Origin
Rwanda Beans Origin
A high-altitude common bean origin with two seasons a year and export through the Central and Northern Corridors.
- Commodities
- 4 sourced from Rwanda
- Export gateways
- Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) · Mombasa (Kenya)
- Producing regions
- 2 zones covered
Commodities
What Rwanda supplies
Red Kidney Beans
High-altitude production; export surplus is smaller because domestic consumption is high.
Grown in Northern and western provinces · Eastern province
HS 0713.33
Light Speckled Kidney Beans
High-altitude climbing bean production; export surplus varies with domestic demand.
Grown in Northern and western provinces
View specifications for Light Speckled Kidney BeansRequest quote for Light Speckled Kidney Beans from RwandaHS 0713.33
Small White Beans
Small white haricot types traded alongside navy beans, with the distinction agreed on sample.
Grown in Eastern province
HS 0713.33
IllustrationYellow Beans
Pale golden bean types with strong regional East African demand and selective export interest.
Grown in Eastern province
HS 0713.33
Sourcing
Production regions
Northern and western provinces
High-altitude districts
Red Kidney Beans · Light Speckled Kidney Beans
Climbing bean production, generally at higher altitude.
Eastern province
Lower-altitude districts
Red Kidney Beans · Yellow Beans · Small White Beans
Bush bean production on the drier eastern plateau.
Sourcing in Rwanda
Rwanda is a dense bean-producing country, with both bush and climbing bean types grown across its highland terrain and two cropping seasons in a calendar year. Beans are a staple food and consumption is among the highest per head in the region, so the exportable surplus is smaller than production figures alone suggest and is best confirmed season by season.
ISO country code RW
Seasonality
Rwanda crop calendar
Red Kidney Beans
- Planting
- February to March and September to October
- Harvest
- January to February and June to July
- Peak availability
- January to February
- Export window
- February to March and July to August
Light Speckled Kidney Beans
- Planting
- February to March and September to October
- Harvest
- January to February and June to July
- Peak availability
- January to February
- Export window
- February to March and July to August
Small White Beans
- Planting
- February to March and September to October
- Harvest
- January to February and June to July
- Peak availability
- January to February
- Export window
- February to March and July to August
Yellow Beans
- Planting
- February to March and September to October
- Harvest
- January to February and June to July
- Peak availability
- January to February
- Export window
- February to March and July to August
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.
Logistics
How cargo reaches the ship
Rwanda is landlocked and distant from the coast. Export cargo moves either east through Uganda and Kenya to Mombasa, or through Tanzania to Dar es Salaam. Inland transport is a substantial share of the delivered cost and needs to be built into any offer from the outset.
Step 1
Origin collection
2 producing zones in Rwanda
Volume is assembled in the producing regions, then cleaned and graded before it is packed.
- Northern and western provinces
- Eastern province
Step 2
Inland transport
2 corridors
The corridor is normally chosen per shipment against transit time, cost and equipment availability rather than fixed in advance.
- Central Corridor
- Northern Corridor
Step 3
Export gateway
Rwanda is landlocked
Cargo crosses a border under transit procedures and loads at a port in Tanzania or Kenya.
- Dar es Salaam — Tanzania
- Mombasa — Kenya
What this means for your shipment
- Inland transport
- Long inland leg to either load port, with border crossings and transit documentation on both routes.
- Contracting
- Two seasons a year, so contracts should state the season as well as the crop year.
- Availability
- Strong domestic demand means export availability varies more than in surplus origins.
Route alternatives
- Central Corridor
- Kigali to Dar es Salaam through Tanzania.
- Northern Corridor
- Kigali to Mombasa through Uganda and Kenya.
Delivery terms, third-party inspection and the export document set do not change by origin.
Incoterms, ports and documentationRequest Rwandan pulse availability
Tell us the commodity, specification, quantity, packing, destination port and Incoterm. Rwanda 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