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Exporting Avocados and Mangoes from Kenya.
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kysse
#11 Posted : Wednesday, March 02, 2016 7:50:36 PM
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kaka2za wrote:
kysse wrote:
Will e-mail you Hardwood.


Correction: e-mail @Popat not mbao ngumu.

Sorry.I thought it was Mbaos post.Standby
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Swenani
#12 Posted : Wednesday, March 02, 2016 7:54:09 PM
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kysse wrote:
Will e-mail you Hardwood.

Umemiss mbao hivyo? ???
If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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kiash
#13 Posted : Sunday, March 13, 2016 6:37:52 PM
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popat wrote:
Anybody who has done this.Am planning to get into this business and I need experienced exporters to tell me what to expect.The worst that may come my way....



Thot once of doing this bizna but had to be an importer the price i pay for mangoes and avocados among other fruits is so expensive. I went around looking for places to supply like supas but i have come to learn the goods have to be of certain standard. These people have come with stuff like sizes and if your avocados or mangoes are not a certain size, zinakataliwa pap and so the main price with the distributor has to be forgotten.But the stuff still gets to the secondary market but cheaper.
On transport, i thought by Air is cheaper, if you decide on Water transport, then the fruits will have to be picked earlier since they will take longer to deliver and the calculation is taken into place as per the number of days they will be in the shelves at the supas.
I have been seeing a lot of avocadoes from Israel (the green ones)
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kysse
#14 Posted : Sunday, March 13, 2016 10:13:09 PM
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True kiash.
That's why one carrier has invested heavily in a programm where farmers are taught on how to cultivate and harvest esp avocado.Fruits and vegetables destined for export are normally cultivated to meet the standards of the importing country sio za huku.This is why some goods approved here are denied entry by customs authority majuu.In short our standards fall way below.It's important to obtain an import permit from abroad before exporting stuff.Send samples,obtain approval,get licence then begin the process.
Air is expensive and suitable for small volumes depending on the urgency.It's also strictly time sensitive as a missed flight because of lack of space (attributed to various reasons) can ruin your life.Charters are a good alternative for heavy loads but come at a price.
Lots of containers loaded with fruits leave MBA port during high season.And I mean a lot.They arrive fresh and ready for the shelves.
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Niko Salama
#15 Posted : Saturday, March 19, 2016 4:00:35 AM
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You may fast have to export through export brokers as you learn the ropes and to enable you get enough quantities for export on your own

On picking packaging and transportation you may have to invest in refrigeration equipment ... a storage cold room to store the fruit when harvested/ bought (if your buying from others), refrigerated trucks/trailers/containers (this are readily available locally) to transport the produce - European/American markets also look at shape/size/weight of the produce which has to be homogeneous and pleasing to the eye in order to sell fast ... good luck
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Niko Salama
#16 Posted : Saturday, March 19, 2016 9:30:42 PM
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Have a friend though exporting tomatoes and hohos to Somali and is getting a 2m check every month
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Rahatupu
#17 Posted : Thursday, April 07, 2016 7:11:20 PM
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Niko Salama wrote:
Have a friend though exporting tomatoes and hohos to Somali and is getting a 2m check every month

@nikosalama, sounds enticing, could you pls hook me up with your friend got lots of hobos and tomatoes kwa farm. Available all year round. Pls Contact me convieneltd@gmail.com
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UpcomingPaperChaser
#18 Posted : Saturday, April 09, 2016 4:43:19 AM
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Niko Salama wrote:
Have a friend though exporting tomatoes and hohos to Somali and is getting a 2m check every month


tell him i want a Somalian Airport
Enjoy every moment of your life, you never know when your time will come.
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Ethiteri
#19 Posted : Sunday, May 01, 2016 12:23:12 PM
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Niko Salama wrote:
Have a friend though exporting tomatoes and hohos to Somali and is getting a 2m check every month



Would be interested in talking to your friend to grow the same for him.
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