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Mzuzu Auction Floors
Auction floor · Mzuzu, Malawi · also called Mzuzu tobacco floors
The northern region's tobacco floor, opened in 1993 so growers in Mzimba and the north could sell without carrying leaf the length of the country.
What trades at Mzuzu Auction Floors
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Tobacco |
bale | April to August |
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
- USD, MWK
- Trading since
- 1993
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.
In Mzuzu, Northern Region.
Places that could sell into Mzuzu Auction Floors
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Mzuzu City · 7 km
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Nkhatabay · 28 km
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Mzimba · 71 km
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Rumphi · 95 km
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Likoma · 103 km
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Kasungu · 148 km
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Nkhotakota · 151 km
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Karonga · 175 km
Mzuzu 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.
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 Mzuzu Auction Floors?
Mzuzu Auction Floors trades tobacco. The northern region's tobacco floor, opened in 1993 so growers in Mzimba and the north could sell without carrying leaf the length of the country.
When is tobacco cheapest at Mzuzu Auction Floors?
Supply of tobacco into Mzuzu 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 Mzuzu 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 Mzuzu Auction Floors open?
Every day. Seasonal — opens with the national tobacco selling season.
What are today's prices at Mzuzu Auction Floors?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Mzuzu 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.