Kenyan Avocado Suppliers Shift Focus From EU to Middle East Towards End of Season

The Kenyan Avocado season is starting to wind down with the window for quality exports to European countries by sea coming to a close at the start of September. This is due to the maturity of the fruit during this time period. Any export from Kenya by sea from late September to Europe might be a risk since the shelf life of the fruit will be reduced by 30-50%. Towards the end of the Kenyan avocado season the preferable shipping destination is Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE) with an estimated 9-10 days sea freight journey by CMA /CGM.