How to play the Stalk Market in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

The most valuable item in Animal Crossing: New Horizons isn’t wood, fruit, bugs, fish, stone, iron or gold. It’s something a lot simpler: turnips. But what makes them valuable isn’t the turnips themselves. It’s the Stalk Market that surrounds them.

Newcomers to the franchise might find it overwhelming at first. But if you want to become a millionaire and fast track your progress, you need to play the Stalk Market and become a turnip tycoon. And it’s quite easy to do. It just takes time, patience, resourcefulness, and a bit of luck. Here’s a quick guide on how to do it.

Daisy Mae, The Turnip Seller

Daisy Mae is a special visitor who appears on your island every Sunday from 5 am to 12 pm. She is a small orange boar with a drippy-nose and a bowl of turnips hoisted above her head. But don’t let her innocent appearance fool you. She is a thrifty saleswoman. You can buy turnips from her and sell them to Timmy and Tommy in Nook’s Cranny. 

It’s not possible to hoard turnips either. In one week, they’ll turn rotten. So you’ll need to sell them during the week no matter what. But there’s a catch. Buying and selling prices are always changing.

Buy Low, Sell High: The Golden Rule Of The Stalk Market

The first step is to buy low and sell high, which is the golden rule of the Stalk Market.

Daisy Mae sells turnips at a different price each week. The prices are different on every island. Generally, they vary between 90 bells and 110 bells. You’ll want to buy them at the lowest price possible. But it doesn’t matter too much. It’s more important to sell them to Timmy and Tommy at the highest price possible.

However, there is a lot more variance in Timmy and Tommy’s buying prices. It changes twice a day every day between Monday and Saturday. It can drop as low as 40 bells and climb as high as 600 bells. A bit of luck is needed. But keeping track of patterns in the prices can go a long way too.

The Four Price Patterns

The second step is understanding the four price patterns and how they work.