Marché d'Agadez
Wholesale · Agadez, Niger · also called Agadez
The market of the Aïr and the Sahara's edge, and the far end of Niger's grain circuit — cereals are trucked up here after being regrouped at Maradi. Almost nothing rain-fed grows this far north, so what is produced locally comes off the irrigated garden plots of the Aïr valleys.
What trades at Marché d'Agadez
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
| sack | October to December | |
| Onion | sack | February to April |
| sack | February to March | |
| crate | December to February | |
| sack | March to April From the Aïr irrigated gardens. |
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
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.
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 Agadez, northern Niger.
Places that could sell into Marché d'Agadez
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Marché d'Agadez 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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What is sold at Marché d'Agadez?
Marché d'Agadez trades pearl millet, onion, garlic, tomato, wheat. The market of the Aïr and the Sahara's edge, and the far end of Niger's grain circuit — cereals are trucked up here after being regrouped at Maradi. Almost nothing rain-fed grows this far north, so what is produced locally comes off the irrigated garden plots of the Aïr valleys.
When is pearl millet cheapest at Marché d'Agadez?
Supply of pearl millet into Marché d'Agadez 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 Marché d'Agadez?
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 Marché d'Agadez?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché d'Agadez — 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.