Marché de Ségou

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Wholesale · Ségou, Mali · also called Ségou market, Segou

A cereal regrouping centre on the Niger, and the market for the Office du Niger irrigation scheme — which is where most Malian rice is grown. Rice is the trade here in a way it is nowhere else in the country.

What trades at Marché de Ségou

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Rice	sack	November to January
Pearl millet	sack	October to December
Sorghum	sack	October to December
Maize	sack	October to November
Onion	sack	February to April
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 Ségou, on the Niger upstream of Mopti.

Places that could sell into Marché de Ségou

• Markala · 50 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Bla · 52 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Nyamina · 65 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Baraoueli · 82 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Dioro · 85 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Segou · 85 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Yangasso · 94 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Fana · 98 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth

Marché de Ségou 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 Ségou?

Marché de Ségou trades rice, pearl millet, sorghum, maize, onion, cowpea. A cereal regrouping centre on the Niger, and the market for the Office du Niger irrigation scheme — which is where most Malian rice is grown. Rice is the trade here in a way it is nowhere else in the country.

When is rice cheapest at Marché de Ségou?

Supply of rice into Marché de Ségou 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 Ségou?

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 Ségou?

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