Marché de Mopti

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Wholesale · Mopti, Mali · also called Mopti market

The market where the Niger and the Bani meet, and a cereal regrouping centre for the inland delta. Rice off the flooded plains and fish off the rivers are the trade, and much of it still moves by pirogue rather than by road.

What trades at Marché de Mopti

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

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 Mopti, at the confluence of the Niger and the Bani.

Places that could sell into Marché de Mopti

• Bandiagara · 41 km African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean
• Mopti · 47 km Common Bean, Cowpea, Green Gram
• Sofara · 48 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut
• Konna · 58 km Cowpea, Green Gram, Jute Mallow
• Kendie · 60 km Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean, Cowpea
• Djenne · 60 km African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean
• Fangasso · 80 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Bankass · 83 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut

Marché de Mopti 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 Marché de Mopti?

Marché de Mopti trades rice, pearl millet, sorghum, onion, fonio, cowpea. The market where the Niger and the Bani meet, and a cereal regrouping centre for the inland delta. Rice off the flooded plains and fish off the rivers are the trade, and much of it still moves by pirogue rather than by road.

When is rice cheapest at Marché de Mopti?

Supply of rice into Marché de Mopti peaks November to January, 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 Mopti?

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 Mopti?

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