African produce. Fresh and dried, clearly described.
Give every product a clear identity: the crop, the origin, the variety and whether it is fresh or dried. Buyers need a practical description of what can be supplied.
191,508 tonnesUganda’s fruit and vegetable exports · FY 2024/25
The production and trade picture
Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture reports fruit and vegetable exports of 191,508 tonnes for FY 2024/25. This is an export category total; it is not a production figure or a separate total for dried produce.
Fresh produce profiles can describe harvest stage, grading, packing and delivery timing. Dried produce profiles can describe the drying method, moisture, ingredients, storage and batch identity. Keep the two product forms distinct.
A clearer buyer conversation
Useful information to discuss and organise:
Crop, variety, growing origin and harvest period
Fresh: grading, packing and handling information
Dried: processing method, moisture and batch records
Crossgates brings supplier information and supporting documents together in a Verified Trade Passport so the business behind the product is easier to assess.
Prepare your product for a buyer conversation
Start with one clearly described product, one origin and one intended market. Use these prompts to build a practical brief with the Crossgates team.
Fresh produce: describe the delivery
State crop, variety, origin, harvest period, grade, maturity and pack size. Discuss handling, delivery timing, sample availability and the expected condition on arrival.
Dried produce: describe the processing
Explain drying method, ingredients or additives, moisture specification, packaging, storage and available shelf-life evidence. Keep fresh and dried offers distinct.
Make each batch traceable
Link the farm or supplier, packing or processing activity and batch records. State the intended destination and buyer so the right product-specific questions can be reviewed.
What Crossgates can help you organise
A structured business profile, product brief, supporting-record list and clearly identified gaps. Agree the review scope, deliverables and sharing permissions before work begins. A Verified Trade Passport records the applicable review; it does not replace official approvals or the buyer’s own assessment.
For your first enquiry, include the product form, business location, available quantity, intended destination and the documents you already hold. Do not upload private supporting records to a public page.
Five largest reported country values in this comparison. See the full country table for remaining reporters.See the African country values used in this calculation
Reported export values · current US dollars · 2023
Reporting country
Export value
Morocco
US$152,663,080
South Africa
US$144,429,900
Kenya
US$140,939,930
Tanzania
US$37,453,610
Rwanda
US$7,898,090
Mozambique
US$5,502,000
Uganda
US$5,124,840
Zimbabwe
US$1,905,170
Ethiopia(excludes Eritrea)
US$1,479,060
Cote d'Ivoire
US$920,300
Burundi
US$869,750
Egypt, Arab Rep.
US$722,410
Eswatini
US$481,150
Zambia
US$219,120
Cameroon
US$3,910
Madagascar
US$3,430
Botswana
US$1,340
Angola
US$1,320
Mauritius
US$1,050
Senegal
US$560
Congo, Dem. Rep.
US$260
Benin
US$250
Ghana
US$140
Namibia
US$20
Other dried fruit · HS 081340; not the complete dried-fruit market
Five largest reported country values in this comparison. See the full country table for remaining reporters.See the African country values used in this calculation
Reported export values · current US dollars · 2023
Reporting country
Export value
South Africa
US$39,041,080
Mali
US$5,368,300
Egypt, Arab Rep.
US$1,215,900
Burkina Faso
US$708,860
Uganda
US$203,670
Mozambique
US$155,000
Kenya
US$94,660
Tanzania
US$89,980
Madagascar
US$80,920
Niger
US$66,160
Morocco
US$61,560
Nigeria
US$54,040
Cote d'Ivoire
US$52,470
Ghana
US$39,600
Benin
US$31,660
Togo
US$15,980
Zimbabwe
US$10,380
Sao Tome and Principe
US$8,720
Cameroon
US$7,610
Senegal
US$5,570
Botswana
US$3,200
Lesotho
US$2,430
Angola
US$2,200
Cape Verde
US$1,580
Gabon
US$1,160
Mauritius
US$700
Rwanda
US$320
Namibia
US$10
Eswatini
US$10
What these numbers mean
Fresh and dried produce is too broad for one honest market-size figure. The first comparison uses avocados; the second uses the source’s other-dried-fruit category. They are separate product baskets and are not added together. The latter does not represent all dried fruit and excludes categories such as dried grapes and dried apricots.
Where the commercial gap appears
For fresh produce, buyers need an offer tied to variety, origin, harvest timing, grade, packing and handling. For dried produce, the description should also identify the processing method, ingredients or additives, moisture specification and available shelf-life evidence. These are different preparation tasks.
The gap Crossgates addresses
Crossgates helps connect the business, the offered product and the supporting evidence. A passport should make it easy to identify the lot, understand which records were reviewed and see what remains to be supplied or confirmed before the buyer proceeds.
Turn the opportunity into a prepared offer
Prepare an evidence pack that follows the product from source through handling or processing to the offered lot. Include available quality tests, packaging details, storage requirements, quantity and delivery timing. Clear evidence can support assessment, while reliable production, loss control, freight and buyer relationships remain essential to commercial success.
How to read this comparison
Common historical baseline: calendar year 2023, current US dollars, partner “World”, gross exports, and the stated HS 1988/92 product classification. These are reported export values, not retail market revenue, profit, farmer income or Crossgates transactions. More recent releases may be available; 2023 is used consistently across these product comparisons.
World total = sum of the reporting economies in the linked table, excluding the European Union aggregate to avoid counting it alongside EU member countries. Africa total = sum of the African reporting countries listed above. Share = Africa total ÷ world total × 100. Source values are in thousands of US dollars and are multiplied by 1,000. Display totals are rounded; percentages use unrounded values.
Missing country reports are not zero exports. Re-exports remain included; an export recorded from an African country does not necessarily mean the product was grown there. The comparison is a snapshot of reported trade, not a complete estimate of value retained in Africa. Accessed 27 October 2026.
Reviewed 20 October 2026. Figures refer to the stated periods; they do not represent current supplier stock. Production, exports and projections are labelled separately.
Historical comparison: 2023 reported gross exports, current US dollars. Africa’s share is calculated from the reporting countries, not from retail sales or farmer income. Source: World Bank WITS, using UN Comtrade. All eight totals were recalculated against the linked source tables on 29 October 2026.
The download contains unrounded totals, the number of reporting economies and the calculation method. The country tables above show the African values used. Missing reports are not treated as zero. The EU aggregate is excluded to avoid double counting.