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.

We do not intend you to become the next new YouTube star, but for regular exporters to Germany it is definitely interesting to look at VLOG.

Cassia season is starting in Indonesia and Vietnam and China will follow soon. Lower yields are foreseen this year.