Marché de Maradi

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Wholesale · Maradi, Niger · also called Maradi, Maradi grand marché

Niger's cereal trade starts here. Grain from the Maradi and Zinder production zones is collected and regrouped at Maradi before it moves on to Niamey, Agadez and Tahoua — so this is the market where the country's grain price is first set, and it sits close enough to the Nigerian border for Kano's prices to reach it.

What trades at Marché de Maradi

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
Sesame	sack	November to December
Onion	sack	February to April

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 Maradi, south-central Niger, near the Nigerian border.

Places that could sell into Marché de Maradi

• Ville de Maradi · 5 km African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean
• Madarounfa · 21 km African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean
• Guidan Roumdji · 41 km Bambara Groundnut, Cowpea, Egusi Melon
• Aguié · 79 km African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean
• Dakoro · 85 km Cowpea, Green Gram, Jute Mallow
• Gazaoua · 86 km African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean
• Mayahi · 86 km Cowpea, Green Gram, Jute Mallow
• Tessaoua · 134 km Cowpea, Egusi Melon, Green Gram

Marché de Maradi 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 Marché de Maradi?

Marché de Maradi trades pearl millet, sorghum, cowpea, groundnut, sesame, onion. Niger's cereal trade starts here. Grain from the Maradi and Zinder production zones is collected and regrouped at Maradi before it moves on to Niamey, Agadez and Tahoua — so this is the market where the country's grain price is first set, and it sits close enough to the Nigerian border for Kano's prices to reach it.

When is pearl millet cheapest at Marché de Maradi?

Supply of pearl millet into Marché de Maradi 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 Maradi?

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 Maradi?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché de Maradi — 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.