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Cowpeas prices in Kenya

Retail cowpeas cost a median of KES 153.26 per kg across 20 markets in 8 counties in September 2026. October 2026 figures are in from 9 markets so far.

Median, September 2026KES 153.26per kg
On the month before+10.4%vs August 2026
On a year before—September 2025 not in the feed
Coverage20 markets8 counties

Monthly trend

120130140150160Oct 25DecFebAprJunAugSepOctober 2025: KES 127.78 per kg (median of 19 markets)November 2025: KES 133.18 per kg (median of 24 markets)December 2025: KES 149.72 per kg (median of 16 markets)January 2026: KES 140.00 per kg (median of 21 markets)February 2026: KES 143.47 per kg (median of 23 markets)March 2026: KES 154.67 per kg (median of 20 markets)April 2026: KES 133.33 per kg (median of 21 markets)May 2026: KES 146.67 per kg (median of 25 markets)June 2026: KES 130.43 per kg (median of 21 markets)July 2026: KES 130.57 per kg (median of 18 markets)August 2026: KES 138.84 per kg (median of 24 markets)September 2026: KES 153.26 per kg (median of 20 markets)
Median retail price across reporting markets, KES per kg. Hover a point for its month and market count.
Trend as a table
MonthMedian (KES per kg)Markets
September 2026153.2620
August 2026138.8424
July 2026130.5718
June 2026130.4321
May 2026146.6725
April 2026133.3321
March 2026154.6720
February 2026143.4723
January 2026140.0021
December 2025149.7216
November 2025133.1824
October 2025127.7819

Prices by market

Cowpeas: every market that reported in the three months to September 2026, by county, with its latest month. Changes are each market's own.

MarketCountyMonthKES per unitMonth on monthYear on yearSource
Kimilili townBungomaAugust 2026150.00 /kg-25.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
Embu TownEmbuSeptember 2026125.00 /kg+17.6%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
KhayegaKakamegaJuly 2026187.50 /kg+3.5%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
KipkarenKakamegaSeptember 2026304.29 /kg-4.9%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
MumiasKakamegaOctober 2026173.91 /kg+11.1%+27.5%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
Musoli MarketKakamegaSeptember 2026158.69 /kg+4.3%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
SabatiaKakamegaSeptember 2026159.13 /kg+15.6%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
KagioKirinyagaSeptember 2026160.00 /kg0.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
KerugoyaKirinyagaOctober 2026130.00 /kg-6.4%+1.7%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
KutusKirinyagaAugust 2026100.00 /kg-27.3%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
Makutano KirinyagaKirinyagaSeptember 2026125.00 /kg0.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
Ngurubani MarketKirinyagaOctober 2026135.00 /kg+0.8%-14.1%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
AheroKisumuSeptember 2026163.33 /kg+0.5%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
HoloKisumuSeptember 2026225.00 /kg0.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
KatitoKisumuJuly 2026108.70 /kg-16.7%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
KibuyeKisumuOctober 2026150.00 /kg0.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
MuhoroniKisumuOctober 2026250.00 /kg-3.2%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
KangetaMeruSeptember 202688.00 /kg-14.1%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
MauaMeruOctober 2026100.00 /kg0.0%+25.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
NkubuMeruSeptember 2026100.00 /kg0.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
KawangwareNairobiOctober 2026110.00 /kg-0.4%0.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
MghangeTaita TavetaOctober 2026180.00 /kg0.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
Taveta Retail MarketTaita TavetaOctober 2026100.00 /kg0.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
Voi RetailTaita TavetaAugust 2026140.00 /kg-6.7%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
Eldoret MainUasin GishuAugust 2026150.00 /kgKAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
KimumuUasin GishuSeptember 2026250.00 /kgKAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)
Mois BridgeUasin GishuSeptember 2026190.00 /kg+7.0%KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture)

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How these figures are worked out

Retail prices as collected each month: KAMIS (Ministry of Agriculture). Sack and tin prices are converted to KES per kg. The median is for the newest month most markets have reported, and a price that moved unusually at source is left out of it. A public page is shown only for a series that spans at least five counties and is no more than four months old. Feed last read 2026-10-10.