Beans & seeds
Cowpea in Nigeria: prices and market analysis
Beans eaten in every household; grown mostly in the north.
Prices updated 4 November 2026
- Average price
- ₦946,000 / tonne
- 4-week change
- −0.0%
- Cheapest market
- Borno · ₦880,000
- Dearest market
- FCT · ₦1,028,000
- Season now
- Harvest
- On Agromate
- 10.5 t offered · 0 kg wanted
Cowpea, month by month
Colour: crop stage. Blue line: typical rainfall for Kano (1991–2020).
Nov · stage
Harvest
Harvest and drying. Losses are highest now if crops get wet or are left too long.
- Typical rain
- 5 mm
- Mean temperature
- 23.7°C
Losses to watch
Weevils (bruchids) multiply fast in storage. Use hermetic bags such as PICS bags.
Threats in Nov
Price by state
Weekly price per tonne in the main producing states. Pilot estimate, replace with NBS / field data.
- Kano
- Borno
- Katsina
- Bauchi
Show as table
| Week | Kano | Borno | Katsina | Bauchi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | ₦985k | ₦1.01m | ₦1.02m | ₦1.04m |
| 26 Aug | ₦985k | ₦1.01m | ₦1.02m | ₦1.04m |
| 2 Sept | ₦920k | ₦959k | ₦983k | ₦985k |
| 9 Sept | ₦941k | ₦944k | ₦970k | ₦1m |
| 16 Sept | ₦937k | ₦951k | ₦968k | ₦978k |
| 23 Sept | ₦920k | ₦964k | ₦955k | ₦986k |
| 30 Sept | ₦941k | ₦938k | ₦980k | ₦987k |
| 7 Oct | ₦887k | ₦890k | ₦912k | ₦936k |
| 14 Oct | ₦881k | ₦887k | ₦921k | ₦921k |
| 21 Oct | ₦869k | ₦890k | ₦911k | ₦920k |
| 28 Oct | ₦871k | ₦899k | ₦908k | ₦943k |
| 4 Nov | ₦887k | ₦880k | ₦925k | ₦930k |
Price gap: 17%. Cowpea costs ₦880,000 a tonne in Borno and ₦1,028,000 in FCT. Buyers can save by sourcing from Borno; check the truck cost first.
| State | Latest / tonne | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| Borno | ₦880,000 | −7.0% |
| Kano | ₦887,000 | −6.2% |
| Katsina | ₦925,000 | −2.2% |
| Bauchi | ₦930,000 | −1.7% |
| Jigawa | ₦949,000 | +0.3% |
| Lagosconsumer market | ₦1,024,000 | +8.2% |
| FCTconsumer market | ₦1,028,000 | +8.7% |
Season and harvest outlook
Harvest is under way in the main producing states. Supply is rising, which usually pulls prices down.
- Jangrowing
- Feb–
- Mar–
- Apr–
- May–
- Jun–
- Julplanting
- Augplanting
- Sepgrowing
- Octharvest
- Novharvest
- Decgrowing
Typical calendar and main producing states from public agronomy references; varies by zone and year.
Weather risk in producing states
Next 7 days, read against this month's crop stage. Live from Open-Meteo.
Kano
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 37°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Borno
Heat0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 38°C
Very hot days ahead. Move perishables early in the day and keep them shaded or cool.
Katsina
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 37°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Bauchi
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 35°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Jigawa
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 36°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Yobe
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 37°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Crop reference
Main producing states
Kano, Borno, Katsina, Bauchi, Jigawa, Yobe, Zamfara
Varieties traded
Oloyin (honey beans), Drum, SAMPEA varieties
What buyers grade on
- Weevil damage
- Colour and variety
- Moisture content
Storage and handling
Weevils (bruchids) multiply fast in storage. Use hermetic bags such as PICS bags.
Risks
| Storage weevils | High | Can destroy stored beans within months without hermetic storage. |
|---|---|---|
| Pod borers | Medium | Insects damage pods in the field. |
Typical calendar and main producing states from public agronomy references; varies by zone and year.
