into Limbe Produce 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 Limbe Produce 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 Limbe Produce Market?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Limbe Produce 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.