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Mercado Central de Nampula
Wholesale · Nampula, Mozambique · also called Nampula central market
The northern provinces' trading centre, and one of the markets whose prices the national food-price bulletins track. For a grower in Nampula or Zambézia this is the market that matters — Maputo is the length of the country away.
What trades at Mercado Central de Nampula
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Maize |
50 kg bag | May to July |
 Cassava |
sack | — |
 Common bean |
50 kg bag | May to June |
 Cowpea |
50 kg bag | May to June |
 Groundnut |
sack | May to July |
 Sesame |
50 kg bag | June 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
- MZN
Trade is in meticais, cash or mobile money. Produce goes by the sack, the crate or the heap rather than by weight.
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 central Nampula.
Places that could sell into Mercado Central de Nampula
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Cidade de Nampula · 6 km
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Rapale · 44 km
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Mogovolas · 59 km
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Murrupula · 61 km
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Meconta · 73 km
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Mogincual · 92 km
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Muecate · 94 km
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Ribáuè · 97 km
Mercado Central de Nampula 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 Mercado Central de Nampula?
Mercado Central de Nampula trades maize, cassava, common bean, cowpea, groundnut, sesame, banana & plantain. The northern provinces' trading centre, and one of the markets whose prices the national food-price bulletins track. For a grower in Nampula or Zambézia this is the market that matters — Maputo is the length of the country away.
When is maize cheapest at Mercado Central de Nampula?
Supply of maize into Mercado Central de Nampula 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 Mercado Central de Nampula?
MZN. Trade is in meticais, cash or mobile money. Produce goes by the sack, the crate or the heap rather than by weight.
What are today's prices at Mercado Central de Nampula?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Mercado Central de Nampula — 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.