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Agricultural Insights & Stories

Practical notes for produce buyers — multi-origin sourcing, documents, logistics.

Sourcing

Sourcing Calendar: Egypt, Kenya and India — What Ships When

How three origins fit together across the year, and where the gaps are. A month-by-month guide for buyers.

Documents

Reading a Phytosanitary Certificate Before It Reaches Customs

The five fields that cause most clearance delays, and how to check them before the container sails.

Logistics

Reefer Set Points by Product: Why One Temperature Does Not Fit All

Mixed loads are possible, but only if the products share a temperature band.

Documents

FOB, CFR or CIF? Choosing the Right Incoterm for Fresh Produce

Three letters decide who pays for the freight, who insures the container and where risk changes hands. Here is how produce buyers usually decide.

Sourcing

Private Label or Retail-Ready? Packing Options Explained

How supermarket groups get produce packed in their own brand at origin, and what to send us to make it happen.

Quality

How Export Citrus Is Graded: Class, Calibre and Colour

Class, calibre and colour — what the numbers on a citrus specification sheet mean and how to read them.