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....

I think it's good thing .one thing I like about the fruits is that it takes awhile for them to ripe. Something like ovacado can take a week or so .better than flowers or vegetables .I would do my research about mainly cartels . A buddy is doing bananas to Europe. His major hurdle was cartels in the field .best of luck

1.Identify your buyers and insist on upfront payment before you ship.Many perishable exporters have burnt their fingers due to non payment by buyers.Middle East is notorious.

2.Get the price for shipping the cargo.I can advise the best shipping line for reefers to Europe and Middle east.

3.Transport to Mombasa by road is at night when temp.are low.

4.Must have a phytosanitary cert.alongside other export docs.

5.Once in Mombasa they are stuffed into reefers and plugged to maintain desired temp.

6.Of most importance ensure your avocados arrive Mombasa before cut off time for shipping.Perishable don't stay at the port for rolling over to next vessel.Timing is key.

7.Keep samples as test.The samples must be stored under same temp.as the one used in the reefer container throughout the duration of transport.That will help you monitor the condition of your avocados till they arrive.

8.Get marine insurance just in case of eventualities.

9.There's a way avocados destined for export market are plucked from the trees to make them desirable.The farmers undergo training by the shipping experts.Don't stress as not all have been trained.

10.Be a registered exporter with activated PIN to avoid delays during export customs processing.

11.Avocados and Mangoes are seasonal.Maximise on this.

What else you need to know?

@Kysse.Thanks a million for the invaluable info.If you don't mind we can talk more via topgradeoptions@gmail.com

Will e-mail you Hardwood.

Sorry.I thought it was Mbaos post.Standby

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)

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

@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

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