Marché de Kaolack

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Wholesale · Kaolack, Senegal · also called Kaolack market, marché central de Kaolack

The market at the heart of the groundnut basin — Kaolack, Fatick and Kaffrine are where Senegal's groundnut crop concentrates, and this is the town it is traded through. Millet and cowpea move here on the same rotation.

What trades at Marché de Kaolack

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Groundnut	sack	November to January
Pearl millet	sack	October to December
Cowpea	sack	October to December
Sorghum	sack	October to December
Maize	sack	October to November
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 Kaolack, on the Saloum, at the junction of the interior roads.

Places that could sell into Marché de Kaolack

• Kaolack · 31 km African Eggplant, Amaranth, Bambara Groundnut
• Foundiougne · 32 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Guinguinéo · 33 km African Eggplant, Amaranth, Bambara Groundnut
• Birkelane · 37 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Nioro du Rip · 38 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Amaranth
• Fatick · 48 km African Eggplant, Amaranth, Bambara Groundnut
• Kaffrine · 57 km African Eggplant, African Nightshade, Bambara Groundnut
• Gossas · 71 km Bambara Groundnut, Common Bean, Cowpea

Marché de Kaolack 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 Kaolack?

Marché de Kaolack trades groundnut, pearl millet, cowpea, sorghum, maize, roselle. The market at the heart of the groundnut basin — Kaolack, Fatick and Kaffrine are where Senegal's groundnut crop concentrates, and this is the town it is traded through. Millet and cowpea move here on the same rotation.

When is groundnut cheapest at Marché de Kaolack?

Supply of groundnut into Marché de Kaolack 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 Kaolack?

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 Kaolack?

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