Category Fruits

Strawberries are unusual because the compliance pathway splits in two: fresh strawberries are treated as fresh produce (plant-health and residue rules), while frozen strawberries are a processed food governed by food-safety management and microbiological controls. The EU also applies extra…

Egypt’s grape calendar is all about being first. The country’s warm spring ripens table grapes weeks ahead of Spain, Italy and other Northern-Hemisphere origins, so Egyptian grapes hit Europe in an early, high-value window before the market fills. This guide…

Table grapes are a high-value, closely-watched crop on the plant-health side, with specific pest and residue requirements for the EU and UK. This guide sets out what an importer and exporter need in place to move Egyptian grapes cleanly —…

Dates have two clocks: a fixed autumn harvest, and a year-round supply made possible because dry dates store so well. Layered on top is the single biggest demand event of the year — Ramadan. This guide sets out the Egyptian…

Egypt’s pomegranate season is an autumn business, running from late summer into winter, with cold storage stretching supply further. For importers, the appeal is a dependable Northern-Hemisphere window of deep-red Wonderful fruit, with early varieties opening the season and storage…

Pomegranates carry real plant-health scrutiny — two regulated insect pests govern access to several markets — and when sold as ready-to-eat arils they add a food-safety layer on top. This guide sets out what an importer and exporter need in…

Egypt’s watermelon advantage is timing: the crop comes early, opening the season before the main southern-European production and meeting strong spring demand. Staggered planting and protected early fruit stretch availability from spring into summer. This guide sets out the Egyptian…

Finding the right guava export companies in Egypt is the first real decision for any importer sourcing fresh white guava or frozen guava pulp. This guide ranks and profiles the leading Egyptian guava exporters, explains the criteria that separate them,…

Guava is bought by flesh colour and form: fragrant white-flesh fruit for the fresh trade, sweeter pink/red-flesh for fresh and juice, and frozen pulp or halves for processing. Egypt’s mainstay is the aromatic white-flesh guava. This guide breaks down the…

Guava is fragrant, fast-ripening and chilling-sensitive, so its cold chain is a balancing act: cool enough to slow ripening and protect the fruit, but never so cold that it suffers chilling injury. Because ripe guava softens quickly, speed matters —…