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Kariakoo Market
Wholesale · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · also called Kariakoo, Soko la Kariakoo
Dar es Salaam's central market and the country's best-known trading floor. Fresh produce arrives from the highlands and the coast, is sold on to retailers across the city, and sets the reference price traders elsewhere quote against.
In season here in September: Onion
What trades at Kariakoo Market
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Maize |
100 kg bag | June to August |
 Rice |
100 kg bag | June to August |
 Banana & plantain |
bunch | — |
 Tomato |
crate | January to February, July to August |
| Onion | net bag | August to October |
 Common bean |
100 kg bag | July to August |
 Cassava |
bag | — |
 Mango |
crate | November to January |
 Coconut |
piece | — |
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
- TZS
- Trading since
- 1923
Trade is in Tanzanian shillings, cash or mobile money. Grain moves by the 100 kg bag and vegetables by the crate or the heap.
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 Kariakoo, central Dar es Salaam.
Places that could sell into Kariakoo Market
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Ilala · 7 km
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Temeke · 9 km
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Kinondoni · 24 km
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Kibaha Urban · 44 km
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Mkuranga · 60 km
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Kusini · 71 km
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Mjini · 73 km
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Kibaha · 74 km
The story of Kariakoo Market
The name is a Swahili rendering of 'Carrier Corps', the British military carrier company camped on this ground before there was a market at all. The first official market opened in 1923; the concrete building that everyone pictures — the one with the mushroom-shaped canopies that collect rainwater and shade the traders — was designed by the Tanzanian architect Beda Amuli and opened in 1975.
Kariakoo 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 Kariakoo Market?
Kariakoo Market trades maize, rice, banana & plantain, tomato, onion, common bean, cassava, mango, coconut. Dar es Salaam's central market and the country's best-known trading floor. Fresh produce arrives from the highlands and the coast, is sold on to retailers across the city, and sets the reference price traders elsewhere quote against.
When is maize cheapest at Kariakoo Market?
Supply of maize into Kariakoo Market peaks June to August, 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 Kariakoo Market?
TZS. Trade is in Tanzanian shillings, cash or mobile money. Grain moves by the 100 kg bag and vegetables by the crate or the heap.
What are today's prices at Kariakoo Market?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Kariakoo 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.