Marché de Médine

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Wholesale · Bamako, Mali · also called Médine, Medina Coura market

One of Bamako's big working markets, east of the centre, trading grain, legumes and vegetables in bulk alongside everything else a city market carries.

What trades at Marché de Médine

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Pearl millet	sack	October to December
Sorghum	sack	October to December
Rice	sack	November to January
Cowpea	sack	October to December
Groundnut	sack	October to December
Onion	sack	February to April
Tomato	crate	December to February

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

XOF

Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Grain goes by the sack, 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 Médine, eastern Bamako.

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Marché de Médine 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is sold at Marché de Médine?

Marché de Médine trades pearl millet, sorghum, rice, cowpea, groundnut, onion, tomato. One of Bamako's big working markets, east of the centre, trading grain, legumes and vegetables in bulk alongside everything else a city market carries.

When is pearl millet cheapest at Marché de Médine?

Supply of pearl millet into Marché de Médine peaks October to December, 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 Marché de Médine?

XOF. Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Grain goes by the sack, vegetables by the basket or the heap.

What are today's prices at Marché de Médine?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché de Médine — 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.