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Mercado Municipal de Chimoio
Wholesale · Chimoio, Mozambique · also called Chimoio market, Chimoio central market
The market of Manica, which is Mozambique's horticultural province — fertile, high enough to grow vegetables the lowlands cannot, and producing maize, cassava, beans and groundnut besides. Wholesalers drive up from Beira to buy vegetables here in quantity and take them back to the coast.
In season here in September: Tomato
What trades at Mercado Municipal de Chimoio
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Maize |
50 kg bag | May to July |
 Tomato |
crate | April to May, September to October |
 Irish potato |
sack | May to July |
 Cabbage |
head | May to July |
 Common bean |
50 kg bag | May to June |
 Groundnut |
sack | May to July |
 Cassava |
sack | — |
 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 Chimoio, on the Beira corridor between the port and the Zimbabwean border.
Places that could sell into Mercado Municipal de Chimoio
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Cidade de Chimoio · 1 km
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Macate · 26 km
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Vanduzi · 53 km
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Gondola · 53 km
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Nhamatanda · 59 km
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Sussundenga · 80 km
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Manica · 91 km
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Chibabava · 104 km
Mercado Municipal de Chimoio 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 Municipal de Chimoio?
Mercado Municipal de Chimoio trades maize, tomato, irish potato, cabbage, common bean, groundnut, cassava, banana & plantain. The market of Manica, which is Mozambique's horticultural province — fertile, high enough to grow vegetables the lowlands cannot, and producing maize, cassava, beans and groundnut besides. Wholesalers drive up from Beira to buy vegetables here in quantity and take them back to the coast.
When is maize cheapest at Mercado Municipal de Chimoio?
Supply of maize into Mercado Municipal de Chimoio 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 Municipal de Chimoio?
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 Municipal de Chimoio?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Mercado Municipal de Chimoio — 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.