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Nkulumane Market
Wholesale · Bulawayo, Zimbabwe · also called Nkulumane wholesale market
Bulawayo's fruit and vegetable wholesale market, built around a transport interchange with sixteen trading bays so growers from outside the city can sell directly rather than through a runner. It is a purpose-built trading space — water, sanitation, solar power and waste collection — rather than a pavement that filled up.
In season here in September: Tomato · Onion
What trades at Nkulumane Market
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Tomato |
crate | April to June, September to October |
 Cabbage |
head | May to August |
| Onion | September to November | |
 Irish potato |
15 kg pocket | June to August |
 Maize |
50 kg bag | May to July |
 Groundnut |
20 L bucket | 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
- 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.
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 Nkulumane, on the transport interchange, which is what makes it reachable for growers coming in from Matabeleland with a load.
Places that could sell into Nkulumane Market
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Bulawayo · 17 km
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Matobo · 42 km
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Umzingwane · 46 km
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Umguza · 66 km
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Plumtree · 88 km
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Gwanda Urban · 94 km
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Bubi · 105 km
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Insiza · 111 km
Nkulumane 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 Nkulumane Market?
Nkulumane Market trades tomato, cabbage, onion, irish potato, maize, groundnut. Bulawayo's fruit and vegetable wholesale market, built around a transport interchange with sixteen trading bays so growers from outside the city can sell directly rather than through a runner. It is a purpose-built trading space — water, sanitation, solar power and waste collection — rather than a pavement that filled up.
When is tomato cheapest at Nkulumane Market?
Supply of tomato into Nkulumane Market peaks April to June, September to October, 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 Nkulumane 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 Nkulumane Market?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Nkulumane 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.