Marché de Balléyara

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Wholesale · Balléyara, Niger · also called Balléyara, Balleyara market

One of Niger's principal rural assembly markets, on the routes that carry grain in from Burkina Faso, Mali and Benin towards Niamey and the west. A grower here sells into the same network the capital buys from, without the trip to Niamey.

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What trades at Marché de Balléyara

Crop Sold by Supply peaks
Pearl millet sack October to December
Sorghum sack October to December
Cowpea sack October to December
Groundnut sack October to December
Maize sack October to November

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.

At Balléyara, Tillabéri region, north-east of Niamey.

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Marché de Balléyara prices, and what to grow for it

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Frequently asked questions

What is sold at Marché de Balléyara?

Marché de Balléyara trades pearl millet, sorghum, cowpea, groundnut, maize. One of Niger's principal rural assembly markets, on the routes that carry grain in from Burkina Faso, Mali and Benin towards Niamey and the west. A grower here sells into the same network the capital buys from, without the trip to Niamey.

When is pearl millet cheapest at Marché de Balléyara?

Supply of pearl millet into Marché de Balléyara 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 de Balléyara?

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 de Balléyara?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché de Balléyara — 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. Marchés céréaliers : typologie (Réseau National des Chambres d'Agriculture du Niger)

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