GMB Chinhoyi Depot

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Buying depot · Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe · also called GMB Chinhoyi, Grain Marketing Board depot

The Mashonaland West intake, in the middle of the province that grows the largest share of the national maize crop.

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What trades at GMB Chinhoyi Depot

Crop Sold by Supply peaks
Maize 50 kg bag May to August
Sorghum 50 kg bag June to August
Pearl millet 50 kg bag June to August
Finger millet 50 kg bag June to August
Soybean 50 kg bag June to July
Wheat 50 kg bag October to December Winter crop, delivered from 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
USD, ZWG

Intake runs through the marketing season, from the winter harvest.

Payment is against a producer price gazetted for the season, not haggled, and settled in US dollars in recent seasons. Check the current price and the payment terms before you deliver — both are re-set each year.

One buyer at a published price — nothing is haggled. Register first, deliver dry and clean, and expect the load to be graded on arrival.

Deliver dry, clean and bagged grain. Moisture and foreign matter are what the grading discounts, and a load that fails on moisture is turned back at the weighbridge. Register as a grower before you arrive, and ask about the ward buying point nearest you — it will almost always be closer than the depot, and it buys on the same terms.

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GMB Chinhoyi Depot prices, and what to grow for it

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Frequently asked questions

What is sold at GMB Chinhoyi Depot?

GMB Chinhoyi Depot trades maize, sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, soybean, wheat. The Mashonaland West intake, in the middle of the province that grows the largest share of the national maize crop.

When is maize cheapest at GMB Chinhoyi Depot?

Supply of maize into GMB Chinhoyi Depot peaks May 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 GMB Chinhoyi Depot?

USD, ZWG. Payment is against a producer price gazetted for the season, not haggled, and settled in US dollars in recent seasons. Check the current price and the payment terms before you deliver — both are re-set each year.

What time does GMB Chinhoyi Depot open?

Every day. Intake runs through the marketing season, from the winter harvest.

What are today's prices at GMB Chinhoyi Depot?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for GMB Chinhoyi Depot — 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.

Last checked August 2026. Markets move and trading hours change — if something here is wrong, please tell us.

Sources

  1. Our depots (Grain Marketing Board)

Before you take a load

The guides for what you are selling, the words traded here, and the farmers who were on this floor last week.