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Players have to make plenty of Bells to pay off their debts to Tom Nook inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,and buying and selling White Turnips on the Stalk Market is one of the best ways to make a fortune. The Stalk Market is a classicAnimal Crossingfeature and has appeared in almost every game from the original title toNew Horizons.
Unlike many of the methods ofmaking Bells inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, buying and selling Turnips requires players to already have a sizable bank account to invest with. This makes it an activity that’s best for players who’ve already built up their island, as the more Bells that players spend, the more profit they’ll make if they sell on a good day or the more they’ll lose if they sell on a bad day.
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Buying Turnips in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Every Sunday, between 5 am and 12 pm, aBoar called Daisy Maewill wander players' islands, selling Turnips from Sow Joan’s Stalk Market. It was Joan who sold Turnips in previousAnimal Crossingtitles and has now passed the business on to her granddaughter Daisy Mae.
Daisy Mae will sell her Turnips at a random price each Sunday, somewhere between 90 and 110 Bells. There’s no limit to how many Turnips players can buy, so players willing to take the risk canspend their entire Bells fortune on Turnipsif they want. Whether they’ll be able to make a profit on those Turnips depends on how well the Stalk Market performs that week.
Selling Turnips in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
On every day except Sunday, players will be able to sell their Turnips toTimmy and Tommy in Nook’s Cranny. It’s very important to do this before the next Sunday, as any Turnips purchased the week before will rot if players still have them on Sunday morning.
The Stalk Market gets complicated because the price for selling Turnips can vary massively, from as little as 9 Bells to as much as 660.
Apart from Sunday, there will be two prices for Turnips at Nook’s Cranny each day. The first price will be available between the shop opening and noon, and the second will be available between noon and 10 pm. Players should study these prices carefully and pick the best time to sell their Turnips for the maximum profit. It’s worth noting that changing the clock totime travel inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonshas no effect on Turnip prices, and time-traveling backward in time will rot any purchased Turnips.
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Stalk Market Patterns in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The Stalk Market follows four basic patterns, which canhelpAnimal Crossingplayersdecide whether to sell their Turnips or to wait for a better day, at the risk of losing everything if the Turnips rot next Sunday:
Depending on the pattern of their previous week, players are more likely to see a different pattern in the following week. A Small or Large Spike week is most likely to be followed by a Random, while a Random or Decreasing week is most likely to be followed by a Small or Large Spike.
Predicting the Stalk Market can be tough, and even the most experienced player may end up waiting for a spike that never comes. Fortunately, there is a solution for players who are nearing the end of the week and are facing a loss on their Turnips:Visiting a friend’s islandwill allow players to sell their Turnips at their friend’s price rather than their own.
This means that a group of two or three friends working together can reduce the risk of selling at a loss to almost zero, so long as they keep an eye on their prices and sell on whichever island offers the best profit each week.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis available on Nintendo Switch.
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