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Kenyan avocado supplier to Germany
Germany is Europe's largest consumer market for avocados and one of the strictest on residues and social compliance. We supply German importers, discounters and retail service providers with programme volumes of Class 1 Hass and Green skin avocados through Hamburg and overland from Rotterdam, fresh herbs by air into Frankfurt, and avocado oil, dried fruit and macadamia for German food, organic and natural cosmetic brands.
Buyers
Built for German retail programmes, discounters and organic brands
German buyers set the pace for the rest of Europe: residue limits well below the legal EU maximum, GRASP social compliance, documented traceability back to the orchard and a strong Bio segment. Our own 200 hectare plantation and the partner orchards in our grower register follow spray programmes designed around German retailer limits, and independent preloading inspection on every consignment gives your quality team the data before the vessel sails. SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance, our partner Sales Execution Office in Antwerp, Belgium, supports fixed price programmes and in port assistance for German customers.
Products
What we ship to Germany
Market access
Market access and compliance for Germany
Logistics
Logistics from Kenya to Germany
Season calendar
When each product is available for Germany
Kenyan Hass peaks from April to August and Tanzanian Hass from November to March, so Hass is available in most months from our East African origins, with lean periods between the Kenyan and Tanzanian seasons; pineapple, passion fruit, herbs and all value added products ship all year.
| Product | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hass avocado (Kenya) | ||||||||||||
| Hass avocado (Tanzania) | ||||||||||||
| Green skin (Fuerte, Pinkerton) | ||||||||||||
| Apple mango | ||||||||||||
| MD2 pineapple | ||||||||||||
| Passion fruit | ||||||||||||
| Fresh herbs and chillies | ||||||||||||
| Avocado oil, dried, frozen, macadamia, purees |
Consultancy
Consultancy for trading with Germany
For exporters
Preparation for German retailer and importer audits, residue compliance plans, GRASP, Bio certification planning, programme pricing and introductions from our European buyer database.
For importers
Origin audits and supplier development in Kenya and East Africa, multi origin programmes to fill the Kenyan off season, independent preloading QC on every consignment.
Trade fairs
We exhibit and host buyer meetings at Fruit Logistica Berlin every February and at Fruit Attraction Madrid, meet organic buyers at Biofach Nuremberg, and run buyer missions to Kenyan orchards and packhouses.
Questions buyers ask
Before you request an offer for Germany
Can you meet German retailer residue requirements?
Yes. Our plantations follow spray programmes designed around German retailer MRL limits, often a fraction of the legal EU maximum, and we run pre season and in season residue tests with accredited laboratories and share the results.
Do you supply Bio (organic) avocados?
An EU organic option is available on programme volumes from certified partner orchards. Tell us the volumes and weeks you need and we confirm the certified supply and the certificates.
Do you pack nets and trays to retailer specification?
Yes. On programme volumes we pack nets, flow packs and consumer trays with German language labelling, EAN and PLU codes and your private label, with cartons printed to specification.
How many containers a week can you commit?
Programmes start from one container and move to fortnightly or weekly loadings agreed per programme. The Kenyan peak runs April to August, with Tanzanian and regional fruit covering November to March.
How do we see the quality before the container sails?
Fruit Quality Studio Africa, the Kenyan arm of Quality Studio Europe, inspects every consignment at the packhouse and issues a preloading QC report on dry matter, defects, sizing and pulp temperature, which we share with you before the vessel departs.
Can you start with a trial order?
Yes. Most programmes for Germany begin with one container to Hamburg, or a pallet by air for herbs, chillies and samples, before moving to fortnightly or weekly programme volumes.
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Products
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Our partners
Independent quality control and transparent trade, built into every shipment
Two partners work alongside our own team on every export programme, so buyers see the fruit before it sails and know the price before they commit.
Fruit Quality Studio Africa
Independent avocado quality control, the Kenyan arm of Quality Studio Europe. Every consignment is inspected at the packhouse before loading, with a preloading QC report on dry matter, defects, sizing and pulp temperature shared with the buyer, and arrival inspection in Europe on request or as agreed per programme.
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SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance: Sales Execution Office, Antwerp
Our partner Sales Execution Office in Antwerp, Belgium. SAFTA is not a buyer of our fruit: it sells Konza Tropicals avocados on our behalf to retailers, importers and ripeners across Europe and executes each programme from offer to payment, with fixed and transparent pricing, programme contracts, cold chain from packhouse to destination and SAFTA Rescue support for shipments in European ports, so growers and importers both know where they stand.
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Let us talk fruit
We work from Kenya with partner orchards and exporters in Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, and we answer email during East African, European and Gulf business hours.