I have been selling my plantain to market women and the price have not been encouraging at all.
Please can any body help me with a good buyer? I stay in Benin city. Please help .

This is plantain season so it can't be encouraging. Do the market women come to your farm to buy? If so, take it to the market yourself. If the quantity is small, you can retail it yourself

How much per bunch do they buy your plantains?

No I do take it to them. Yesterday they were pricing dozen for just 2500 which is very bad for me

uncleck:
This is plantain season so it can't be encouraging. Do the market women come to your farm to buy? If so, take it to the market yourself. If the quantity is small, you can retail it yourself

They were pricing 2500 py dozen which is too poor

RedPanthar:
How much per bunch do they buy your plantains?

eddy2farm:
No I do take it to them. Yesterday they were pricing dozen for just 2500 which is very bad for me

Hahahahahahahahaha. They want to kill you evil souls. Dozen some buy 4500/6000 Naira


You need to interact with out farmers like you around you. They will guide you on how to sell. There are many plantain farmers in Edo on the forum. Start by locating such persons and speak with them for guidance on how to go about it

[quote author=RedPanthar post=9698482
Hahahahahahahahaha. They want to kill you evil souls. Dozen some buy 4500/6000 Naira


You need to interact with out farmers like you around you. They will guide you on how to sell. There are many plantain farmers in Edo on the forum. Start by locating such persons and speak with them for guidance on how to go about it[/quote]. Ok tanks

eddy2farm:
I have been selling my plantain to market women and the price have not been encouraging at all.
Please can any body help me with a good buyer? I stay in Benin city. Please help .

where are you in benin

[I stay in agbor road quote author=timstone post=96989229]
where are you in benin[/quote]

guy my advice for you is to slice it and dry it under the sun. once dry , bag and store in airtight bag . the amount you would make will be as if na cocaine you sell. dried Plantain is very costly . all you need to do is meet those women In oba market or new Benin case clos

This is plantain season so it can't be encouraging. Do the market women come to your farm to buy? If so, take it to the market yourself. If the quantity is small, you can retail it yourself

Tank so much
I am already doing that, is just that I don't have enough customer for the flour. I don't no if I will get buyer after drying about 15 to 20 dozen of plantain.pls I will try that oba and new Benin market as u said .
Pls I will be glad for more contact.

Drop your whatsapp number,i might be able to help

Tanks. 08037674108

Cocotini:
Drop your whatsapp number,i might be able to help

eddy2farm:
Tanks. 08037674108

If it's Lagos o and if your volume is much we can enter an agreement. I can sell ten containers in Lagos

well am in Benin.

RedPanthar:


If it's Lagos o and if your volume is much we can enter an agreement. I can sell ten containers in Lagos

eddy2farm:
[I stay in agbor road quote author=timstone post=96989229]
where are you in benin

If you can get vehicle to bring it to any of the market in Benin city
But you have meet with the market Union

eddy2farm:
Tank so much
I am already doing that, is just that I don't have enough customer for the flour. I don't no if I will get buyer after drying about 15 to 20 dozen of plantain.pls I will try that oba and new Benin market as u said .
Pls I will be glad for more contact.

don't fret just keep drying them. when you have a good volume that it covers your cost of transportation and others and still leaves small change for you then, move them to mile 12 or better yet find your market over there. I am very sure once you get the right women you would not be able meet up to the demand

fresh plantains are overrated during the glut so improvise by drying

[Ok I think that's a good idea.
I just hope I get the right buyers for such volume .tank so muchquoteor=Emempaul post=97006432]

don't fret just keep drying them. when you have a good volume that it covers your cost of transportation and others and still leaves small change for you then, move them to mile 12 or better yet find your market over there. I am very sure once you get the right women you would not be able meet up to the demand

fresh plantains are overrated during the glut so improvise by drying[/quote]

[ I took some to oregbeni market ,infact that was where they price 2500 py dozen quote author=timstone post=97006244]

If you can get vehicle to bring it to any of the market in Benin city
But you have meet with the market Union[/quote]

eddy2farm:
I have been selling my plantain to market women and the price have not been encouraging at all.
Please can any body help me with a good buyer? I stay in Benin city. Please help .

uncleck:
This is plantain season so it can't be encouraging. Do the market women come to your farm to buy? If so, take it to the market yourself. If the quantity is small, you can retail it yourself

eddy2farm:
No I do take it to them. Yesterday they were pricing dozen for just 2500 which is very bad for me

RedPanthar:



Hahahahahahahahaha. They want to kill you evil souls. Dozen some buy 4500/6000 Naira


You need to interact with out farmers like you around you. They will guide you on how to sell. There are many plantain farmers in Edo on the forum. Start by locating such persons and speak with them for guidance on how to go about it

I always laugh at farmers. The solution is right in front of you, but the problem with you guys is that you do not keep your options opened, and you always fail to plan marketing ahead. You are robots who stay just within your environment. This is why market sellers and agents beat you hands down everytime.

OP season changes. In Benin, you still have frequent rain this year, so they will knock you out like how Anthony Joshua has just KO Pulev because plantain is still surplus in your region. Start thinking. You are in South South, move to regions where rain has stopped a long time and sell your plantain. There are regions around you temperature is above 36C during the day presently. I priced it at a major market (wholesale price) yesterday, and a bunch is N3,500. Just one bunch. You stay in Benin where there is still rain and you expect it to make you smile. Move to where there is no rain and cash out.

Emempaul:
guy my advice for you is to slice it and dry it under the sun. once dry , bag and store in airtight bag . the amount you would make will be as if na cocaine you sell. dried Plantain is very costly . all you need to do is meet those women In oba market or new Benin case clos

No need to advise them. You see they all almost ignored you. Lol. They want to sell in bulk, but not ready to do the right thing. Its after they have excess products they start looking for sharks to buy. And those ones always knock them out. Just dey watch as they give you million reasons they cannot do this, and they will even abuse you when you try to encourage them further. You better be watching. Are they not farmers?

Simply negotiate the service of an agent or be ready to retail it urself. If you have a vehicle, you can move around town but avoid major markets.

endy232:
Simply negotiate the service of an agent or be ready to retail it urself. If you have a vehicle, you can move around town but avoid major markets.

But agents sell everywhere, why advise him to avoid major markets. So, its minor and small markets that move prices. Very interesting. Your method is anti progressive.

I have adopt that advise even before he suggested it. My only worry is,if I will get enough customer for large quantity of the dry plantain (plant flour)

Attit:








I always laugh at farmers. The solution is right in front of you, but the problem with you guys is that you do not keep your options opened, and you always fail to plan marketing ahead. You are robots who stay just within your environment. This is why market sellers and agents beat you hands down everytime.

OP season changes. In Benin, you still have frequent rain this year, so they will knock you out like how Anthony Joshua has just KO Pulev because plantain is still surplus in your region. Start thinking. You are in South South, move to regions where rain has stopped a long time and sell your plantain. There are regions around you temperature is above 36C during the day presently. I priced it at a major market (wholesale price) yesterday, and a bunch is N3,500. Just one bunch. You stay in Benin where there is still rain and you expect it to make you smile. Move to where there is no rain and cash out.



No need to advise them. You see they all almost ignored you. Lol. They want to sell in bulk, but not ready to do the right thing. Its after they have excess products they start looking for sharks to buy. And those ones always knock them out. Just dey watch as they give you million reasons they cannot do this, and they will even abuse you when you try to encourage them further. You better be watching. Are they not farmers?

[Will I get good buyer after drying about 50, dozens of plantain? I am ready to hold on for a long time. All I need is a good buyer. author=eddy2farm post=97013876]I have adopt that advise even before he suggested it. My only worry is,if I will get enough customer for large quantity of the dry plantain (plant flour) [/quote]

eddy2farm:
I have adopt that advise even before he suggested it. My only worry is,if I will get enough customer for large quantity of the dry plantain (plant flour)

You arent going to sell all at once. Process excellently, store well, and sell gradually. Get regular customers who will buy from you. Your problem is you want heavy cash fast, but you will hit a rock. If you want heavy cash, take a fast one to SW or SE and check prices of plantain bunches. Lagos and some parts of Ogun are your best bet you to make high sales with this weather in Nigeria. Goodluck bro.

[ ok tank so much for ur contribution. I will start storing them hence forth. author=Attit post=97023497]
You arent going to sell all at once. Process excellently, store well, and sell gradually. Get regular customers who will buy from you. Your problem is you want heavy cash fast, but you will hit a rock. If you want heavy cash, take a fast one to SW or SE and check prices of plantain bunches. Lagos and some parts of Ogun are your best bet you to make high sales with this weather in Nigeria. Goodluck bro. [/quote]

I am very happy for the advice so far .
I wil appreciate more ideas and contact.love u all

eddy2farm:
I am very happy for the advice so far .
I wil appreciate more ideas and contact.love u all

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If u are in my location no problem I will give u 400 ,but u have to wait till next year because of rain quote author=RedPanthar post=97033258]


I wouldn't mind if you gift me 500 suckers [/quote]

eddy2farm:
I have been selling my plantain to market women and the price have not been encouraging at all.
Please can any body help me with a good buyer? I stay in Benin city. Please help .

I can't laugh Benin market women are notorious in pricing, if you refused their offer, they know how to clear your doubt by sending tax collector from different angle to you. The last time I sold plantain at ipoba hill market, I was counting 34k and I saw people selling dozen for 4k, I saw a man that got annoyed and pack his own back inside vehicle. One thing is to plant plantain in Benin another thing is for you to sell at profit. Don't mind those that will shove their idear down your throat with well packaged insult. They don't know how difficult it is to bring plantain from forest before you get to where motor can take it to town. Adding that to the stress and cost of taking it to Lagos when you don't have trailer size. Processing it is good but you need to seek advise of people that have done it successfully. You will get old in two years and people will start calling you Epah if you don't apply wisdom. When am less busy I will let you know how to beat those heartless glutton hands down. Take it easy bro