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Kenyan avocado and avocado oil exporter to Greece
Greece has the shortest sea route from Mombasa of any EU country: Piraeus is 18 to 22 days away through Suez, days ahead of Rotterdam. Greek avocado consumption is growing fast and Crete's own Hass harvest runs only from autumn to spring. We supply Greek importers, wholesalers at the Athens Central Market in Rendis and Thessaloniki, and Greek retail chains with Class 1 Hass and Green skin avocados, and we supply crude and extra virgin avocado oil to Greek olive oil houses, bottlers and natural cosmetic manufacturers who are adding avocado oil to their ranges.
Buyers
Built for Greek importers, Athens and Thessaloniki wholesalers and olive oil houses
Greek importers want short transit, fruit that ripens evenly in Athens heat and a price that competes with Israeli and Spanish supply in the summer. Greek olive oil houses and cosmetic brands want an avocado oil supplier who speaks their language on free fatty acid, peroxide and cold pressing. Our own 200 hectare plantation and registered partner orchards give us the volume for weekly summer programmes, our avocado oil processing gives us control of the oil, independent preloading inspection on every consignment gives your quality team the data before the vessel sails, and SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance, our partner Sales Execution Office in Antwerp, Belgium, supports fixed price programmes and in port assistance in Europe.
Products
What we ship to Greece
Market access
Market access and compliance for Greece
Logistics
Logistics from Kenya to Greece
Season calendar
When each product is available for Greece
Kenyan Hass peaks from April to August and continues to October, covering the months when Cretan Hass is not harvested; Tanzanian Hass covers November to March. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Greece
For exporters
Preparation for Greek importer audits, counter season programme planning, oil specification set up for olive oil houses, 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 and Fruit Attraction Madrid, meet Greek buyers at Freskon Thessaloniki, and run buyer missions to Kenyan orchards and packhouses.
Questions buyers ask
Before you request an offer for Greece
How fast can fruit reach Piraeus from Mombasa?
Eighteen to twenty two days through the Red Sea and Suez, the shortest transit to any EU port. If carriers route around the Cape we adjust harvest maturity and use controlled atmosphere containers to protect the fruit.
When does Kenyan Hass complement Cretan production?
Cretan Hass is harvested from about November to April. Kenyan Hass peaks from April to August and continues into October, so Greek importers can run Kenyan fruit through the summer and return to Cretan fruit in winter.
Can Greek olive oil houses buy avocado oil for bottling?
Yes. Cold pressed extra virgin avocado oil ships in 190 kg drums and 1,000 litre IBCs for bottling under your brand, and crude oil in flexitanks for refining; each lot carries a certificate of analysis and we courier retained samples before you confirm.
Do you serve Cyprus and the Balkans from Greece?
Yes. Cyprus is served direct to Limassol or via Piraeus, and Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania are served from Thessaloniki by road; EU EPA duty free terms apply to Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria.
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 Greece begin with one container to Piraeus, or a pallet by air for herbs, chillies and samples, before moving to fortnightly or weekly programme volumes.
Other markets
More export markets we serve
Products
Our full export range
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.