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Cape Town Market
Wholesale · Cape Town, South Africa · also called Epping market, Cape Town Fresh Produce Market
The Western Cape's fresh-produce floor, at Epping. It is the outlet for the province's deciduous fruit and winter-rainfall vegetable production, and the same agent-and-consignment rules apply.
In season here in September: Lettuce
What trades at Cape Town Market
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Irish potato |
10 kg pocket | November to January |
| Onion | 10 kg pocket | November to January |
 Tomato |
6 kg box | December to March |
 Lettuce |
crate | September to November |
 Beetroot |
10 kg bag | June to August |
 Cabbage |
head | June to August |
 Carrot |
10 kg bag | 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
- ZAR
Trade is in rand, settled by the market agent rather than hand to hand: you consign your produce, the agent sells it on the floor and pays out after commission and market fees. Register with an agent before your first delivery.
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 Epping Industria, on the N2 side of Cape Town.
Places that could sell into Cape Town Market
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City of Cape Town · 25 km
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Overberg · 52 km
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Cape Winelands · 102 km
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Eden · 248 km
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West Coast · 335 km
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Central Karoo · 446 km
Cape Town Market 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.
Market prices are coming to the Divisi app — reported by the farmers and traders who are actually on the floor. Divisi also plans the season on your own field: what to plant, when to plant it, and what to do each week. Free for farmers, works offline.
Frequently asked questions
What is sold at Cape Town Market?
Cape Town Market trades irish potato, onion, tomato, lettuce, beetroot, cabbage, carrot. The Western Cape's fresh-produce floor, at Epping. It is the outlet for the province's deciduous fruit and winter-rainfall vegetable production, and the same agent-and-consignment rules apply.
When is irish potato cheapest at Cape Town Market?
Supply of irish potato into Cape Town Market 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 Cape Town Market?
ZAR. Trade is in rand, settled by the market agent rather than hand to hand: you consign your produce, the agent sells it on the floor and pays out after commission and market fees. Register with an agent before your first delivery.
What are today's prices at Cape Town Market?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Cape Town Market — 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.