Fresh Produce for Export

Our range of fresh produce include pineapples, mangoes, avocados, passion fruits, bananas, papayas, hot peppers, ginger, sweet potatoes, cassava, sugarcane, jackfruit and everything else the Ugandan soil has to offer. Each of these are hand picked at the precise maturity level to ensure a continuation of the ripening process. Within hours of being harvested, our produce is carefully graded, tested, prepared and packaged so that it arrives just right even after it's journey half way around the world! 

Our packaging is made of food grade material and is built to avoid causing any external or internal damage during transit. Contents of each package is of a uniform quality and are from the same origin and variety. Every package is then labelled to meet export requirements

Mango

Produced mainly in the Central, Eastern and Northern regions of Uganda, mangoes are available all year round due to staggered production. Our export variety of mangoes mainly include Apple Mangoes, Tommy Atkins, Zillate, Kate, Kent and Ddoodo

Available Size: ±4 kgs per carton

Pineapple

The Ugandan pineapples are known to be sweet with tempered tartness. Two key export varieties of pineapple are Smooth Cayenne and Queen cultivars which are produced mainly in the Eastern and Central regions of Uganda. Pineapples are generally available all year round due to the alternating peak seasons between the different regions 

Available Size: 6 pieces per carton (±12 kgs)

Avocado

Our export varieties of avocado are mainly Grafted-Hybrids in round and oval shapes with a green outer skin that turns purple when ripe. These varieties have beautiful golden-yellow to green flesh with a mix of bold & mellow flavours. Avocados are mostly available in the Central region of Uganda with it's peak season from April to June while season of low supply range from September to December

Available Size: ±4 kgs per carton

Banana

The bananas for export are of the Cavendish variety mainly from the Eastern and the Central regions of Uganda and are in season all year round. Each cluster of the banana is typically made of twelve to fifteen banana fingers

Available Size: ±14 kgs per carton

Sweet Plantain (Gonja)

As the name suggests, this sweet version of plantain is usually cooked, fried or roasted before it is eaten and grown mainly in the Central, Western and Eastern regions of the country. Gonja as it is locally known is available largely across the year

Available Size: ±14 kgs per carton

Cooking Plantain (Matooke)

A staple food in Uganda, this starchy banana is harvested green and then cooked and often mashed into a meal. Available in abundance across the year and is grown in most parts of the country

Available Size: ±14 kgs per carton

Passion Fruit

Passion fruits are mostly grown in the Central, Eastern and South-Western districts of Uganda. Our passion fruits for export are aromatic and are available in two main varieties of Local (small) and Hybrid (large), ranging from having yellow to orange pulp and with sweet to tart flavors. These types are available all year round except in the wet seasons of March to May and from October to November

Available Size: ±5 kgs per carton

Papaya

Our most common export varieties of papayas are Yellow Flesh Sunrise and Red Royale. These are mostly grown in the Central region of Uganda with it's peak season ranging from September to December, while low supply season is in May

Available Size: ±6 kgs per carton

Jackfruit

Ancestral jackfruit trees are found in everyone's backyard in Uganda. Locally know as Fenne, each fruit can weigh upto 30 kgs, that's a lot of fruit we ship in every box all year around

Available Size: 1 piece per carton (±13 kgs)

Sugarcane

Grown mainly in the Eastern part of the country close to the shores of Lake Victoria, sugarcane is one of the largest plantation crops in Uganda. Our export variety includes the chewing cane that is sweet with moist and soft fibers that are typically eaten row

Available Size: ±9 kgs per bundle

Hot Pepper

Ugandan hot peppers are available in Habanero and Scotch Bonnet varieties and are known for its unique, distinctively tropical aroma. Grown in the Central region, they ripen from green when immature to varying shades of yellow, orange & red. They are available all year round and are known to be one of the hottest peppers in the world

Available Size: ±4 kgs per carton

Chillies

Chillies are widely used as a spice to add heat in many cuisines. They are available all year round in Uganda

Available Size: ±5 kgs per carton

Ginger

This ancient root gaining popularity recently is used as a spice and in medicines. Ginger is widely grown in Uganda in local (small) and hybrid (large) varieties with availability across most parts of the year

Available Size: ±8 kgs per carton

Sweet Potato

Ugandan sweet potatoes are large, starchy and sweet-tasting. They are commonly grown in the purple and white varieties and are available throughout the year

Available Size: ±10 kgs per carton

Cassava

This starchy tuberous root is a major source of carbohydrates in the tropics. In Uganda it is cultivated throughout the year in many parts of the country

Available Size: ±10 kgs per carton



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