Marché de Diourbel

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Wholesale · Diourbel, Senegal · also called Diourbel market

Long regarded as the capital of the groundnut basin, and still a working market for it — the old trading warehouses are part of the town. Groundnut and millet from the surrounding communes are sold here rather than carried to Dakar.

What trades at Marché de Diourbel

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Groundnut	sack	November to January
Pearl millet	sack	October to December
Cowpea	sack	October to December
Onion	sack	February to May
Roselle	sack	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

Trade is in CFA francs (XOF), cash or mobile money. Vegetables go by the crate or the sack; agree the measure before you unload.

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 Diourbel, central Senegal.

Places that could sell into Marché de Diourbel

• Diourbel · 14 km African Eggplant, Amaranth, Bambara Groundnut
• Fatick · 24 km African Eggplant, Amaranth, Bambara Groundnut
• Mbacké · 35 km Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean, Cowpea
• Bambey · 38 km African Eggplant, Amaranth, Bambara Groundnut
• Guinguinéo · 52 km African Eggplant, Amaranth, Bambara Groundnut
• Kaolack · 54 km African Eggplant, Amaranth, Bambara Groundnut
• Tivaouane · 61 km Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean, Cowpea
• Foundiougne · 67 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth

Marché de Diourbel 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 Diourbel?

Marché de Diourbel trades groundnut, pearl millet, cowpea, onion, roselle. Long regarded as the capital of the groundnut basin, and still a working market for it — the old trading warehouses are part of the town. Groundnut and millet from the surrounding communes are sold here rather than carried to Dakar.

When is groundnut cheapest at Marché de Diourbel?

Supply of groundnut into Marché de Diourbel peaks November to January, 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 Diourbel?

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 de Diourbel?

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