Monthly survey prices for maize, beans, groundnuts and farm inputs at Zigwagwa and ten trading centres across the Northern Region — compare markets and see how prices usually move through the year.
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Farmers around Mzuzu often sell at the farm gate without knowing what town markets are paying. This board puts the World Food Programme's monthly market survey side by side for Zigwagwa and the trading centres around the north, and shows how prices have usually moved through the year. One thing to keep in mind: these are retail prices — what buyers pay at the market stall. A trader buying at your gate will usually offer less than the market price.
Latest at Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
K850
Maize
per kg · October 2026
K3,250
Beans
per kg · October 2026
K4,500
Groundnuts (shelled)
per kg · August 2026
Compare markets
Maize — per kg
Market
Price
Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
K850
Nkhata Bay
K900
Mpamba
K900
Chintheche
K900
Jenda
K1,000
Euthini
K700
Manyamula
K800
Rumphi
K750
Bolero
K675
Karonga
K788
Chitipa
K2,600
All prices from the October 2026 survey.
Beans — per kg
Market
Price
Survey
Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
K3,250
October 2026
Nkhata Bay
K6,000
October 2026
Mpamba
K3,000
October 2026
Chintheche
K2,750
October 2026
Jenda
K4,000
October 2026
Euthini
K5,000
October 2026
Manyamula
K3,000
October 2026
Rumphi
K3,750
October 2026
Bolero
K4,500
October 2026
Karonga
K3,938
September 2026
Chitipa
K4,311
August 2026
Groundnuts (shelled) — per kg
Market
Price
Survey
Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
K4,500
August 2026
Nkhata Bay
K4,500
September 2026
Mpamba
K4,500
September 2026
Chintheche
K4,500
September 2026
Jenda
K4,000
September 2026
Euthini
K3,300
September 2026
Manyamula
K5,000
September 2026
Rumphi
K3,000
August 2026
Bolero
K6,000
September 2026
Karonga
K4,500
August 2026
Chitipa
K4,000
September 2026
Soybeans — per kg
Market
Price
Survey
Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
K2,500
September 2026
Nkhata Bay
K3,600
September 2026
Mpamba
K6,000
September 2026
Chintheche
K3,950
September 2026
Jenda
K2,500
September 2026
Euthini
K1,800
September 2026
Manyamula
K1,900
August 2026
Rumphi
K3,000
August 2026
Bolero
K1,375
September 2026
Karonga
K4,500
August 2026
Chitipa
K3,000
September 2026
Rice — per kg
Market
Price
Survey
Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
K2,750
September 2026
Nkhata Bay
K3,000
September 2026
Mpamba
K3,000
September 2026
Chintheche
K3,300
September 2026
Jenda
K3,500
September 2026
Euthini
K3,000
September 2026
Manyamula
K3,000
September 2026
Rumphi
K3,000
August 2026
Bolero
K3,750
September 2026
Karonga
K2,500
September 2026
Chitipa
K4,000
September 2026
Cassava — per kg
Market
Price
Survey
Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
K4,000
September 2026
Nkhata Bay
K1,200
September 2026
Mpamba
K1,600
September 2026
Chintheche
K2,000
September 2026
Jenda
K1,200
September 2026
Euthini
K800
September 2026
Manyamula
K2,000
September 2026
Rumphi
K2,000
August 2026
Bolero
K1,600
September 2026
Karonga
K1,000
September 2026
Chitipa
K2,000
September 2026
Tomatoes — per kg
Market
Price
Survey
Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
K3,000
September 2026
Nkhata Bay
K1,800
September 2026
Mpamba
K1,200
September 2026
Chintheche
K975
September 2026
Jenda
K600
September 2026
Euthini
K600
September 2026
Manyamula
K600
September 2026
Rumphi
K1,200
August 2026
Bolero
K1,200
September 2026
Karonga
K3,000
September 2026
Chitipa
K750
September 2026
Fertilizer — NPK — per 50 kg bag
Market
Price
Survey
Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
K199,000
September 2026
Nkhata Bay
K198,000
September 2026
Mpamba
K197,000
September 2026
Chintheche
K195,000
September 2026
Jenda
K198,000
September 2026
Euthini
K205,000
September 2026
Manyamula
K190,000
September 2026
Rumphi
K200,000
August 2026
Bolero
K195,000
September 2026
Karonga
K205,000
September 2026
Chitipa
K203,000
September 2026
Fertilizer — urea — per 50 kg bag
Market
Price
Survey
Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
K199,000
September 2026
Nkhata Bay
K198,000
September 2026
Mpamba
K198,000
September 2026
Chintheche
K195,000
September 2026
Jenda
K197,000
September 2026
Euthini
K195,000
September 2026
Manyamula
K190,000
September 2026
Rumphi
K200,000
August 2026
Bolero
K195,000
September 2026
Karonga
K200,000
September 2026
Chitipa
K203,000
September 2026
How prices usually move through the year
Worked out from the same surveys going back to 2003: each month is compared with the average for its own market and year, so currency inflation drops out and only the seasonal shape remains. Only commodities with at least three years of history are shown.
Month
Maize vs the year’s average
January
+5%
February
+10%
March
+10%
April
-5%
May
-20%
June
-20%
July
-10%
August
-10%
September
about average
October
+5%
November
+10%
December
+15%
Commodity
Usually highest
Usually lowest
Beans
December (+10%)
May (-15%)
Groundnuts (shelled)
December (+10%)
June (-10%)
Rice
March (+10%)
June (-5%)
Cassava
November (+10%)
February (-15%)
The markets
Zigwagwa (Mzuzu)
in town — the city's main produce market
Nkhata Bay
east on the M5, on the lakeshore
Mpamba
Nkhata Bay District
Chintheche
Nkhata Bay District, on the lakeshore
Jenda
south on the M1 — Mzimba District's busiest rural produce market
Euthini
western Mzimba District
Manyamula
Mzimba District
Rumphi
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From the October 2026 World Food Programme market survey: at Zigwagwa (Mzuzu), maize at K850 per kg, beans at K3,250 per kg. These are retail prices — what buyers pay at the market stall.
Updated 12 October 2026. Figures are in Malawian kwacha (MWK) — retail prices from the World Food Programme’s monthly market surveys, shared on the Humanitarian Data Exchange (CC BY-IGO). Surveys run about once a month and publish with a lag, so the newest figures can trail the market floor by a few weeks.