Windhoek Fresh Produce Market

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Wholesale · Windhoek, Namibia · also called Namibian Fresh Produce Market, Windhoek produce market

Namibia's main outlet for high-value horticulture. Windhoek is where the country's retail and food-processing demand concentrates, so a grower producing to grade sells into the capital even from a long way out.

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In season here in September: Tomato · Onion

What trades at Windhoek Fresh Produce Market

Crop Sold by Supply peaks
Tomato crate April to May, September to October
Onion 10 kg pocket August to October
Irish potato 10 kg pocket May to July
Cabbage head May to July
Carrot 10 kg bag May to July
Watermelon piece February to April
Sweet pepper crate —

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
NAD, ZAR

Trade is in Namibian dollars (the South African rand circulates at par). Hub sales are settled through the trading floor and its appointed agents rather than hand to hand.

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 Windhoek's industrial area.

Places that could sell into Windhoek Fresh Produce Market

Windhoek Fresh Produce Market 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 Windhoek Fresh Produce Market?

Windhoek Fresh Produce Market trades tomato, onion, irish potato, cabbage, carrot, watermelon, sweet pepper. Namibia's main outlet for high-value horticulture. Windhoek is where the country's retail and food-processing demand concentrates, so a grower producing to grade sells into the capital even from a long way out.

When is tomato cheapest at Windhoek Fresh Produce Market?

Supply of tomato into Windhoek Fresh Produce Market 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 Windhoek Fresh Produce Market?

NAD, ZAR. Trade is in Namibian dollars (the South African rand circulates at par). Hub sales are settled through the trading floor and its appointed agents rather than hand to hand.

What are today's prices at Windhoek Fresh Produce Market?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Windhoek Fresh Produce Market — 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. Windhoek — a food processing and transport hub (How we made it in Africa)
  2. Fresh produce overview (Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency, Namibia)

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.