Divisi
Grand Marché de Niamey
Retail · Niamey, Niger · also called Habou-Béné, Niamey grand market
Niamey's central retail market, trading as Habou-Béné since 1950. Produce reaches it broken down from the wholesale trade, so it suits a grower selling a small, high-quality lot nearer the price the household pays.
What trades at Grand Marché de Niamey
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Pearl millet |
tia | October to December |
 Cowpea |
tia | October to December |
| Onion | sack | February to April |
 Tomato |
crate | December to February |
 Okra |
basket | — |
 Roselle |
basket | November 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
- Trading since
- 1950
Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Grain goes by the sack and the tia (a measuring bowl) for smaller lots — check which the buyer means before you agree a price.
Selling direct to the people who will eat it, in small lots.
In central Niamey.
Places that could sell into Grand Marché de Niamey
Grand Marché de Niamey 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 Grand Marché de Niamey?
Grand Marché de Niamey trades pearl millet, cowpea, onion, tomato, okra, roselle. Niamey's central retail market, trading as Habou-Béné since 1950. Produce reaches it broken down from the wholesale trade, so it suits a grower selling a small, high-quality lot nearer the price the household pays.
When is pearl millet cheapest at Grand Marché de Niamey?
Supply of pearl millet into Grand Marché de Niamey peaks October to December, 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 Grand Marché de Niamey?
XOF. Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Grain goes by the sack and the tia (a measuring bowl) for smaller lots — check which the buyer means before you agree a price.
What are today's prices at Grand Marché de Niamey?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Grand Marché de Niamey — 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.