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How do you calculate the real price per kilogram of frozen fruit?
Start from the quoted price, normalise the Incoterm, add packaging and freight to your door, then divide by usable yield rather than…
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FCA vs CPT vs DAP: Choosing an Incoterm for Frozen Food
FCA, CPT and DAP are the three rules that cover most frozen food road movements out of Ukraine. They differ in where…
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How to Write an RFQ for Frozen Food That Gets Comparable Quotes
A request for quotation that omits the grade, the Incoterm, the packaging or the delivery schedule will produce answers that cannot be…
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Ukrainian vs Polish vs Serbian Raspberry: Variety, Season, Price and Lead Time
Serbia, Poland and Ukraine supply most of Europe’s processing raspberry, and they differ in variety mix, harvest window, fruit size and colour,…
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Bulk Commodity Logistics: Container, Vessel, Flexitank or Bag
A decision guide for moving agricultural bulk: break bulk and handysize vessels, bulk containers with liners, flexitanks and ISO tanks for liquids,…
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How do you specify a mixed frozen vegetable blend?
A blend specification needs three things a single-component specification does not: the recipe with a tolerance on each component, a component-level quality…
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What is the difference between chopped, leaf and portioned frozen spinach?
The three terms describe two different things at once, which is why they are so often confused in enquiries. Chopped and leaf…
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What is the minimum order quantity for frozen vegetables?
For bulk frozen vegetables in plain packaging the practical minimum is one full reefer trailer, around 20 to 22 tonnes of packed…
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What packaging options are available for frozen vegetables?
Three families cover almost all frozen vegetable trade. Bulk industrial packs, typically a 10, 12.5, 15 or 20 kilogram polyethylene liner inside…
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Sourcing Frozen Vegetables from Ukraine: Crop Calendar, Plant Types and Supplier Due Diligence
A practical sourcing guide for Ukrainian frozen vegetables: the harvest and campaign calendar by crop, the difference between IQF, block, dicing and…