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Kenyan avocado supplier to the Netherlands and Germany
The Netherlands is Europe's avocado gateway and Germany its biggest consumer market. We supply both: Class 1 Hass and Green skin avocados into Rotterdam and Antwerp for Dutch ripeners and re-exporters, and programme volumes for German retail service providers and discounters through Hamburg and overland from the Benelux.
Buyers
Built for Dutch ripeners and German retail programmes
Dutch importers want consistent dry matter, clean sizing and reliable weekly arrivals they can ripen and distribute across Europe; German retail programmes add strict residue limits, GRASP social compliance and private label packing. Our own 200 hectare plantation and audited partner orchards give us control of both, and SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance, our partner sourcing platform, handles fixed price programmes and in port support in the Benelux.
Products
What we ship to Netherlands and Germany
Market access
Market access and compliance for Netherlands and Germany
Logistics
Logistics from Kenya to Netherlands and Germany
Season calendar
When each product is available for Netherlands and Germany
Kenyan Hass peaks from April to August and Tanzanian Hass from November to March, so Hass is available all year from our East African origins; 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 the Benelux and Germany
For exporters
Preparation for Dutch importer and German retailer audits, residue compliance plans, GRASP, 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.
Trade fairs
We exhibit and host buyer meetings at Fruit Logistica Berlin and Fruit Attraction Madrid, and run buyer missions to Kenyan orchards and packhouses.
Questions buyers ask
Before you request an offer for Netherlands and Germany
Do you deliver to ripening centres in the Netherlands?
Yes. Fruit is shipped green and hard for ripening in Europe; through SAFTA we can deliver DAP to ripening centres in the Rotterdam, Barendrecht and Venlo areas.
Can you meet German retailer residue requirements?
Yes. Our plantations follow spray programmes designed around German retailer MRL limits and we run pre-season and in-season residue tests with accredited laboratories.
How many containers a week can you commit?
Five to eight containers a week in the Kenyan peak from April to August, with Tanzanian and regional fruit covering November to March.
Do you supply private label?
Yes, on programme volumes: cartons, nets and consumer trays printed to specification with German or Dutch labelling.
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 begin with one container, or a pallet by air for herbs, chillies and samples, before moving to weekly or fortnightly 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 inspections on request in Europe.
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SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance
Our partner international sourcing platform. SAFTA connects our fresh avocados to retailers, importers and buyers in Europe in a vertically integrated way: fixed and transparent pricing, cold chain from packhouse to destination, reliable buyer connections 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
Nairobi office hours are 08:00 to 18:00 East Africa Time (UTC+3), and we answer WhatsApp during European and Gulf business hours as well.