What's new?
Dear Customers, suppliers and friends.
Next festive season to look forwards to is the upcoming Chinese New Year due in weeks 6+7. Let us know if you would are looking for exotics to help the celebrations.
Ginger from China
In spite of export challenges missing containers and shipping space out of China, we expect the first containers with us in Holland start February. Promotions can be planned now in March.
Our standard packings of ginger are in cardboard boxes 3kg 5kg and 12,5kg. For environmental reasons, we no longer import ginger in plastic boxes.
Ginger from Peru
La Grama is still shipping organic sea ginger to us and we expect to cover your needs in January with supplies from them.
Carambola
Production has peaked in December as planned. January we expect lesser volumes before we are back with full volumes again for promotions in February.
Our farms in Malaysia will also be able to offer rambutan, pink passionfruit and mangostan in January-February.
Papaya
We have both golden and Formosa coming in by air from Brazil. Please plan ahead if you have special requests or size preferences.
Cress
We can offer daily loadings of all the wonderful varieties of cress from Koppert. Bookings in the morning, loadings after lunch. You can check their website for more info.
Figs
Brazil fig season is running well. Weekly programs possible. Count 24 and 4*6pcs.
Season in Chilies
Chili production in currently from Spain. All varieties and packings possible if you have special needs.
Cress
We can offer daily loadings of all the wonderful varieties of cress from Koppert. Bookings in the morning, loadings after lunch. You can check their website for more info.
Figs
Brazil fig season is running well. Weekly programs possible. Count 24 and 4*6pcs.
Season in Chilies
Chili production in currently from Spain. All varieties and packings possible if you have special needs.
Pyramid coconuts from Blue River are available in Holland end February again. Main packing is 9 pcs, 10 kg boxes and 99 bx pp. Pre booking possible now.
Ivory Coast
Production of Brown coconuts in still challenged by a short production and shipping delays. We hope the situation will normalize the coming weeks. Sizes 40+50.
Dragonfruits Vietnam
Dragonfruits or Pitahaya from Vietnam are now being loaded by sea. It’s possible to preplan pallets for January and February now. 5kg boxes 126bxpp counts from 9 to 14.
Dutch specialities:
Should you need some of the different Dutch greenhouse specialties to fill up trucks then pls let us know. We are located in the heart of the production in Holland and can daily source precisely what you are looking for. Radish types, peppers, chickory, fennel, courgette fleur etc.
Organics from Peru:
Peru is still influenced by their corona lock downs meaning almost no airplanes arrive to carry air cargo back to Europe. Farms are well and ready to ship once the situation stabilizes and Peru opens up again. We will at that point resume with weekly arrivals from La Grama of Maracuya, Grenadilla and Tamarillo.
Sweet potatoes:
Start 2021 we will be working on a sweet potatoes project from South Africa. Suppliers will be both conventional and organic. Stay tuned for more information.
Yellow pitahaya:
We will have our test arrival of sea freight yellow pitaya in from Ecuador in week 7. Let us know if you would like to be part of this.
