Kenya is currently the leading supplier of basil to Europe

Published Jul 14, 2023

Tridge summary

Currently, 80% of Europe's basil supplies come from Kenya which supplies the winter market with chilled air cargo that guarantees deliveries within half a day. However, other countries such as Israel and Morocco also supply basil, with Israel providing higher-priced produce and Morocco offering cheaper but lower quality basil. In terms of the Italian basil market, the humid and rainy weather in March and April affected the summer basil campaign, leading to low supply and high demand. In addition, other aromatic herbs face difficulties in production and commercialization due to the availability of local produce in northern European countries and competition from German produce. Coriander is the most popular herb in Europe, but Italy struggles to meet demand due to summer temperatures damaging the produce.
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"80% of European basil supplies currently come from Kenya, a leading country for the winter market. The produce arrives via chilled air cargo, so deliveries are guaranteed within half a day. Then there are also other producer countries such as Israel, which though delivers the produce at a higher price, and Morocco, whose produce is cheaper though the quality is not as good," explains Luigi D'Aniello, manager at Ludan Fresh Supplies di Eboli (Salerno). European basil markets and Italy"The summer basil campaign in Italy did not start very well due to the humid and rainy weather in mid-March/early April, which is when sowing is carried out. Many early sowing operations failed, so producers were forced to perform them again. Harvesting started in June, which was a very pleasing month in both productive and commercial terms as prices and demand were good, yields were excellent, and good quantities were sold," reports the entrepreneur. "The situation, however, changed in early July ...
Source: Hortidaily

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