Kudzanai Market

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Township / local · Gweru, Zimbabwe · also called Kudzanai, Kudzanayi, Kudzanai bus terminus market

Gweru's bus-terminus market, and the Midlands' main point of sale for growers who come in from Lower Gweru, Shurugwi and Chirumhanzu without their own transport.

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In season here in September: Tomato

What trades at Kudzanai Market

Crop Sold by Supply peaks
Maize 20 L bucket May to July
Tomato crate April to June, September to October
Cabbage head May to August
Groundnut 20 L bucket June to August
Sweet potato 20 L bucket May to July

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

Deals are quoted and settled in US dollars. ZiG is legal tender and some traders will take it, but bring USD cash in small notes — change is the thing that stalls a sale.

A local market serving one town's vendors. Short trip, smaller lots, cash on the day.

At the Kudzanai long-distance bus terminus, central Gweru.

Places that could sell into Kudzanai Market

Kudzanai 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 Kudzanai Market?

Kudzanai Market trades maize, tomato, cabbage, groundnut, sweet potato. Gweru's bus-terminus market, and the Midlands' main point of sale for growers who come in from Lower Gweru, Shurugwi and Chirumhanzu without their own transport.

When is maize cheapest at Kudzanai Market?

Supply of maize into Kudzanai 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 Kudzanai Market?

USD, ZWG. Deals are quoted and settled in US dollars. ZiG is legal tender and some traders will take it, but bring USD cash in small notes — change is the thing that stalls a sale.

What are today's prices at Kudzanai Market?

Divisi does not publish daily prices for Kudzanai 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.

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.