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Marché Castors
Township / local · Dakar, Senegal · also called Castors, marché des Castors
Dakar's better-organised food market, and the one with a reputation for spice quality drawn from controlled local supply chains. A grower with a graded, consistent lot gets more for it here than in the bulk trade.
What trades at Marché Castors
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
| Onion | sack | February to May |
 Tomato |
crate | January to March |
 Hot pepper |
basket | January to March |
 Okra |
basket | — |
 Garlic |
basket | February to March |
 Mango |
crate | June to August |
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. Vegetables go by the crate or the sack; agree the measure before you unload.
A local market serving one town's vendors. Short trip, smaller lots, cash on the day.
In the Castors quarter, central Dakar.
Places that could sell into Marché Castors
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Dakar · 3 km
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Guédiawaye · 10 km
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Keur Massar · 13 km
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Pikine · 16 km
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Rufisque · 33 km
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Thiès · 44 km
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Mbour · 47 km
Marché Castors 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 Castors?
Marché Castors trades onion, tomato, hot pepper, okra, garlic, mango. Dakar's better-organised food market, and the one with a reputation for spice quality drawn from controlled local supply chains. A grower with a graded, consistent lot gets more for it here than in the bulk trade.
When is onion cheapest at Marché Castors?
Supply of onion into Marché Castors peaks February to May, 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 Castors?
XOF. Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Vegetables go by the crate or the sack; agree the measure before you unload.
What are today's prices at Marché Castors?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché Castors — 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.