Trading Skills Grind

Best place to grind trading skills:

(Based on number of available types of product to buy and travel distance). If you know of better places that I have written, please add them to this thread

Food trading (Oddly enough, the only available item boosters for food trading are from shipwrecks): Porto (5 types of food - Fish, Wheat, Sausages, Cheese, Pork) and Faro (3 types of food - Fish, Poultry, Eggs) or Nantes (5 types of food - Beef, Wheat, Sausages, Onions, Poultry) and Bordeaux (3 types / 4 types if French player - Duck meat, Lamb, Bacon, Beef (from investing)).

Seasonings trading (+1 Seasonings trading accessory can be made with alchemy): Athens (2 types of seasonings - Olive oil, Honey) and Candia (1 type of seasonings - Olive Oil)

Alcohol trading (+2 Alcohol trading accessory from Riga): Marseille (2 types of alcohol - Brandy, Wine) and Genoa (1 type of alcohol - Liqueur)

Luxuries trading (+1 Luxuries trading accessory from Lower Luxor dungeon): Santiago (3 types of Luxuries - Cacao, Pineapples, Peanuts) and Jamaica (2 types of Luxuries - Coffee, Tobacco)

Spice trading (+2 Spice trading accessory from Sao Tome): Palma (4 types / 5 types if Spanish player - Oregano, Coriander, Celery, Thyme, Parsley) and Valencia (1 type - Rosemary)

Medicine trading (+2 Medicine trading accessory from Jamaica): Stockholm (2 types - Wormwood, Heathers) and Riga (1 types - Heathers)

Textile trading (+2 Textile trading accessory from Sofala): Port hopping in Oslo (4 types - Flax, Fur, Leather, Wool) or Stockholm (3 types - Flax, Fur, Leather) to Visby (2 types - Flax, Fur)

Fabric trading (+2 Fabric trading accessory from Calicut): Genoa (3 types - Wollen Fabric, Knitted Fabric, Velvet) to Pisa (2 types - Wollen Fabric, Velvet)

Dye trading (+1 Dye trading clothes from Sewing SE Asian Men's Dress - 2m investment in Jakarata, +2 Dye trading accessory from Muscat): Port hopping in Candia (2 types - Tyrian Purple, Persian Berry)

Metal trading (+3 Metal trading clothes from "Goldwork armor map" in Alexandria, +2 accessory from Zanzibar): Santiago (1 type - Gold Dust) to Jamaica (1 type - Gold Dust)

Mineral Trading (+2 Mineral trading accessory from Massawa, +1 Mineral trading helmet from adventure quest related to Palenque): Port hopping from Hamburg (4 types - Lead ore, Iron ore, Copper ore, Tin ore) or port hopping from Lubeck (4 types - Lead ore, Iron ore, Copper ore, Zinc ore)

Perfume Trading (+1 Perfume trading clothes from Muscat, +2 Perfume trading accessory from Goa, +2 Perfume trading helmet from adventure quest): Mombasa (2 types - Orange Oil, African Shell Perfume) and Malindi (1 type - Ambergris) or Calicut (2 types - Musk, Sandalwood) and Cochin (1 type - Musk)

Jewellry trading (+2 Jewellry trading accessory from Cape Town, +1 Jewellry trading helmet from adventure quest): Sao Tome (2 types - Coral, Pearl) to either Saint- Georges (1 or 2 types - Ivory, Diamonds (if enough dev) or Abidjan (1 or 2 types - Ivory, Diamonds (if enough dev)

Livestock trading (+2 Livestock trading helmet from a merchant quest or search, +1 Livestock trading accessory from shipwrecks): Zadar (2 types - Chicken, Goats) to Ancona (1 type - Chicken)

Weapons Trading (+2 Weapons trading accessory from Mozambique): Beirut (1 type - Damascus Swords) to Jaffa (1 type - Shamshirs)

Firearms Trading (+2 Firearms trading accessory from Hormuz): Port hopping from Barcelona (3 types / 4 types if Spanish - Gunpowder, Cannon Shot, Musket, Cannon (from investing) or Port hopping from Seville (3 types / 4 types if Spanish - Arquebuses, Cannon, Shot, Muskets (from investing)

Art Trading (+2 Art trading clothes from "Splendid armor map", +1 Art trading accessory from Middle Giza dungeon): Athens (2 types - Marble Sculpture, Antique Art) and Candia (1 type - Marble Sculpture)

Crafts trading (+2 Crafts trading accessory from Cape Verde): Naples (3 types - Glasswork, Ceramics, Jewellery) to Syracuse (1 type - Ceramics)

Wares trading (+1 Wares trading accessory from adventure quest, +1 wares trading weapon from alchemy, +1 wares trading clothes from alchemy (need Fuigo Bellows title)): Beirut (3 types - Paper, Steel, Lumber) and Jaffa (2 types - Oil, Steel)

Sundries trading (+1 Sundries trading accessory from shipwreck): Port hopping from either Lisbon, Amsterdam or Istanbul (only 1 type each - Western books)

by Montador

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