Fresh leaves and vegetables are the fastest moving goods on the platform and the least forgiving. Most travel by air, arrive within days and are judged on condition rather than on grade. The two things that decide whether a shipment is saleable are the cold chain and the phytosanitary paperwork, and both need agreeing before the first order rather than after it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Specify cold chain packaging, leaf integrity and pest free phytosanitary status. Peak leaf season runs through the rains from May to October.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana
Specify the state, whether fresh whole leaf, washed and squeezed to reduce bitterness, dried, or frozen.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Egypt, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria
Specify pod calibration, baby okra against standard at 5 to 9 cm, pod colour, straightness and absence of fibre.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya
African eggplant. Specify fruit colour, white, green or striped, the species, Solanum aethiopicum or gilo, size and skin firmness.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Morocco
Highly perishable and usually sourced closer to market. Specify variety, caliber, firmness and cold chain range before committing to a shipment.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Niger, Egypt
Specify bulb size, cured status, skin retention and storage life. Northern Nigerian and Nigerien crop arrives from March.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Very high heat. Specify colour, firmness, fresh or frozen, and cold chain range in transit.
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Nigeria, Ghana
Long red chilli, moderate heat. Specify fresh, dried or ground, and the pod length.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Mild sweet pepper used as the base of most Nigerian stews. Specify size, colour and firmness at dispatch.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria
Extremely perishable. Specify cold chain range, packing format and expected shelf life on arrival.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Jute mallow leaf. Specify fresh, frozen or dried, and whether shredded.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria
Bitter leaf used in small quantities. Specify fresh, dried or ground, and leaf integrity.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria
Specify fresh or dried, and whether whole leaf or shredded.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Cameroon
Gnetum africanum leaf. Specify fresh, shredded or dried. Wild harvested, so supply is uneven and worth confirming before pricing.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria
Specify fresh or dried, leaf maturity and packing format for air freight.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
African basil. Specify fresh, dried or ground, and the drying method, since aroma is lost with heat.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Amaranth leaf. Specify fresh or frozen, leaf maturity and cold chain requirement.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria
Celosia argentea. Specify fresh or frozen, and packing format.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon
Specify fresh, pounded or frozen. Must be properly processed before consumption, so state the preparation stage supplied.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Specify fresh, shade dried leaf or powder, along with mesh size for powder and microbial limits.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
A supplier can only price what you have described. The more of this you put in the first message, the faster a usable quotation comes back.
