Market prices
Across 15 Kenyan markets, traders sell ginger at an average 35.5% above what they paid wholesale.
Cheapest retail
KSh 150
Taveta Retail Market, Taita-Taveta
Typical retail
KSh 200
median of 15 markets
Dearest retail
KSh 840
Kipkaren, Kakamega
In Kimumu, traders buy at KSh 150 and sell at KSh 300 — a markup of 100%.
A markup is not overcharging. The trader carries transport, spoilage and the risk of unsold stock. But knowing the wholesale price tells you how much room there is to negotiate, and whether one seller is far out of line with the market next door.
| Market | County | Wholesale | Retail | Markup | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimumu | Uasin-Gishu | 150 | 300 | 100% | 2026-08-28 |
| Langas | Uasin-Gishu | 130 | 200 | 53.8% | 2026-08-27 |
| Taveta Retail Market | Taita-Taveta | 100 | 150 | 50% | 2026-09-02 |
| Kerugoya | Kirinyaga | 175 | 260 | 48.6% | 2026-09-04 |
| Kutus | Kirinyaga | 150 | 220 | 46.7% | 2026-09-03 |
| Kimilili town | Bungoma | 150 | 200 | 33.3% | 2026-08-27 |
| Makutano Kirinyaga | Kirinyaga | 120 | 160 | 33.3% | 2026-09-01 |
| Mois Bridge | Uasin-Gishu | 120 | 160 | 33.3% | 2026-08-31 |
| Kagio | Kirinyaga | 150 | 200 | 33.3% | 2026-08-27 |
| Kinango | Kwale | 195 | 250 | 28.2% | 2026-09-03 |
| Embu Town | Embu | 200 | 250 | 25% | 2026-08-29 |
| Kipkaren | Kakamega | 700 | 840 | 20% | 2026-08-30 |
| Diani Market | Kwale | 130 | 150 | 15.4% | 2026-09-03 |
| Ahero | Kisumu | 330 | 350 | 6.1% | 2026-09-01 |
| Kangeta | Meru | 170 | 180 | 5.9% | 2026-09-02 |
Prices are per kilogramme, collected by the Ministry of Agriculture from market returns. Coverage is currently 13 counties. Rows with implausible values — a wholesale price under KSh 1, or a markup above 200% — are excluded, since KAMIS contains occasional data-entry errors and publishing them would be worse than omitting them.
Source: KAMIS, Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development · Republished under the Access to Information Act 2016
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