Mercado do Xipamanine

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Township / local · Maputo, Mozambique · also called Xipamanine

One of Maputo's busiest markets, at the far end of Avenida 24 de Julho. Produce reaches it already broken down from the wholesale trade, so it suits a grower with a small lot to sell nearer the price the household pays.

Map showing where Mercado do Xipamanine is in Maputo
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In season here in September: Tomato · Onion

What trades at Mercado do Xipamanine

Crop Sold by Supply peaks
Cassava sack —
Tomato crate April to May, September to October
Onion sack August to October
Sweet potato sack April to June
Maize 50 kg bag May to July
Groundnut sack May to July

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.

A local market serving one town's vendors. Short trip, smaller lots, cash on the day.

In the Xipamanine bairro, at the end of Avenida 24 de Julho.

Places that could sell into Mercado do Xipamanine

Mercado do Xipamanine 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 Mercado do Xipamanine?

Mercado do Xipamanine trades cassava, tomato, onion, sweet potato, maize, groundnut. One of Maputo's busiest markets, at the far end of Avenida 24 de Julho. Produce reaches it already broken down from the wholesale trade, so it suits a grower with a small lot to sell nearer the price the household pays.

When is tomato cheapest at Mercado do Xipamanine?

Supply of tomato into Mercado do Xipamanine peaks April to May, September to October, 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 do Xipamanine?

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 do Xipamanine?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Mercado do Xipamanine — 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.

Last checked August 2026. Markets move and trading hours change — if something here is wrong, please tell us.

Sources

  1. Mercados locais na cidade e província de Maputo (ResearchGate)

Before you take a load

The guides for what you are selling, the words traded here, and the farmers who were on this floor last week.