Like “true cinnamon” can only come from Sri Lanka, some buyers say the only “true” vanilla comes from Madagascar. For some that might be the case, other buyers are open for alternative origins like Indonesia and Uganda which also produce the Planifolia variant.

New crop Indian dehydrated white onion is available since processing started last week. Prices are favorable at the moment and foreseen to increase throughout the season. We advise to cover requirements.

Some twenty years ago Nigerian ginger was the benchmark for spice industries worldwide. Quality issues, mainly on mycotoxins, changed this. Industries started to switch to other countries of origin like China and India.

Now the west has celebrated their new year, we can start looking forward to Chinese lunar new year. The new year in China will be the year of the Ox.

Tết Nguyên Đán, also known as Vietnamese Lunar New Year, or simply shortened as Tet will next year (2021) be at February 12th. The same goes for Chinese New Year.

We are delighted to announce that in the past month we again achieved BRC AA certification, an accomplishment that only a small percentage of businesses reach.

We would like to bring you up to speed with the InCoterms 2020. The most significant change relates to the term FCA (Free Carrier). It now allows the buyer to instruct the carrier to issue a Bill of Lading with an onboard notation to the seller. By doing so, it satisfies the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit.

After a relative quiet and dull season for pepper, the sting seems to be in the tail. We would like to bring you up to speed for the 3 most important pepper exporting countries.