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Origin

Kenya Green Gram & Pulses Origin

Green gram and pigeon pea production in the eastern semi-arid counties, with direct export through Mombasa.

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Locator map of Kenya and its neighbours in eastern Africa, with Kenya shaded. Export gateways in Kenya: Mombasa.KenyaMombasa
Export gateways in Kenya: Mombasa. Outlines: Natural Earth.
Commodities
7 sourced from Kenya
Export gateways
Mombasa
Producing regions
2 zones covered

Commodities

What Kenya supplies

Every commodity in the catalogue sourced from Kenya, with the note that matters commercially for each and the producing zones named in the sourcing data.

Sourcing

Production regions

Where the crop is grown in Kenya, and what each zone contributes commercially. Districts named are the recognised growing areas for the zone, not the location of a specific lot.

  • Eastern counties

    Kitui, Machakos, Makueni, Tharaka Nithi and Embu

    Mung Beans (Green Gram) · Pigeon Peas · Cowpeas

    The core green gram and pigeon pea zone, on a bimodal rainfall pattern.

  • Rift Valley and western Kenya

    Higher-rainfall bean districts

    Red Kidney Beans · Light Speckled Kidney Beans

Sourcing in Kenya

Kenya produces green gram — the local trade name for mung beans — and pigeon peas in the semi-arid eastern counties, where short-duration pulses fit the rainfall pattern better than maize. Domestic consumption is substantial, so the exportable surplus varies with the season and with local prices, and a Kenyan offer needs to be checked against the domestic market rather than assumed.

ISO country code KE

Seasonality

Kenya crop calendar

Planting, harvest, peak availability and export windows for 5 of the 7 commodities sourced from Kenya.

  • Pigeon Peas

    Planting
    March to April and October to November
    Harvest
    January to March and July to August
    Peak availability
    February to March
    Export window
    February to April and August to September

    Bimodal rainfall gives two harvests; domestic demand takes a large share of the crop.

  • Mung Beans (Green Gram)

    Planting
    March to April and October to November
    Harvest
    January to February and July to August
    Peak availability
    January to February
    Export window
    February to April and August to September

    Green gram from the eastern counties; export availability depends on the domestic price.

  • Cowpeas

    Planting
    March to April and October to November
    Harvest
    January to February and July to August
    Peak availability
    January to February
    Export window
    February to March and August to September

  • Red Kidney Beans

    Planting
    March to April and October to November
    Harvest
    February to March and August to September
    Peak availability
    February to March
    Export window
    March to April and September to October

  • Light Speckled Kidney Beans

    Planting
    March to April and October to November
    Harvest
    February to March and August to September
    Peak availability
    February to March
    Export window
    March to April and September to October
KeyPlantingHarvestPeak availabilityExport window

Crop timing may vary by region, rainfall patterns and growing season. Windows shown are indicative and should be confirmed against current-season availability before contracting.

No seasonal window is published yet for Adzuki Beans, Lablab Beans (Hyacinth Beans). Those commodities are sourced from Kenya, but the timing has not been recorded here — ask and we will give the current position.

Logistics

How cargo reaches the ship

Collection in the producing regions, movement overland, and loading at the export gateway.

The logistical advantage is directness: Mombasa is a coastal deep-water port with established services to the Gulf and South Asia, and the eastern producing counties are within reasonable trucking distance of it.

  1. Step 1

    Origin collection

    2 producing zones in Kenya

    Volume is assembled in the producing regions, then cleaned and graded before it is packed.

    • Eastern counties
    • Rift Valley and western Kenya

  2. Step 2

    Inland transport

    Road movement to the load port

    Cargo moves by road from the packing point to the port terminal.

  3. Step 3

    Export gateway

    One load port on the coast of Kenya

    Cargo loads without crossing a border, which shortens the documentation chain.

    • Mombasa

What this means for your shipment

Load port
Mombasa is the load port, reachable by road from the eastern producing counties.
Seasons
Two rainfall seasons produce two harvest windows, so availability should be discussed by season rather than by year alone.
Domestic demand
Domestic demand competes directly with export demand for green gram, which can move the export price independently of the international market.

Delivery terms, third-party inspection and the export document set do not change by origin.

Incoterms, ports and documentation

Request Kenyan pulse availability

Tell us the commodity, specification, quantity, packing, destination port and Incoterm. Kenya is preselected on the form, and you can change it. Availability is confirmed against the current crop rather than published as a standing offer.

  • Commodity
  • Specification
  • Crop year
  • Quantity
  • Packing
  • Destination port
  • Incoterm
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