Walela Market

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Wholesale · Chipata, Zambia · also called Chipata market, Walela

Chipata's market, in one of Zambia's high maize-producing areas and on the Malawian border. A grower here is closer to Lilongwe than to Lusaka, and the cross-border price is worth checking before committing a load to the long haul west.

In season here in September: Tomato

What trades at Walela Market

Crop	Sold by	Supply peaks
Maize	50 kg bag	May to July
Groundnut	50 kg bag	June to August
Soybean	50 kg bag	June to July
Sunflower	50 kg bag	June to July
Cotton	bale	July to August
Common bean	50 kg bag	June to July
Tomato	crate	April to May, September to October

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

ZMW

Trade is in kwacha, cash or mobile money. Grain is sold by the 50 kg bag and vegetables by the crate or the heap — agree which 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 Chipata, Eastern Province, near the Malawi border.

Places that could sell into Walela Market

• Chipata · 15 km Finger Millet, Guava, Lablab
• Kasenengwa · 16 km Cotton, Finger Millet, Groundnut
• Vubwi · 36 km Finger Millet, Guava, Lablab
• Chadiza · 38 km Cotton, Finger Millet, Fonio
• Chipangali · 51 km Cotton, Finger Millet, Groundnut
• Katete · 92 km Cotton, Finger Millet, Groundnut
• Mambwe · 95 km Cotton, Mango, Pigeon Pea
• Sinda · 112 km Cotton, Finger Millet, Fonio

Walela 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is sold at Walela Market?

Walela Market trades maize, groundnut, soybean, sunflower, cotton, common bean, tomato. Chipata's market, in one of Zambia's high maize-producing areas and on the Malawian border. A grower here is closer to Lilongwe than to Lusaka, and the cross-border price is worth checking before committing a load to the long haul west.

When is maize cheapest at Walela Market?

Supply of maize into Walela Market peaks May to July, 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 Walela Market?

ZMW. Trade is in kwacha, cash or mobile money. Grain is sold by the 50 kg bag and vegetables by the crate or the heap — agree which before you unload.

What are today's prices at Walela Market?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Walela 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.