Fruit divides into two trades. Agbalumo and ube have short shelf lives, sell into diaspora retail and move by air within days of picking. Avocado and citrus are established reefer commodities with published grade standards, where the buyer is checking dry matter, caliber and certification rather than freshness. Price the two differently, because they are not the same business.
Nigeria, Ghana, Benin
Specify the ripeness stage, which must be firm ripe to survive transit, the skin damage allowance and size calibration.
Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo
Bush butter fruit. Specify pulp thickness, size grading, firmness at dispatch and the cold chain conditions required in transit.
Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Morocco
Specify the variety, Hass or Fuerte, the count per 4 kg box, dry matter above 21 to 23 percent for proper ripening, and GlobalG.A.P. certification.
South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Ghana
Oranges, lemons and grapefruit. Specify the variety, caliber count, juice content percentage, Brix to acid ratio and waxing standard.
Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d Ivoire, Kenya, Egypt
Specify variety, Kent, Keitt or apple mango, Brix above 12 degrees, and hot water or vapour heat treatment for fruit fly compliance.
Ghana, Cote d Ivoire, Nigeria, Kenya
Specify variety, MD2 or Smooth Cayenne, crown ratio, shell colour on the one to four scale and Brix above 12 degrees.
Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d Ivoire
Specify green or ripe at dispatch, finger count per bunch, and the cold chain range required to hold the ripening stage.
Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon
Specify caliber, finger length, ripening stage at dispatch and cold chain range.
Nigeria, Ghana
Papaya. Specify variety, ripeness stage, size calibration and cold chain range.
Nigeria, Ghana
Specify variety, flesh colour, ripeness at dispatch and expected shelf life.
Nigeria, Ghana
Very short shelf life as fresh fruit. Specify whether fresh, frozen pulp or dried leaf.
Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt
Specify variety, average fruit weight, Brix and rind thickness for transit durability.
Nigeria, Ghana
Dialium guineense. Specify whole pods or extracted pulp, dryness and packing format.
Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal
Specify whole pod, de shelled pulp or seedless block, along with moisture and any sugar addition.
Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Malawi
Specify whole pod, pulp powder or seed. For powder specify mesh size, moisture and microbial limits.
Nigeria
Treculia africana seed. Specify shelled or in shell, dryness and freedom from weevil.
Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria
Specify variety, purple or yellow, fruit size, skin condition and juice recovery percentage.
Nigeria, Ghana
Specify caliber, juice content, skin colour and treatment or waxing standard.
Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania
Specify whether in nut, bottled or bulk aseptic, along with Brix, pasteurisation method and shelf life.
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